The Practice of Supervision in Human Service Organizations: A Descriptive Survey of Canadian Practitioners, Supervisors, and Organizational Leaders
Karen M. Sewell,
Margaret Janse van Rensburg,
Maria Peddle
Abstract:Workplace-based supervision within human services is an organizational resource with potential to support practitioners, delivery of services, client outcomes, and organizations. However, little is known about the practice of supervision in organizational settings. This paper reports on a cross-sectional, descriptive study that explored supervision in practice within human services in Ontario, Canada ( N = 375). Web-based surveys were completed by frontline practitioners ( n = 263), supervisors ( n = 85), and … Show more
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