1. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAN THOSE SITTING IN THE CHAIRS
OPENING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SUPERVISION OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE SUPERVISION OF COUNSELLORS
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Outline
Social Work Supervision- Evolution
Contextual Supervision
Imaginary Dialogue between Kieran and Philip McConkey
References
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3. Social Work Supervision
Is as old as social work itself.
Its development has been shaped by two factors:
The first is the practice environment
The second the process of social work professionalisation
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4. Social Work Supervision continued
Origins are generally argued to be administrative- Charity movements of late C19th
Educational focus developed between 1910s to 1920s when social work education moved from industry to Universities.
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5. Social Work Supervision continued
The integration of psychoanalytic theory supported the development of supervision’s educational focus
The emphasis of psychoanalytic theory shifted supervisory focus from the work to the worker
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6. Social Work Supervision continued
From 1950’s to 1970’s indeterminable supervision -v- autonomous practice debate.
Since late 1970’s accountability has been a dominant theme in social work supervision literature together with personal support.
This theme corresponds with the rise of the New Right, New Managerialism and the rediscovery of burnout
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7. Social Work Supervision continued
Recently social work has gained new insights into the supervisory context
Previously the context that social work supervision occurred in was constructed as that of the agency.
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9. Contextual Supervision
This contextual understanding of social work supervision views supervision as:
Involving the dynamic interaction the client,worker, supervisor and agency systems at the intra/inter/personal and social levels.
The interaction of the 4 systems occurs within the political, service, professional and practice contexts.
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10. Contextual Supervision continued
The contextual supervision approach provides a framework through which the reflective conversation of supervision can examine, deconstruct and reconstruct, client, supervisee, supervisor and agency narratives within the parties social realities
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11. Imaginary Dialogue with Philip McConkey Kieran Philip
Greater socialisation required into professional social work supervision
Accreditation of supervisors and training providers
Further research needed in the
Culture of supervision required
Comprehensive training
Careful attention to appointment of supervisors
Climate for research and writing
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Kieran and Philip
Actual Practice, Supervision and client outcomes, Supervision frameworks, Creditability of supervisors and supervisory training.
Need to support kaupapa Maori supervision and
Expansion of group supervision
Greater attention to cross-cultural supervision
National forum for discussion and supervisory development
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Kieran and Philip
Supervision has a unique and critical place to take in the helping professions
to develop supervision approaches that address the Treaty of Waitangi and our bicultural setting.
Supervision is the social workers most essential professional relationship
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References
McConkey, P. (1999) The Training of Supervisors of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in the United Kingdom, Palmerston North, Author.
O’Donoghue, K. (1998) Supervising Social Workers, Palmerston North, School of Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University.
O’Donoghue, K. (1999) Professional Supervision Practice Under New Public Management: A Study of the Perspectives of Probation Officers and Service Managers in the Community Probation Service, Palmerston North, Massey University, MPHIL thesis.
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