
The Social Work Supervisor
Open University Press
Published on 16. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-335-19458-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Social Work Supervisor is the first comprehensive British text on supervision of staff in social work, community care and social welfare settings. It examines the changing social work scene of the 1990s, and breaks new ground in areas such as:
*anti-oppressive supervision
*supervision of post-traumatic stress
*group supervision
The Social Work Supervisor is a comprehensive text for the social work supervisor, and for all supervisors in social welfare and community care settings. It includes new material not found in other books on supervision. The authors emphasise the importance of the supervisory relationship, regular skilled supervision and a clear value base in the provision of good quality services.
This book provides a clear theoretical framework, bringing theory and practice together through numerous practical examples of supervision in action. One major chapter examines a range of typical supervision situations, and provides suggestions for possible supervisor responses.
The Social Work Supervisor will be invaluable reading for new and experienced supervisors; practice-teachers supervising students; trainers of supervisors; and social work managers.
*anti-oppressive supervision
*supervision of post-traumatic stress
*group supervision
The Social Work Supervisor is a comprehensive text for the social work supervisor, and for all supervisors in social welfare and community care settings. It includes new material not found in other books on supervision. The authors emphasise the importance of the supervisory relationship, regular skilled supervision and a clear value base in the provision of good quality services.
This book provides a clear theoretical framework, bringing theory and practice together through numerous practical examples of supervision in action. One major chapter examines a range of typical supervision situations, and provides suggestions for possible supervisor responses.
The Social Work Supervisor will be invaluable reading for new and experienced supervisors; practice-teachers supervising students; trainers of supervisors; and social work managers.
Reviews / Votes
"...a resource, directed at social work staff in community, day-care and residential settings and is very much written from a practice perspective, with theory used appropriately throughout...a well-written and useful text for anybody engaged in clinical supervision work." - Nursing Times "...a thought-provokingand stimulating volume. It is clearly written and accessible." - Community Care "...excellent...This book is well organisedand sets out clear propositions and models, which are then discussed and illustrated by case examples, thus providing an eminentlyuseful and usable text for all those undertaking supervision or training for supervision." - Issues in Social Work EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-19458-2 (9780335194582)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Allan Brown
The Social Work Supervisor
E-Book
12/1995
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
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Persons
The Authors
Allan Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Bristol University. He has published widely on the subject of Groupwork and his publications include a book on Consultation (1984). He has experience as a staff and student supervisor and as a consultant. He has taught on many courses for supervisors and consultants in SSD, Probation and Voluntary settings.
Iain Bourne is a full-time trainer working for his own consultancy IMPACT, which specialises in helping practitioners respond to clients at the point of crisis. He is also the Course Director for the Diploma in Post-traumatic Stress Counselling which he developed for the Home Office. Previously he worked as the Principal Training Consultant for the Richmond Fellowship College and has run many courses on supervision, as well as being an experienced supervisor and consultant himself.
Allan Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Bristol University. He has published widely on the subject of Groupwork and his publications include a book on Consultation (1984). He has experience as a staff and student supervisor and as a consultant. He has taught on many courses for supervisors and consultants in SSD, Probation and Voluntary settings.
Iain Bourne is a full-time trainer working for his own consultancy IMPACT, which specialises in helping practitioners respond to clients at the point of crisis. He is also the Course Director for the Diploma in Post-traumatic Stress Counselling which he developed for the Home Office. Previously he worked as the Principal Training Consultant for the Richmond Fellowship College and has run many courses on supervision, as well as being an experienced supervisor and consultant himself.
Content
Series editors' preface
Introduction
Setting the scene
The making of a supervisor
Supervision and power
an anti-oppressive perspective
Getting started
contract and boundaries
A model for practice
The supervision relationship
Group supervision
Supervision and the team
Stress and trauma
the supervisor's response
Training and development
Core themes in a time of change
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Setting the scene
The making of a supervisor
Supervision and power
an anti-oppressive perspective
Getting started
contract and boundaries
A model for practice
The supervision relationship
Group supervision
Supervision and the team
Stress and trauma
the supervisor's response
Training and development
Core themes in a time of change
Bibliography
Index