Towards improving social work supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand
Keywords:
supervision, social work practice,Abstract
This article is the third in a series where the results from a national survey of social work supervision practice are presented. This survey was the first phase of a doctoral study into social work supervision undertaken by the author. The article aims to explore what could be improved within the supervision of members of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers by discussing their responses to an open-ended question that asked the respondents for three areas where they would most like their supervision to improve. The respondents generated 417 statements suggesting areas for improvement. The supervision practice people had experienced, matters personally specific to the respondents’ supervision, and the environment within which supervision occurred were the three most common areas the respondents identified they would most like improved. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of their contribution towards improving the practice of supervision, supervisory education and development and supervision within the social services.References
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