Publications from ODSW Social Work Supervsion

Workshop 6: Teaching, Empowering and Discovering Supervision: Supervision Ideas Worth Sharing • • • • Case assessment (Professionally accountable practice – Systems Diagram, Perception Bubble, Judgment and Meaning). This portion focuses on supervisee’s assessment skills. Case planning (Needs – Goals – Baby Goals – Resources). This portion looks at the needs, goals and resources available and the supervisee’s planning around this. Case management Planning (Tasks related to baby goals – Resources – Timeframe). This portion relates to delegating tasks and roles to respective people within a certain timeframe. Case review. This is the review of the case assessment (what the worker says is happening); case planning (what the worker is going to do about it) and case management plan (how the worker is going to do it). Melanie shared that she spends more time in case assessment skills with her supervisees especially in cases with multiple issues. b. Clinical skills supervision which focuses on the micro skills: • Audio/ Video recording • Process recording Challenge supervisees to record sessions and to look at sessions to review clinical skills and case conceptualizing from the video or audio recordings. 3. Professional Supervision This part of supervision focuses on the worker: his/ her professional and personal well being. Professional supervision is important as the professional self stems from the personal self. Ms Goh shared that focus is important in supervision and it helps to make a contract with the supervisee about the focus of supervision at the beginning of the supervisory relationship. Some areas to look at while conducting professional supervision: a. Self-care: how the worker is doing at work. b. Competencies & Skills needed for career development: there is a competency roadmap, but it tends to be very generic. Every supervisee is unique. Supervisors have to pace with the worker in accordance with their skills and interests. c. Ethical dilemmas and d. Struggles with clients 4. Managerial Supervision This part of supervision focuses on the role of the supervisee within the organization. Some areas to look at while conduction managerial supervision: a. Appraisals b. HR matters c. Redeployment d. Changes to job scope e. Struggles with colleagues (it is good to have a professional safe space to talk about this) 69

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