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This research briefing provides an overview of the evidence concerning the value of supervision in supporting the practice of social care and social work. It is relevant to both children’s and adult social care services and includes a consideration of supervision in integrated, multi-professional teams.
Q.6 Is supervision confidential? 11 Q.7 What might practitioners discuss at supervision? 11 Q.8 Does a supervision session have a structure? 12 Q.9 Does supervision involve the use of techniques? 13 Q.10 Must supervision be on a one-to-one basis? 14 Contents
This section of the guide will help you to understand more about supervision, and explains: what supervision is. why supervision is important. the functions of supervision. what to avoid: the warning signs of ineffective supervison.
In this Special Report for CareKnowledge, Dr Neil Thompson briefly discusses the concepts of reflective supervision and reflective practice, and then brings a particular focus to the conditions that are needed if that kind of supervision and practice are to be best supported.
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A supervision agreement helps clarify expectations of both the supervisee and supervisor’s conduct and role, and identifies the different functions of supervision. If you do not already use these with your supervisees, you can read more about them in the learning tool ‘Using supervision agreements’, available from the ‘Your
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Find out how to provide effective supervision and appraisal in social care, early years and childcare settings. Who is this guide for? This guide is for anyone responsible for carrying out supervision in an organisation (‘supervisors’), such as: managers assistant managers mentors team leaders responsible individuals committee members.
Our supervision case studies aim to help you approach your supervision effectively, by providing some examples of the different types of supervision in practice and the different scenarios you could experience.
