Supervision in Social Work

by Alfred Kadushin, Daniel Harkness

Overview

Taking into account the changes in public policy and reductions in financial resources that have occurred over the last ten years, the fourth edition of Supervision in Social Work defines the place of supervision in the social agency, its functions, its process, and its problems. Explored in detail are topics of risk management, of countering worker burnout through supportive supervision, and the problems and stresses associated with becoming and being a supervisor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231507738
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/05/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	501
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Alfred Kadushin was the Julia C. Lathrop Distinguished Professor of Social Work Emeritus at the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was the author of Consultation in Social Work, The Social Work Interview, Adopting Older Children, and, with Judith A. Martin, Child Abuse: An Interactional Event, all published by Columbia University Press. Dr. Kadushin passed away in February of 2014.

Daniel Harkness is a professor in the School of Social Work at Boise State University, where he teaches graduate courses in the evaluation and treatment of mental disorders and social work practice. As a licensed clinical social worker and registered clinical supervisor, he has forty years of practice experience.

Table of Contents

1. History, Definition, and Significance;

2. Administrative Supervision;
3. Administrative Supervision: Problems in Implementation;
4. Educational Supervision: Definition, Differentiation, Content, and Process;
5. Principles and Problems in Implementing Educational Supervision;
6. Supportive Supervision;
7. Problems and Stresses in Becoming and Being a Supervisor;
8. Evaluation;
9. The Group Conference in Supervision;
10. Problems and Innovations;

What People are Saying About This

Peter J. Pecora

Kadushin and Harkness have built on previous groundbreaking work to provide the field with a thought-provoking and comprehensive resource for students, faculty, and human services staff.

— Peter J. Pecora, senior director, research services, Casey Family Programs.

Kim Strom-Gottfried

Supervision is an incredibly complex aspect of professional practice, encompassing support, education, administration, evaluation, discipline, and risk management. Since its first edition, this book has been the gold standard on the art and science of supervison. The authors effectively build on that strong foundation by distilling important research, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending strategies for sound supervision amid contemporary challenges. Our profession is so fortunate to have this resource!

Cynthia D. Bisman

The continuation of a classic! As always, the book is a joy to read, replete with numerous case examples to illustrate the major principles.

— Cynthia D. Bisman, Bryn Mawr College

Diana Dinitto

The new edition of this classic supervision text continues to address many questions about supervision and provides information on the challenger that supervisors face in the twenty-first century.

— Diana Dinitto, University of Texas

Marion Bogo

This edition of the classic Kadushin and Harkness text continues as the seminal work on Supervision in Social Work, a distinctive practice valued by generations of social workers. Drawing on the growing body of contemporary empirical findings the authors provide support for many of the long-standing concepts, principles, and practices so astutely identified in the original and later editions. Recent literature from social work and related fields is integrated with contemporary issues facing social work agencies and their supervisors. New and experienced supervisors as well as supervision scholars and researchers will find this comprehensive text an invaluable resource.

Editorial Reviews

This book should become the basic text on supervision for schools of social work, practitioners, supervisors, and agencies concerned with in-service training and accountability. . . . Kadushin's analysis of the administrative, educational, and supportive components of supervision is excellent.

Social Work

New edition of a text providing a comprehensive survey of issues connected with supervision in social agencies. Now included are chapters on feminist supervision, developmental supervision, and the ecology of social work supervision, as well as an expanded bibliography brought up to date. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Supervision is an incredibly complex aspect of professional practice, encompassing support, education, administration, evaluation, discipline, and risk management. Since its first edition, this book has been the gold standard on the art and science of supervision. The authors effectively build on that strong foundation by distilling important research, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending strategies for sound supervision amid contemporary challenges. Our profession is so fortunate to have this resource!

Kim Strom-Gottfried

This edition of the classic Alfred Kadushin and Daniel Harkness text continues as the seminal work on supervision in social work, a distinctive practice valued by generations of social workers. Drawing on the growing body of contemporary empirical findings, the authors provide support for many of the long-standing concepts, principles, and practices so astutely identified in the original and later editions. Recent literature from social work and related fields is integrated with contemporary issues facing social work agencies and their supervisors. New and experienced supervisors as well as supervision scholars and researchers will find this comprehensive text an invaluable resource.

Marion Bogo

The continuation of a classic! As always, the book is a joy to read, replete with numerous case examples to illustrate the major principles.

Cynthia D. Bisman

The basic text on supervision for schools of social work, practitioners, supervisors, and agencies concerned with in-service training and accountability.... Excellent.

Social Work (of the third edition)