Spring 2006Spring 2006 UMD Field Supervisors Training UMD Field Supervisors Training

SupervisionSupervision

Presented by Mike RaschickPresented by Mike Raschick

Interrelating Roles of Students, Interrelating Roles of Students, Supervisors, Agencies, and SchoolSupervisors, Agencies, and School

Agency Supervisor SchoolStudent

SchoolSupervisorCase ManageTeacher/MentorEvaluateGatekeep

TeachStructure LiaisonEvaluateGatekeep

Two Types of Field II Two Types of Field II Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Knowledge & Skills Knowledge & Skills ““The ‘art’ of Social Work” (for instance, the The ‘art’ of Social Work” (for instance, the

“professional use of self” and creativity)“professional use of self” and creativity)

Knowledge & SkillsKnowledge & Skills Individual/family/small group, organization, and Individual/family/small group, organization, and

community assessments and interventions community assessments and interventions An ecological perspectiveAn ecological perspective Values & ethicsValues & ethics Social justiceSocial justice Cultural competencyCultural competency Organizational & community dynamicsOrganizational & community dynamics Social Welfare PoliciesSocial Welfare Policies Problem-solving/Critical thinkingProblem-solving/Critical thinking Finding and critically evaluating new Finding and critically evaluating new

informationinformation

Possible Ways of Possible Ways of Teaching “The Art of SW”Teaching “The Art of SW”

ModelingModeling MentoringMentoring Provide feedback on interaction with Provide feedback on interaction with

clients or workerclients or worker Discuss & provide feedback on Discuss & provide feedback on

“professional use of self”“professional use of self” Role playing, process recording, etc.Role playing, process recording, etc.

Strengths Supervisor & Student Bring Into Their InteractionsStrengths Supervisor & Student Bring Into Their Interactions

SUPERVISOR: professional self, practice experience and wisdom (including interpersonal), knowledge about client population, agency and community networks, teaching/mentoring/supervision skills, teaching style, personality

Supervisor Student

STUDENT: enthusiasm for applied learning; life and/or professional experience & insights related to Social Work; evolving professional self, academic knowledge, & critical thinking; learning style; personality

Roles & Responsibilities of SupervisorsRoles & Responsibilities of Supervisors Help students formulate a meaningful Learning ContractHelp students formulate a meaningful Learning Contract

Meet regularly with students—with most meetings being Meet regularly with students—with most meetings being “structured” around learning objectives and student reflection“structured” around learning objectives and student reflection

Planfully tap into the strengths students bring into the field Planfully tap into the strengths students bring into the field placement in general and the supervisory transaction specifically placement in general and the supervisory transaction specifically (e.g., motivation to learn, academic knowledge, life and possibly (e.g., motivation to learn, academic knowledge, life and possibly professional experiences, personality, and interpersonal skills and professional experiences, personality, and interpersonal skills and insights)insights)

Challenge students to develop in-depth understanding of effective Challenge students to develop in-depth understanding of effective Social Work (e.g., ask “tough questions” that require their critical Social Work (e.g., ask “tough questions” that require their critical thinking and that require them to integrate classroom and other thinking and that require them to integrate classroom and other theoretical/practice knowledge into their field practice)theoretical/practice knowledge into their field practice)

Planfully help students develop the “art" , as well as the “science”, Planfully help students develop the “art" , as well as the “science”, of SWof SW

Connect with the students interpersonally & with their learning Connect with the students interpersonally & with their learning stylesstyles

Roles & Responsibilities of Roles & Responsibilities of StudentsStudents

High motivation/enthusiasm for field High motivation/enthusiasm for field learning/”commitment to “do their best”learning/”commitment to “do their best”

Evolving academic knowledgeEvolving academic knowledge Ability to get along well with clients and with agency Ability to get along well with clients and with agency

staff”staff” The potential to be effective MSWsThe potential to be effective MSWs Assuming primary responsibility for writing and Assuming primary responsibility for writing and

implementing their field contractsimplementing their field contracts Assuming primary responsibility for bringing academic Assuming primary responsibility for bringing academic

and other practice knowledge into their supervision and and other practice knowledge into their supervision and field practicefield practice

Being open to supervisory feedback, including feedback Being open to supervisory feedback, including feedback about professional “use of self”about professional “use of self”

Supervisor and Student Keys to Supervisor and Student Keys to Effective Supervisory InteractionsEffective Supervisory Interactions

SUPERVISOR: help students formulate a meaningful Learning Contract, meet regularly with students—with most meetings being “structured” around learning objectives and student reflection; planfully help students develop both the “art" and the ‘science” of SW; purposefully tap the strengths students bring into the field placement in general and the transaction specifically (e.g., motivation to learn, academic knowledge, life and possibly professional experiences, personality, and interpersonal skills and insights); connect with the students interpersonality and with their learning style; challenge students to develop in-depth understanding effective Social Worker (e.g., ask “tough questions” that require their critical thinking and that require them to integrate classroom and other theoretical/practice knowledge into their field practice)

Supervisor StudentSTUDENT: high motivated/enthusiasm for field learning/commitment to ”do their best”; getting along well with clients and with agency staff”; demonstrating the potential to be effective MSW; assuming primary responsibility for writing and implementing their field contracts; assuming primary responsibility for bringing academic and other practice knowledge into their supervision and field practice, being open to supervisory feedback, including feedback about professional “use of self”.