Week 4: Role of Supervision

Important Note: Please use the media player below to hear an audio course introduction that will give you more background information about the course topic. Also provided is a transcript for you to download and print out.

Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013). Role of supervision [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note:  The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.

 

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze role of supervision in field education experience

Evaluate field instructor’s leadership style in relation to agency learning agreement

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Chapter 3, “Learning from Supervision” (pp. 28-50)

Bogo, M., Regehr, C., Power, R., & Regehr, G. (2007). When values collide: Field instructors’ experiences of providing feedback and evaluating competence. The Clinical Supervisor, 26(1–2), 99–117.

Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Mctighe, J. P. (2011). Teaching the use of self through the process of clinical supervision. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39(3),301–307.

Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Required Media

Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013). Role of supervision [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note:  This audio introduction is located in the “Introduction and Objectives” section. The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute.

 

Optional Resources

Click the following link to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.

 

MSW home page

Assignment: Week 4 Blog

Refer to the topics covered in this week’s resources and incorporate them into your blog.

 

By Day 3

Post a blog post that includes:

 

An explanation of the role of supervision in your field education experience

A description of your field instructor’s leadership style and an explanation of whether the leadership style will promote your agency learning agreement during your field education experience

By Day 4

Respond to the blog post of three colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

 

Validate an idea in your colleague’s post with your own experience.

Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.

Responses

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