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Supervision in Social Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.11.2021 09:10:57
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_006 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Pedagogy; General Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Laila Balode | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 26a Anniņmuižas bulvāris, Riga; socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Theoretical knowledge of social work, knowledge of social work methods. Understanding the ethics of social work and ability to address ethical dilemmas in social work practice. Active position and ability to engage in discussions and to participate in group work. Knowledge of group work and group dynamics. Knowledge of the basic principles of negotiating individually and within the group. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop an idea of the place and role of supervision in the development of high-quality social work. To build awareness of supervision as an important tool for preventing professional burnout. To create confidence in the role of supervision in promoting the professional growth of a social worker. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Historical development of supervision. Development characteristics and differences in various countries. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Types and forms of supervision. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Advantages and disadvantages of the hierarchical and horizontal model. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Supervisory styles. | Classes | 4.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Supervision in Latvia – history, development and role in social work practice. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Ethical dilemmas in social work supervision practice. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Insight into supervision. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Historical development of supervision. Development characteristics and differences in various countries. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Types and forms of supervision. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Advantages and disadvantages of the hierarchical and horizontal model. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Supervisory styles. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Supervision in Latvia – history, development and role in social work practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Ethical dilemmas in social work supervision practice. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students perform literature analysis on issues related to supervision and its implementation. Students prepare a presentation that is presented to other students. Each student must prepare questions about what they have seen, whereas the presenter should be able to answer them. During the whole course, each student defines one social problem and social context (social service, prison, day centre, hospital, etc.) in which the problem has been raised. At the end of the course, the task of each student is to develop a supervision offer for specialists who face this problem. In the offer, students must be able to justify the type, form, regularity and requirements for the supervisor. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance: 50% Development and presentation of independent work: 25% Participation in discussions: 10% Asking colleagues questions about their independent work: 10% Final examination - a test-examination on theoretical issues: 5% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | At the end of the course, the student will know and be able to understand and explain the concepts and terminology associated with supervision, assess the need for supervision, name and describe the types and forms of supervision, will be able to compare and describe supervisory styles. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to search, find, classify and analyse the information on the availability of the supervision service, will be able to justify the need for supervision and select the most suitable and appropriate options for effective solution of social problems, will be able to use terminology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the study course, the student will have acquired the ability to use the acquired knowledge to formulate a problem situation in which supervision is required, to create a supervision task, to search for and find the service provider needed to solve the problem and to define the order in a reasoned way. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hawkins, P., McMahon A. (2020) Supervision in the Helping Professions. - Open University Press | ||||||||
| 2 | Proctor, B. (2008) Group Supervision: A Guide to Creative Practice (Counselling Supervision series). - Sage Publications Ltd; Second Edition edition | ||||||||
| 3 | Shonet, R. (2007) Passionate Supervision. - Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 1 edition | ||||||||
| 4 | Wonnacott, J. Mastering. (2011) Social Work Supervision (Mastering Social Work Skills). - Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Brown, A. & Bourne, I. (1996) The Social Work Supervisor. Philadelphia: Open University Press. | ||||||||
| 2 | Davys, A. (2010) Best Practice in Professional Supervision: A Guide for the Helping Professions. - Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ||||||||
| 3 | Feltham, C. (1994) Developing Counsellor Supervision (Developing Counselling series). - Sage Publications Ltd | ||||||||
| 4 | Wonnacott, J. Mastering. (2011) Social Work Supervision (Mastering Social Work Skills). - Jessica Kingsley Publishers | ||||||||
| 5 | Autoru kolektīvs Supervīzija sociālajā darbā. Supervizora rokasgrāmata. Latvijas Universitāte, (2007). | ||||||||
| 6 | Kadushin, A. (2002) Supervision in Social Work.- Columbia University Press | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Autoru kolektīvs. (2012) Pētījums „Sākotnējās ietekmes (Ex-ante) novērtējums par iecerētajām strukturālajām reformām profesionāla sociālā darba politikas jomā". Starpziņojums par sociālā darba raksturojumu Latvijā 2010./2011. gadā un tā analīzi. http://www.lm.gov.lv/text/2399 | ||||||||
| 2 | Autoru kolektīvs. (2012) Pētījums „Sākotnējās ietekmes (Ex-ante) novērtējums par iecerētajām strukturālajām reformām profesionāla sociālā darba politikas jomā". http://www.lm.gov.lv/text/2399 | ||||||||
| 3 | Autoru kolektīvs. (2007) Sociālā darba speciālistu rokasgrāmata. Liepājas Pedagoģijas akadēmija. Vereščagina I. Supervīzijas loma sociālā darba speciālistu profesionālajā darbībā. 293 – 311.lpp | ||||||||
| 4 | Ховскинс П., Шонет Р. (2002) Супервизия: Индивидуальный, групповой и организационный подходы. СПб: Речь | ||||||||
