Preface xiii
         Acknowledgments xix
         1 History, Definition, and Significance 1
         Historical Development 1
         Development of Education for Social Work 7
         Developing a Literature on Social Work Supervision 11
         Supervision in Group Work and Community
         Organization 15
         Toward a Definition 18
         The Functions of Supervision 19
         The Objectives of Supervision 20
         The Hierarchical Position of Supervisors 21
         Supervision as an Indirect Service 22
         Supervision as an Interactional Process 22
         Supervision as the Means to an End 22
         Definition of Supervision 23
         Empirical Validation of Definition 23
         Ecology of Social Work Supervision 26
         Community: General and Professional 26
         The Social Work Profession 29
         The Social Work Agency 30
         The Unit Within the Agency 30
         Supervisor-Supervisee Dyad (Supervisee Group) 30
         The Demography of Social Work Supervision 30
         The Significance of Supervision in Social Work 32
         Summary 43
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         2 Administrative Supervision 45
         Introduction: Organizational Bureaucracy 45
         Tasks 47
         Staff Recruitment and Selection 47
         Inducting and Placing the Worker 48
         Work Planning 51
         Work Assignment 52
         Criteria for Assignment 53
         Work Assignment Procedures 54
         Problems in Work Assignment 55
         Work Delegation 56
         Monitoring, Reviewing, and Evaluating Work 60
         Coordinating Work 62
         The Communication Function 63
         Process in Organizational Communication 64
         Problems in Organizational Communication 66
         Lateral Communication 68
         Informal Communication 69
         The Supervisor as Advocate 69
         The Supervisor as Administrative Buffer 71
         The Supervisor as Change Agent and Community
         Liaison 74
         Summary 77
         3 Administrative Supervision: Problems in
         Implementation 79
         The Problem of Vicarious Liability 79
         The Problem of Authority and Power 82
         Rationale for Authority and Power 82
         Supervisory Authority and Sources of Power 84
         Reward Power 86
         Coercive Power 87
         Legitimate or Positional Power 87
         Referent Power 88
         Expert Power 89
         Interrelations Between Types of Supervisory Power 89
         Legitimation of Authority 94
         Nonauthoritarian Authority 95
         Problems in the Implementation of Supervisory
         Authority 98
         Contents  vii
         Avoidance and Abrogation of Authority and Power
         by Supervisors 98
         Organizational Factors Attenuating Supervisory
         Power and Authority 103
         Supervisee Countervailing Power 106
         The Problem of Rules, Noncompliance, and Disciplinary
         Action 111
         The Functional Value of Rules 111
         Understanding Noncompliance 116
         Monitoring Noncompliance: Supervisor Responsibility 122
         Taking Disciplinary Action 124
         Summary 127
         4 Educational Supervision: Definition, Differentiation,
         Content, and Process 129
         Educational Supervision Distinguished from In-Service
         Training and Staff Development 130
         Significance of Educational Supervision 131
         Relation of Educational Supervision to Administrative
         Supervision 132
         Content in Educational Supervision 135
         The Individual Conference 143
         Beginning the Conference 143
         Structuring and Scheduling 143
         Preparing 146
         The Middle Phase 148
         Teaching and Learning 148
         Orientations to Teaching and Learning 156
         Providing Helpful Feedback 158
         Ending the Conference 162
         Process Studies 163
         Case Illustration 166
         Summary 174
         5 Principles and Problems in Implementing
         Educational Supervision 175
         Conditions for Effective Teaching and Learning:
         Introduction 175
         Principle 1: We Learn Best if We Are Highly
         Motivated to Learn 176
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         Principle 2: We Learn Best When We Can Devote
         Most of Our Energies to Learning 179
         Principle 3: We Learn Best When Learning Is
         Successful and Rewarding 183
         Principle 4: We Learn Best if We Are Actively
         Involved in the Learning Process 186
         Principle 5: We Learn Best if the Content Is
         Meaningfully Presented 187
         Principle 6: We Learn Best if the Supervisor Takes
         Into Consideration the Supervisee’s Uniqueness 188
         Establishing a Framework for Educational Supervision 193
         The Significance of the Supervisor-Supervisee
         Relationship for Educational Supervision 193
         The Supervisor’s Problems in Implementing Educational
         Supervision 195
         Differentiating Educational Supervision from Therapy 199
         Differences Between Supervision and Therapy 200
         Purpose and Focus 200
         Difference in Role Relationships 202
         Problems in Implementation of Therapy-Educational
         Supervision Distinction 204
         Acceptance of Distinction Between Supervision
         and Therapy: Empirical Data 206
         The Parallel Process Component in Educational
         Supervision 208
         Developmental Supervision 212
         Summary 216
         6 Supportive Supervision 217
         Introduction and Overview 217
         Burnout: Definition and Symptoms 224
         Sources of Job-Related Stress for the Supervisee 227
         Administrative Supervision as a Source of Stress 227
         Educational Supervision as a Source of Stress 228
         The Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship as a Source
         of Stress 229
         The Client as a Source of Stress 231
         The Nature and Context of the Task as a Source
         of Stress 236
         The Organization as a Source of Tension and Stress 240
         Contents  ix
         Community Attitudes Toward Social Work as a
         Source of Stress 242
         Worker Personality as a Factor in Burnout 244
         Implementing Supportive Supervision 246
         Prevention of Stress 248
         Reducing and Ameliorating Stress 248
         Recapitulation and Some Caveats 258
         The Value of Supportive Supervision: Research Findings 260
         Additional Sources of Support for Supervisees 264
         The Client 264
         The Peer Group 264
         Social Support Network 265
         Supervisees’ Adaptations 265
         Supervisees’ Games 266
         Manipulating Demand Levels 266
         Redefining the Relationship 267
         Reducing Power Disparity 269
         Controlling the Situation 271
         Countering Games 274
         Humor in Supervision 276
         Summary 277
         7 Problems and Stresses in Becoming and Being
         a Supervisor 279
         Transition: Worker to Supervisor 280
         Motives for Change 280
         Preparation for Change 281
         Changes in Self-Perception and Identity 283
         From Clinician to Manager 287
         Changes in Peer Relationships 289
         Summary: Stress Associated with Becoming
         a Supervisor 291
         Ongoing Supervisor Stress: Problems in Being
         a Supervisor 291
         Ongoing Supervisor Stress: The Challenge of
         Human Diversity 296
         Race and Ethnicity as Factors in Supervision 297
         White Supervisor–African American Supervisee 297
         African American Supervisor–White Supervisee 299
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         African American Supervisor–African American
         Supervisee 301
         Gender as a Factor in Transition to Supervision 303
         Gender as a Factor in Ongoing Supervision 305
         Sexual Harassment: A Problem for Supervision 309
         Problems Related to Hierarchical Position 312
         Working with Administrators 313
         Understanding and Working with Administrators 314
         Summary of Stresses Encountered by Supervisors 315
         Coping with Stress: Supervisors’ Adaptations 317
         Supervisors’ Games 320
         The “Good” Supervisor 323
         Summary 327
         8 Evaluation 329
         Definition 329
         Values of Evaluation 331
         Value to the Worker 331
         Value to the Agency 333
         Value to the Client 334
         Value to the Supervisor 334
         Objectives of Evaluation 335
         Dislike of Evaluations 336
         Desirable Evaluation Procedures 340
         Evaluation Conference: Process 346
         Scheduling the Conference 346
         Supervisor’s Conference Preparation 346
         Worker’s Conference Preparation 347
         Evaluation Conference Interaction 347
         Communication and Use of Evaluations 350
         Errors in Evaluation 352
         Evaluation Outlines and Rating Forms 355
         Evaluation Content Areas 358
         Sources of Information for Evaluation 372
         Evaluation of Supervisors 375
         Controversial Questions 380
         Summary 387
         Contents  xi
         9 The Group Conference in Supervision 389
         Definition 390
         Advantages of Group Supervision 391
         Disadvantages of Group Supervision 399
         Individual and Group Supervision: Appropriate Use 402
         Research on Group Supervision 403
         Group Supervision: Process 405
         Group Setting 406
         Purpose 406
         Leadership and Planning 407
         Content and Method 410
         Supervisor’s Responsibility in the Group Conference 413
         Humor in Group Supervision 419
         Illustration of Group Supervision 420
         Summary 425
         10 Problems and Innovations 427
         Observation of Performance: The Nature of the Problem 427
         Direct Observation of Performance 433
         Sitting In 433
         One-Way Mirrors 433
         Co-therapy Supervision 434
         Observation Via Tapes: Indirect Observation of
         Performance 435
         Live Supervision During the Interview 442
         Bug-in-the-Ear and Bug-in-the-Eye Supervision 443
         Observing Worker Performance: A Recapitulation 447
         The Problem of Interminable Supervision 448
         Interminable Supervision and Worker Autonomy 449
         Attitudes Toward Interminable Supervision 451
         Innovations for Increasing Worker Autonomy 454
         Peer Group Supervision 454
         Peer Consultation 455
         Interminable Supervision and Debureaucratization 456
         Supervision in the Managed Care Context 459
         Administrative Supervision and Managed Care 461
         Clinical-Educational Supervision and Managed Care 462
         Supportive Supervision and Managed Care 463
         Agency Debureaucratization Experiences 464
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         Problem: The Professional and the Bureaucracy 465
         Ethical Dilemmas in Supervision 469
         Sexism and Social Work Administration 473
         The Problem of Education for Supervision 475
         A Perspective: The Positive Values of Professional
         Supervision 476
         Summary 480
         Bibliography 483
         Index 547
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