Social Work Supervision


This programme is designed to provide a detailed overview of what is required when rendering supervision to social workers. The programme covers educational, administrative and supportive social work supervision. While the content has been developed for social workers, it is also applicable for counselling supervision. 

The programme has a 90 day access license. You must complete the programme in 90 days. 

The programme covers the following:

  1. Programme introduction
  2. What is social work supervision?
  3. The function of social work supervision
  4. General Rules for Social Work Supervision
  5. The importance of Reflective Practice for Social Work Supervision
  6. Communication Skills and Social Work Supervision
  7. Behavioural Styles and Social Work Supervision
  8. The Use of Questions in Social Work Supervision
  9. Listening And Observing And Social Work Supervision
  10. Giving effective feedback in Social Work Supervision
  11. The supervisor as an administrator
  12. Administrative Supervision: Values and Theories
  13. The supervisor as an advocate, change agent and data analyst
  14. What is educational supervision?
  15. Adult Learning Principles and Experiential Learning
  16. Dimensions of learning
  17. Professional Maturity for Social Workers
  18. Guidance for supervisors experiencing difficulty with staff
  19. What is supportive supervision
  20. Supportive Supervision – Preventing Burnout
  21. Programme summary
  22. Exam