SUPERVISION TOPIC PAPER – (Addresses the Competencies 1-9 of Social Work)
Explore an aspect of supervision that applies to Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Social Work.
These are some topic examples: ethical issues in the supervision of substance use treatment; supportive supervision of child protective services social workers; group supervision in a mental health setting; becoming a supervisor in a macro setting; implementing trauma-informed care into supervision; performance appraisal/evaluation process; developing employees; legal issues in supervision. Use course materials as well as references from the literature and peer-reviewed articles to inform your responses.
Introduction: Describe the topic of the paper and its importance to social work supervision
Supervision Areas: Describe how the three (3) areas of supervision are balanced (administrative, educational, supportive)
Supervision Tasks: List and describe three (3) tasks that pertain to each area of supervision in your selected area of practice
Theories: Include two (2) theories or concepts about supervision and describe how they apply to your selected area of practice
Social Work Values: Describe how social work values factor into supervision in your selected area of practice
Ethical Issue: Describe an ethical or boundary issue that may be encountered regarding the supervision topic (i.e., cultural competence, burnout, legal issues, etc.), and explain how appropriate boundaries would be maintained or how this ethical issue would be resolved
