Annual of social work, Vol. 28 No. 3, 2021.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v28i3.435
EXPERIENCE OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PARTICIPATION OF THE SUPERVISORS OF MEASURES FOR ASSISTING PARENTS IN REALISING CHILD WELFARE IN METHOD ORIENTED SUPERVISION
Anita Barišić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-8265
; Studij socijalnog rada, Pravni fakultet, Sveučilište u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Marina Ajduković
orcid.org/0000-0002-0561-9908
; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Method oriented supervision is a supervision defined as a process, whereas referent material serves professional interaction of a supervisees with a client. A unique accent in method oriented supervision is on the educational component, deepened casework structure and on the professional development phase of the supervisor. This paper represents part of the qualitative research of experience in the effectiveness of participation in method oriented supervision of supervisors of measures for the protection of child welfare who conduct professional assistance and support measures in exercising child care. This study included 17 participants who, conduct measures in the Centre of Social Welfare in Osijek, Našice, and Donji Miholjac. They participated in method oriented supervision. The research was conducted by a method of semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was used for data processing. The results of the research show that supervisors of measures for the protection of child welfare recognize the benefits of participating in method oriented supervision as generic and specific, and in general they describe the feeling of greater achievement in working with families and changes in the relationship with the families in which they implement the measure of professional help and support. Supervisors of measures for the protection of child welfare obtained support and they divided the effects of method oriented supervision into generic and specific ones. Also, the paper describes the special features of method oriented supervision recognized by supervisors of measures for the protection of child welfare in relation to other forms of supervision in which they participated.
Keywords
method oriented supervision; supervisors of measures for the protection of child welfare; professional assistance and support measure; families at risk; outcomes; support
Hrčak ID:
273722
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Publication date:
28.2.2022.
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