A golden thread? The relationship between supervision, practice, and family engagement in child and family social work
Affiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2018-03-25Subjects
supervisionpractice
family engagement
child and family social work
L500 Social Work
social work
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Within the social work profession, supervision is highly valued. Yet it is not clear how supervision supports good practice or how supervision makes a difference for children and families. In this study, using paired observations of group supervision and family meetings alongside interviews with parents, we explored the link between supervision, practice, and engagement. Considering each data set separately, we found a range of skill levels within the supervision discussions and in the meetings with families. Parents reported generally high levels of satisfaction with the service and in relation to their individual worker. But more importantly, we found a “golden thread” between certain elements of supervision, more skilful practice, and improved parental engagement. We discuss these key elements in detail and consider what these findings tell us about good supervision and what difference it can make for families and children.Citation
Wilkins D, Lynch A, Antonopoulou V. (2018) 'A golden thread? The relationship between supervision, practice, and family engagement in child and family social work', Child and Family Social Work, 23 (3), pp.494-503.Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Journal
Child and Family Social WorkAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cfs.12442?af=RType
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enISSN
1356-7500ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/cfs.12442