Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work

Authors

  • Elena UNGURU PhD candidate, University of Oradea (ROMANIA); LUMEN Research Center in social & Humanistic Sciences, Iasi (ROMANIA).
  • Antonio SANDU Professor PhD hab., Stefan cel Mare University from Suceava; LUMEN Research Center in Social & Humanistic Sciences, Iasi, Romania; Doctoral Coordinator, University of Oradea, Romania. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6605-3453

Keywords:

supervision, supervisor, social work services, family, child

Abstract

Supervision is found in the practice of all welfarist professions, such as: psychotherapy, coaching, personal development, counselling, etc., being considered an almost compulsory stage for the professional training of the specialists. The process of supervision in social services for family and child is gradually developed starting from the supervision and control of the professional’s activity until their professional and personal development, in paralell with facilitating the increase in the quality of the provided services. In Romania, the supervision of social services for family and child is compulsory through Order 288/2006 but, in practice, it partially overlaps with the activity of organization management. The supervision itself, external or internal, with supervisors hired on this function being quite rare.

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2017-11-08

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UNGURU, E., & SANDU, A. (2017). Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 9(1), 17-35. Retrieved from https://lumenpublishing.com/journals/index.php/rrem/article/view/22

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