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Towards an International Consensus on a Research Agenda for Social Work Supervision

Report on the First Survey of a Delphi Study

Bibliographic Data

ID10896992
AuthorsLiz Beddoe (0000-0001-7953-7369, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Synnöve Karvinen-Niinikoski (University of Helsinki), Gillian Ruch (0000-0002-6640-1515, University of Sussex), Ming-Sum Tsui, Ming‐sum Tsui (0000-0002-9010-4166, Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Year2016
Volume46
Issue6
Pages1568-1586
Publication date2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjsw/bcv110
OpenAlexW2173889778
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited21

Supervision is currently of considerable interest in social work and is seen as a vital activity for meeting many professional demands: the continuing development of professional skills, practitioner well-being, the safeguarding of competent and ethical practice, and the oversight of casework. A recent UK review of evidence found that the empirical basis for supervision was relatively weak ( Carpenter et al., 2012) and evidential support for supervision as a core practice in social work is needed. This is a significant challenge to supervision educators and researchers. Given the breadth in understanding and implementation of social work across the globe and its distinctive shape in specific national settings, supervision is likely to be very different across these diverse contexts but few comparative data are available. A modified Delphi study was devised to address the question: Is there an international consensus on the agenda for research and development of supervision in social work? This article will outline the processes of study design and recruitment and will report on findings from the first phase of the project.

Delphi · Delphi method · Engineering ethics · Globe · Political science · Public relations · Safeguarding · Sociology · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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Citations per year2,45
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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