Measuring Ecology in Social Work Supervision
The Relationship Between Work and Treatment Environments and the Quality of Supervision in Israeli Public Welfare Agencies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11344101 |
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| Authors | Ron Maier (Western Michigan University, corresponding author), Edna Guttmann (University of Haifa), Zvi Eisikovits (0000-0003-3876-9870, University of Haifa) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1984-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.1652 |
| OpenAlex | W197169180 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This study measures the interaction between work and treatment environments in public welfare agencies and social work supervision. One hundred and twenty-four social work students enrolled in B.S.W. studies at two Israeli universities, who were doing field work in these agencies, were randomly sampled. The work and treatment environments were measured utilizing an adapted version of a scale developed by Rudolf H. Moos. The student's evaluation of supervision was measured using a revised version of Carlton Munson's questionnaire. Supervisory variables such as administrative capability, effective use of time, and relationships were positively correlated with work environment variables such as order and organization, clarity, cohesiveness and support, and with treatment environment variables such as innovation, spontaneity, anger -and aggression. Conflicts in the supervisory relationship were correlated with a controlling and unsupportive work environment. The use of technology was perceived as limiting the clients' autonomy. While some logical influences were drawn concerning the direction of these correlations and the possible paths these create, further research is needed in order to address the direction of these correlations. Some practice implications of the findings were discussed briefly
Aggression · Autonomy · CLARITY · Group cohesiveness · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Welfare · Work (physics · Applied Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Engineering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
| Highly cited | No |
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