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The 5L Model of Social Work Supervision: Dawn E. Shedrick, LCSW-R Sharea Farmer, LCSW The Impact of Social Work in Ethical Supervision
The 5L Model of Social Work Supervision:
Dawn E. Shedrick, LCSW-RSharea Farmer, LCSW
The Impact of Social Work in Ethical Supervision
SESSION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PAVING THE WAY FOR INNOVATION IN SUPERVISION
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ICEBREAKER: WHO ARE YOU?
Please introduce yourself to your partner without any direct or
indirect reference to your:
• Job title• Employer• Race, ethnicity, nationality, cultural
identity • Gender identity, sexual orientation• Spirituality/religion • Geographic home or origin • Relationship status or parenting
status
SUPERVISION 101
SERVICE
COMPETENCY & ETHIC
COLLABORATIVE CARE
WHAT IS SUPERVISION EXACTLY?
- NASW
WHAT IS SUPERVISION EXACTLY?
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WHY SUPERVISION?
National Organization of Human ServicesEthical Standards for Human Services Professional
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WHY SUPERVISION?
National Organization of Human ServicesEthical Standards for Human Services Professional
What Supervision is NOT!• Supervision is not always management!
•Management is the process of obtaining, deploying, and utilizing a variety of essential resources to contribute to an organization’s success—both effectively and efficiently
• Managers devote a large proportion of their efforts to planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling the work of human and other resources.
The 3 Primary Functions of Supervision
• Administrative: oriented toward agency policy or organizational demands and focuses on a supervisee’s level of functioning on the job and work assignment.
• Educational: helps supervisees better understand human service philosophy, become more self-aware, and refine their knowledge and skills
• Supportive: decreases job stress that interferes with work performance and provides the supervisee with nurturing conditions that compliment their success and encourage self-efficacy.
5 L Model of Supervision
Leverage
Learn
Listen
Lead
Lean In
LEVERAGE
What does it mean to leverage resources?
LEVERAGE
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
CONNECTIONS
• Revisit and review your graduate and undergraduate studies
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of agency processes, policies and expectations
• The most recent and relevant information/best practices for your target population, your organization and your staff
• Local policies that affect your target population and the community
• Join local and national networking groups and professional organizations
• Attend conferences (local, statewide, national and international)
LEARN
Supervisor/Leader
• What is their vision for the organization?• What is the organization’s philosophy?• What do they expect of you?• How do they relate to all stakeholders?• Are they in integrity with the organization’s mission?
SUPERVISEES
• What are their training/orientation needs?• What do they need to do their best work?• What is their interpretation of the needs of your
target population?• What insight do they have about the organization
and it’s practices?• What do they expect of you?
LISTEN
CLIENTS
• Do they believe their needs are being met in your program?
• What additional resources do they need, that your program doesn’t provide?
• Are they being treating with respect?
COMMUNITY
• How does your program/organization fit in the larger community?
• Is there a need for collaboration with other service providers to better impact community outcomes?
LISTEN
• Supervisors play a key role in the professional development of their supervisees. The actions and advice of the supervisor are keenly observed by supervisees, and consequently, influence much of the supervisee’s thinking and behavior.
• Teaching is an important function of the supervisor, who models the behavior the supervisee will emulate.
• Supervisors should create a learning environment in which supervisees learn about the internal and external environments in which they work as well as the environments in which their clients find themselves each day.
LEADTHE VALUE OF LEADING WITH CARE!
• Coaching enables a supervisee to move forward in his or her work with greater clarity, focus, momentum and success by finding and creating his or her own answers.
• Although the supervisor most often has more experience and (possibly) professional knowledge than the supervisee, coaching holds that the supervisee truly knows what is best for him/herself, personally and professionally.
LEAD: SUPERVIOR AS COACH
SUPERVISION SESSION• Be on time…consistently• Be prepared (notebook, pen, etc.)• Review notes from previous session(s)• Have follow-up information (if applicable)• Have additional resources handy• Ensure a confidential, welcoming space
SUPERVISION SESSION:STRUCTURE
Welcome!Recap/Follow-up from last sessionUpdate on Client IssuesUpdate on Staff IssuesUpdate on Program IssuesCheck-in with supervisees progress, feelings, needsRecapWrite-up
LEAN INBETTER SUPERVISION FOR ALL
• Get stellar supervision (from your direct supervisor or a consultant)
• Master your understanding of compassion fatigue• Gather a cohort of supportive and like-minded
colleagues• Make self-care a priority (more on that in a minute)• Use your benefit time• Take vacations & staycations• Nurture your own interests & hobbies outside of your
work• Eat right & exercise-move• Get regular check-ups with your doctor
STAY CONNECTED TO US!
EMAIL US:
THE SAVVY SUPERVISION SYSTEM TEAM
TRAINERS
Dawn E. Shedrick, LCSW-R Sharea Farmer, LCSW
