The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Supervision

Kieran O'Donoghue (PhD, RSW) is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand. He has published extensively on social work supervision and been a practicing supervisor for over twenty-five years.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of social work supervision internationally and presents an analytical review of social work supervision theory, practice and research.

Presented in seven parts:

• International perspectives
• Supervision settings
• Roles, responsibilities and relationships
• Models and approaches
• The interactional process
• Leading and managing supervision.
• Emerging areas

The book examines how supervision contributes to the well-being, development and practice of social workers. It also sets the agenda for the future development of social work supervision internationally. Social work supervision is examined across countries, practice settings, and in terms of participants roles, relationships and responsibilities. Contributors show how and why social work supervision is integral to social work and the rich diversity of ways supervision can be practised.

Bringing together an international team of social work supervision scholars, researchers, supervisors and practitioners, this handbook is essential readings for social workers, supervisors, managers, policy advisors and professional leaders.