UPPVIP059 Supervision of Professional Work Experience

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Tatiana Matulayová, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to reflect on professional practice within the framework of supervision, which leads the student to acquire these basic skills and in the field of supervision. Students are introduced to basic knowledge about the forms and goals of supervision, including basic supervision approaches and ethical principles of supervision. Attention is also paid to the process of preparation, negotiation and content of the supervision contract. The subject emphasizes group supervision work, team supervision, including the application of Balint's groups in supervision. Students are introduced to basic information on the use of transactional analysis and psychodrama in supervision and selected supervision techniques. The purpose of the subject is to ensure a functional connection of the theoretical base with the practical application of the acquired knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 1. Supervision in the Czech Republic. Forms and goals of supervision. Supervisory approaches. Ethical principles of supervision. Possibilities, limits, benefits and risks of supervision 2. Supervision contract. Contract preparation process 3. Supervision contract. Negotiation and content of the contract 4. Group work under supervision. Advantages and disadvantages of group work in supervision. Types and forms of supervision groups. The role of the supervisor when working with a group 5. Competence of supervisor, competence of supervisors and mutual relationship. Structure and process in group supervision 6. Basic principles and sources of dynamics of group supervision. Group membership. Contract and other agreements. Group rules. Adherence to the elements of group work 7. The starting supervision group and its formation. Topic for group supervision. Work to fulfill the needs of the supervisor. Group process issues 8. Team supervision. Organization and team before supervision. Contact, outreach or order. Negotiation with the supervisor. First meeting with supervisees and contract with the team. Own supervision process 9. Team supervision. Techniques of supervisory work in a team. Focal points of focus of the supervision process. Dynamics of relationships within the supervisory triangle. Evaluation. Termination of supervision 10. Bálint groups. Bálint group and supervision. Structure of the Bálint groups 11. Transactional analysis and its use in supervision. Power 12. Use of psychodrama in supervision. Stage. Exchange of roles, change of roles, interview. The importance of group, misconduct and feedback
Literature
    required literature
  • HAWKINS, Peter a Robin SHOHET. Supervize v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0987-4.
  • HAVRDOVÁ, Zuzana, Martin HAJNÝ a kolektiv. Praktická supervize. Praha: GALÉN, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7262-532-1.
  • BAŠTECKÁ Bohumila, Veronika ČERMÁKOVÁ a Milan KINKOR. Týmová supervize. Teorie a praxe. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0940-9.
  • PILÁT, Miroslav. Supervize. Distanční studijní text. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik, 2022.
    recommended literature
  • BÄRTLOVÁ, Eva. Supervize v sociální práci. Ústí nad Labem: FSE UJEP, 2007. ISBN 978-807044-952-3.
  • PAČESOVÁ, Martina. Lékař, pacient a Michael Balint. Praha: Triton, 2004. ISBN 80-7254-491-8.
  • MATOUŠEK, Oldřich a kolektiv. Metody a řízení sociální práce. Třetí aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0213-4.
  • PETITCOLLIN, Christel. Oběť, kat a zachránce ve vztazích a komunikaci. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-362-8.
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
A student gets a credit if he passes the theory credit test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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