UVSRPHK005 Supervision in Social Work

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Hozová, MBA, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Hozová, MBA, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 20. 10. 16:25–18:00 C205, Fri 3. 11. 13:05–15:30 C309, Fri 1. 12. 15:35–19:40 C205
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)
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 course objective is to reflect on the professional work experience in the context of supervision which leads students to acquire these basic skills in the area of supervision.Students are familiar with basic knowledge about the forms and goals of supervision, including basic supervisory approaches and ethical principles of supervision.Attention is also paid to the process of preparation, negotiation and content of the supervision contract.The course emphasizes group supervision work, team supervision, including applying Balint groups in supervision.Students are familiar with the basic information and the use of transactional analysis and psychodrama in supervision and with selected supervision techniques.The aim of the course is to provide a functional connection of the theoretical base with practical application of gained knowledge.
Learning outcomes
Professional Knowledge
Students acquire and demonstrate knowledge of basic forms and objectives of supervision and their approaches and they will know the ethical principles of supervision.They can characterize the essential features of a supervisory contract, group and team supervision, and are well versed in selected supervisory techniques.

Professional Skills
Students are able to collaborate in the creation of a supervisory contract, find situations (contracts), with which they enter into supervision, work on the formulation of contracts under the guidance of a supervisor, work under the guidance of a supervisor on the performance of the contract, be open to feedback, recognize the usefulness of feedback for their work and use reflection and feedback obtained for the development of their own professional competence in social work practice.Students will be able to actively cooperate in supervisory group, provide feedback to the supervisor and the supervisory group, use supervision in dealing with complex client cases, benefit from supervision while defending themselves against stress and emotional strain, identify their strengths and weaknesses, carry out self-reflection, and continually assess the fulfilment of the supervision objectives.

General Qualification
Students can define the concept of supervision and identify individual forms, methods and supervisory approaches.They know the ethical principles of supervision, have basic knowledge about the possibilities, structure and content of the supervision contract and also know the possibilities, limits, benefits and risks of supervision.Student understand supervision as part of the social work profession and know the possibilities of further education in supervision.Students are responsible to themselves, the clients and their vocation, they accept the ethical principles of social work, understand and apply them in practice, accept supervision as a means to their own professional growth.
Syllabus
  • 1. Supervision in the Czech Republic.Forms and objectives of supervision.Supervisory approaches.Ethical principles of supervision.Possibilities, limits, risks and benefits of supervision.
  • 2. Supervision contract.The process of preparing the contract
  • 3. Supervision contract.Negotiations and contract content
  • 4. Group work in supervision.Advantages and disadvantages of group work in supervision.Types and forms of supervisory groups.The role of supervisor working with a group
  • 5. Competences of supervisor, competences of the supervised and mutual relationship.Structure and process of group supervision
  • 6. Basic principles and sources of the dynamism of group supervision.Group membership.Contract and other agreementsGroup rules.Compliance with elements of group work
  • 7. A starting supervision group and its formation.Topic for group supervision.Work on meeting the needs of the supervised.Problems group process
  • 8. Team supervision.Organization and the team before supervision.Contact, address or assignment.Negotiating with the supervision commissioner.First meeting with the supervised and contract with the team.The supervision process itself
  • 9. Team supervision.Techniques of supervisory work in a team.Focal points of supervisory process field of work.Dynamics of relations within the supervisory triangle.Evaluation.Conclusion of supervision.
  • 10. Balint groups.Balint group and supervision.Structure of Balint groups
  • 11. Transactional analysis and its use in supervision.Power.
  • 12. Selected techniques in supervisory work.Modelling of situations, psychodrama, role playing, drawing maps, use of video recording, focusing.
Literature
    required literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ Bohumila, Veronika ČERMÁKOVÁ a Milan KINKOR. Týmová supervize. Teorie a praxe. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0940-9.
  • HAVRDOVÁ, Z., HAJNÝ M. et al. Praktická supervize. Praha: Galen, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7262-532-1. info
  • HAWKINS, Peter a Robin SHOHET.Supervize v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0987-4.
  • PAČESOVÁ, M. Lékař, pacient a Michael Bálint. Praha: Triton, 2004. ISBN 80-7254-491-8. info
  • PILÁT, Miroslav. Supervize. Distanční studijní text. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik, 2022. 149 s.
    recommended literature
  • BALARDI, Nando. Supervision : Grundlagen, Techniken, Perspektiven. C.H.Beck, 2013. . 4. aktualisierte Auflage. ISBN 978-3-406-44757-0.
  • BÄRTLOVÁ, E. Supervize v sociální práci. Ústí nad Labem: FSE UJEP, 2007. ISBN 978-807044-952-3. info
  • CARROLL, M., THOLSTRUPOVÁ, M. Integrativní přístupy k supervizi. Praha: Triton, 2004. ISBN 80-7254-582-5. info
  • MATOUŠEK, O. a kol. Metody a řízení sociální práce. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0213-4. info
  • PETITCOLLIN, CH. Oběť, kat a zachránce ve vztazích a komunikaci. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-362-8. info
Assessment methods
A condition for obtaining credit is the successful completion of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The instructor can be contacted after the training, during their office hours (see News) or via e-mail.Study material is available to students here:https://elearning.slu.cz/enrol/index.php?id=141.Students may, upon agreement with the instructor use personal individual or group consultations.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2025.
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