Critical supervision for the human services : a social model to promote learning, values-based practice and social justice / Carolyn Noble, Mel Gray and Lou Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, Carolyn, author.

Gray, Mel, 1951- author.

Johnston, Lou, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Social work education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

ACAP author/editor

Summary:

Practitioners in the helping professions today operate in challenging settings where budgets have been cut dramatically, and progression and success are too often defined primarily by key performance indicators and strategic outcomes. Tensions arise when such pressures conflict with helping professionals' core responsibilities to provide excellent care, advocate for patients or service users and to seek social justice. This book introduces a critical model for supervision which addresses not only the human relationships and interactions involved in work, but also the financial, political and managerial environment in which the work is carried out. It identifies how reflective practice alone is not enough to bring about transformational change, and outlines how practitioners can learn in and through supervision, drawing on ideas from critical pedagogy and organisational learning. Practice examples are included to demonstrate the use of this approach within contemporary human service environments. Providing a new approach for effective supervision, this book will be of interest to practitioners, managers, researchers, academics and students working across the human services, including health care, social services and criminal justice.

Contents:

Critical Supervision for the Human Services: A Social Model to Promote Learning and Values-Based Practice by Carolyn Noble, Mel Gray and Lou Johnston; Introduction ; 1. Contemporary Approaches to Supervision in the Human Services; Supervision described; Supervision's relational function; Theories informing supervision; Conclusion; 2. Human Services: Global Context; Global context; Critical global perspective ; Conclusion; 3. Human Services: Organisational and Workplace Context ; Organisations described; Factors shaping human service organisations; Organisational and workplace culture

Power in human service organisations Leadership in human service organisations ; Management in human service organisations; Supervision in human service organisations ; Conclusion ; 4. Human Services: Professional Practice Context; Professional context ; Knowledge for practice; Research-informed practice; Evidence-based practice ; Indigenous knowledges; Working with diversity and difference; Conclusion; 5. Core Concepts of a Critical Perspective; Critical reflection; Critical thinking; Critical analysis ; Critical theory; Critical perspectives; Conclusion

6. Critical Pedagogy and Transformative Learning What is meant by the term critical pedagogy?; Theories informing a critical pedagogy for critical supervision; Conclusion; 7. Critical Supervision: Foundations; Elements of critical supervision; Critical supervision as critical pedagogy - revisited ; Critical supervision creates big-picture practitioners; Critical supervisors as transformative leaders in organisations ; Critical supervision as a process; Critical supervision compared to conventional models; Conclusion; 8. Critical Supervision: Practice Fundamentals

Committing to critical supervisionEstablishing and reviewing critical supervision and agreements; Focusing on relationship and relational connections; Modelling critical practice ; Having critical conversations; Exploring power; Exploring and using language; Naming critical terms, concepts and issues ; Managing time factors ; Conclusion ; 9. Critical Supervision: Pedagogical Skills and Tools; Critical toolbox; Narrative toolbox; Interpersonal communication and relating; Conclusion ; 10. Critical Supervision: Using the Process; Applying a critical process: Where, when, who, what and how

Applying a critical process: Following the stepsConclusion ; 11. Critical Supervision: Practice Examples; Exploring power; Exploring organisational or practice issues ; Rewinding the critical supervision process ; Selecting contexts and theories: 'Flipping the facets'; Applying all contexts and theories ; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784500436

1784500437