Author(s)

Yuanqing Huang ^1,2, Yunlan Li ³

Affiliation(s)

¹ Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong, 516007, China
² Adamson University, 900, San Marcelino Street, Manila, Philippines
³ Dongguan Popular Social Work Service Center, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523012, China

Corresponding Author

Yuanqing Huang

ABSTRACT

With the development of social work professional services, the vigorous promotion of social work education practice, and the transformation of social work service management methods and management contents such as result-oriented, competence-oriented, goal-oriented and accountability principles. Social work supervision, as an important guarantee of professional service quality, has become increasingly important in the process of social work education and social work management. Social work supervision plays a very important role in enhancing the professional competence of social workers, improving the quality of professional services and the effectiveness of social work services. Based on the practical study of the social work supervision program in DG city, this paper explores the problems and challenges of role transformation, capacity enhancement, and relationship coordination faced by supervisors in front-line social work positions, especially those social workers who have just become social work supervisors in the process of becoming competent social work supervisors. Based on the analysis of the connotation of competent social work supervisors, this paper proposes the way options in establishing a clear social work supervisory role, giving full play to the supervisory functions of the three aspects of social work, establishing a harmonious and trusting supervisory relationship, and being good at supervisory reflection.

KEYWORDS

Acquisition, social work education, social work supervisor, approach, supervisory function

CITE THIS PAPER

Yuanqing Huang, Yunlan Li, Exploring Ways of Acquiring to Become Competent Social Work Supervisors: A Study Based on the Social Work Supervisor Training Program in DG City. Journal of Human Resource Development (2023) Vol. 5: 1-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jhrd.2022.050101.

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