TY - JOUR
T1 - Field supervisors' feelings and concerns at the termination of the supervisory relationship
AU - Baum, Nehami
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - This study deals with the neglected subject of the feelings and concerns of field supervisors at the termination of the supervisory relationship. Analysis of the written responses of 55 field supervisors to three open ended questions reveals a mixture of coexistent feelings: satisfaction, fulfillment and pride, along with relief, sadness, and/or frustration. It shows that the supervisors' most prevalent concern was with whether they were good supervisors, and that only half of them related to professional issues involved in the termination. About half reported being left with feelings of gratification; others wrote of being left with the sense that they had not accomplished what they would have liked to. Beyond the specific findings, the study's main contribution is the light it sheds on supervisors' perspectives on the experience of field supervision as a whole. Recommendations for practice and research are made.
AB - This study deals with the neglected subject of the feelings and concerns of field supervisors at the termination of the supervisory relationship. Analysis of the written responses of 55 field supervisors to three open ended questions reveals a mixture of coexistent feelings: satisfaction, fulfillment and pride, along with relief, sadness, and/or frustration. It shows that the supervisors' most prevalent concern was with whether they were good supervisors, and that only half of them related to professional issues involved in the termination. About half reported being left with feelings of gratification; others wrote of being left with the sense that they had not accomplished what they would have liked to. Beyond the specific findings, the study's main contribution is the light it sheds on supervisors' perspectives on the experience of field supervision as a whole. Recommendations for practice and research are made.
KW - Concerns
KW - Feelings
KW - Field supervisor
KW - Termination of supervisory relationship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51249159487&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bcl057
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcl057
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AN - SCOPUS:51249159487
SN - 0045-3102
VL - 37
SP - 1095
EP - 1112
JO - British Journal of Social Work
JF - British Journal of Social Work
IS - 6
ER -