Toolbox for Fieldwork Supervision

Manual/Guidebook for Fieldwork Supervision

Australian Learning and Teaching Council. (2010). A guide to supervision in social work field education (Revised edition).

National Association of Social Workers. (2013). Best practice standards in social work supervision.

Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board. (2021). Social work supervision guidelines. Singapore.

Studdy, L., Fox, M., Higgins, M., & Smedley, C. (2015). How to grow a social worker: A comprehensive guide to student supervision. School of Social Sciences, UNSW Australia.

Get Started

Cleak, H. M., & Wilson, J. (2022). Making the most of field placement (5th edition.). Cengage Learning Australia.

Davys, A. M., & Beddoe, L. (2009). The reflective learning model: Supervision of social work students. Social Work Education, 28(8), 919–933. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615470902748662

O'Donoghue, K. (2003). Restorying social work supervision. Dunmore Press.

School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania. (2024). Structuring Supervision Using Solution Focused Questions. https://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0010/1227349/Social-Work-Structuring-Supervision-Using-Solution-Focused-Questions.docx

Learning Styles

Cartney, P. (2000). Adult learning styles: Implications for practice teaching in social work. Social Work Education, 19(6), 609–626. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615470020002335

King, A. (2005). Effective group leadership. UnitingCare Burnside.

Giving Feedback in Supervision

Hattie, J., & Timperley, H. (2007). The power of feedback. Review of Educational Research, 77(1), 81–112. https://doi.org/10.3102/003465430298487

Kourgiantakis, T., Sewell, K. M., & Bogo, M. (2019). The importance of feedback in preparing social work students for field education. Clinical Social Work Journal, 47(1), 124–133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-018-0671-8

Morehead State University. (2024). Social work practicums: A guide for effective supervision outcomes. https://www.moreheadstate.edu/_files/files/academics/sswc/supervisor-guide.pdf

Live Supervision

Andrews, P., & Harris, S. (2017). Using live supervision to teach counselling skills to social work students. Social Work Education, 36(3), 299–311. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2016.1270929

Beddoe, L., Ackroyd, J., Chinnery, S.-A., & Appleton, C. (2011). Live supervision of students in field placement: More than just watching. Social Work Education, 30(5), 512–528. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2010.516358

Champe, J., & Kleist, D. M. (2003). Live supervision: A review of the research. The Family Journal, 11(3), 268–275. https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480703252755

Saltzburg, S., Greene, G. J., & Drew, H. (2010). Using live supervision in field education: Preparing social work students for clinical practice. Families in Society, 91(3), 293–299. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4008

Reflection in Practice

Bogo, M., Regehr, C., Katz, E., Logie, C., & Mylopoulos, M. (2011). Developing a tool for assessing students' reflections on their practice. Social Work Education, 30(2), 186–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2011.540392

Labercane, G. D., Last, S., Nichols, S., & Johnson, W. (1998). Critical moments and the art of teaching. Teacher Development, 2(2), 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664539800200050

Mezirow, J. (1990). Fostering critical reflection in adulthood: a guide to transformative and emancipatory learning (1st ed.). Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Tsang, N. M. (2007). Reflection as dialogue. The British Journal of Social Work, 37(4), 681–694. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch304

Assesment and Evaluation in Fieldwork

Parker, J. (2005). Should you encourage students to assess themselves in practice learning? A guided self-efficacy approach to practice learning assessment. Journal of Practice Teaching, 6(3), 8–30.

Walker, J., Crawford, K., & Parker, J. (2008). Practice education in social work: A handbook for practice teachers, assessors and educators (1st ed.). SAGE Publications, Limited.