Models and Methods in Hospital Social Work Supervision

Abstract

This is the first qualitative study of the perceptions of hospital-based social work supervisees regarding their hospital supervision. Seventeen social workers were recruited using a national listserv and snowball sampling techniques. According to the perception of the clinical social workers participating in the study, hospital social work supervision is organizationally driven rather than worker-focused. Implications for social work education and research are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• hospital
• managed care
• models of supervision
• organizational re-structuring