An exploration of social work supervision in Mainland China

ABSTRACT

Social work supervision is receiving increased attention in Mainland China. This paper uses qualitative interview data from a study in Mainland China, which involved telephone interviews with 24 social work supervisors which enabled the readers to know the current situation of supervision and its provision in the country. Common difficulties facing social work supervision and the possible solutions are identified. The Findings suggest greater attention should be given to the establishment of supervision system, the provision of the supervisor training and the adoption of new supervision methods.

社会工作督导在中国大陆受到愈来愈多的关注。本文采用一项质性研究的访谈数据，包括了对24名社会工作督导所进行的电话访问，以使读者了解大陆社会工作督导的现况。本文研究揭示了社会工作督导所面临的共同困难和可能的解决方法。研究发现显示，应当更加重视建立督导体系、提供督导培训以及采用新的督导方法。

KEYWORDS:

• Supervision
• Mainland China
• social work development
• social worker
• organisation

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