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.

社會工作督導在中國大陸受到愈來愈多的關注。本文採用一項質性研究的訪談數據，包括了對24名社會工作督導所進行的電話訪問，以使讀者了解大陸社會工作督導的現況。本文研究揭示了社會工作督導所面臨的共同困難和可能的解決方法。研究發現顯示，應當更加重視建立督導體系、提供督導培訓以及採用新的督導方法。