Constructing an evidence-informed social work supervision model

Abstract

This article aims to pragmatically construct an evidence-informed model of social work supervision from the research findings from social work supervision research. The proposed evidence-informed model consists of five key areas, namely, the construction of social work supervision, supervision of the practitioner, the supervision alliance, the interactional process and the supervision of direct practice. The implications of the proposed evidence-informed social work supervision model for supervisory practice and the international development of social work supervision are also discussed.