Supervision Skills: A Learning and Development Manual - Couverture souple

Gilbert, Peter; Thompson, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905541627 ISBN 13 : 9781905541621

Editeur : Russell House Publishing Ltd, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Getting the best out of staff owes so much to the skill and commitment of the supervisor. An effective supervisor is able to create win-win situations where everybody is happy: the employee fulfils their potential; the employers get the best return on their investment; and people who use the organisation's services benefit from the quality of the staff member's practice. This important manual in the Learning for Practice series shows that supervision is a complex matter, which is sadly often oversimplified. The deeper and broader our understanding of it, the stronger a position we are in to help establish the highest quality of supervision we can, where managers are able to use their knowledge and skills to help get the best out of people on an individual basis. It shows that supervision is not simply a matter of making sure the supervisee is doing their job properly. It also involves helping staff achieve the best quality of work that they are capable of by maximising learning, promoting high levels of well-being, and addressing any conflicts, tensions or other obstacles to optimal practice. This clear and well-written set of resources provides: background information about the role and significance of supervision; a set of learning exercises carefully designed to promote professional development; a sound foundation for helping supervisors develop the skills they need to do their job to the best of their ability. If you are in the business of helping supervisors develop their knowledge, skills and confidence, this manual provides a foundation for: running training courses; carrying out staff development activities; planning teaching sessions as part of a college or university programme of teaching. It can also be used for self-learning. Indeed, it is vital to remember - and a core principle of this book - that being responsible for supporting the learning and development of others does not take away the responsibility for our own learning.

Biographie de l'auteur

Neil Thompson is Director of Avenue Consulting Ltd (www.avenueconsulting.co.uk), a company offering training and consultancy across the people professions - that is, the helping professions plus management, supervision and leadership more broadly. He has over 150 publications to his name, including best-selling textbooks, papers in learned journals and training and open learning materials. His website is www.neilthompson.info. Peter Gilbert is an independent consultant in social and health care, Emeritus Professor of Social Work and Spirituality at Staffordshire University, and visiting Professor with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust and the University of Worcester. He worked for 27 years in local government social services, as a practitioner/manager and senior manager, including being Director of Social Services in Worcestershire from 1997 to 2001. He is the author of Leadership: Being Effective and Remaining Human (RHP, 2005) and, with colleagues, Social Work and Mental Health: the Value of Everything (RHP, 2010), co-editor of Spirituality, Values and Mental Health (Jessica Kinglsey, 2007). He recently co-authored a national position paper for SCIE on leadership and personalisation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Russell House Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905541627
• ISBN 13: 9781905541621
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible