Surveyed 7 social workers with master's in social work (MSW) degrees who had left public child welfare and 20 who decided to stay. Found two factors that distinguished groups: inflexibility in job assignment and poor relationship with immediate supervisor. Academic preparation for this type of practice was not decisive factor. (Author/NB)

The monitoring process consists of determining a standard, gathering data, comparing that data to a known standard, determining whether the discrepancy is significant enough to warrant intervention, and taking corrective action. Contrary to common practice, monitoring is incomplete without specific corrective action being taken. (KS)

Thirty-three government managers being trained in feedback skills wrote critical incidents about their least effective subordinate (LES) as pre- and posttests and discussed problems with the LES. Compared to 32 controls who received no training, there were significant increases in feedback skills and lower tendency to attribute LES' problem…

Delineates model of supervision for consultation training. Describes trainee characteristics and supervision needs across three levels of development, culminating in integrated level with developed skills across eight domains of consultation activity. Tracks development other-awareness, motivation, and autonomy. Presents suggestions for…

Notes that single-case designs rarely appear in the counseling supervision literature. Illustrates and provides a rationale for their use as supplement to rating scales and speculates on reasons for their infrequent use. Contends that single-case designs, particularly three case study preexperimental designs and multiple-baseline experimental…

The Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised was administered to 93 supervising managers of a national corporation. Highly creative managers reported greater belief in unconscious processes, used a greater number of techniques, and were more motivated toward ideas than development of a concrete final product. (Author/DB)

New principals need a game plan for an orderly transition. This article outlines a plan organized by seven significant areas of school leadership: administration, curriculum and instruction, professional development and supervision, staffing, student issues, student activities, and communication with important school constituencies. Being…

In an ideal model of clinical teaching, interactions among clinical teachers, colleagues, and nursing students optimize the clinical experience. The student/client (i.e., patient) relationship is primary. When the teacher/student relationship dominates, the balance is disrupted to the detriment of learning and patient care. (SK)

Proposes that the field of counselor supervision is in a recursive process of knowledge development including theory exploration, theory testing, theory enhancement, and theory transformation. This development will assist counselor supervisors to synthesize multiple perspectives and options so that they can better meet the challenges of an…

Discussion of workplace conflict management examines erroneous assumptions inherent in traditional reaction patterns, considers key elements of planning for conflict prevention, and some workplace strategies to help minimize conflicts. Several approaches to conflict management, and their outcomes, are highlighted, and stages of the…

Examines the thesis process from both student and faculty supervisory perspectives, using the experience of the joint authors as an example. Identifies and questions four assumptions underlying thesis supervision, such as "the supervisor and committee are experts whereas the student is a novice being initiated into the culture." Concludes that the…

A Nigerian study compared 141 male and 72 female farmers supervised by male extension agents and 22 male and 93 female farmers supervised by female agents. Women supervised by female agents had more access to extension services, higher knowledge, and greater satisfaction than women working with male agents. (SK)

Legislation and case law addressing discrimination in the workplace are not inimical to ethical supervision; the threat of litigation should never be an excuse for accepting mediocre or marginal teaching. Several significant Supreme Court decisions show that (nondiscriminating) employers retain the right to set and enforce high performance…

Presents a framework for applying supervision theory to clinical practice that integrates developmental and social role theories of supervision. Proposes that by providing the optimal supervision environment, supervisors are in a better position to meet the needs of counselors and the clients they serve. (GCP)

Presents a model of peer group supervision and highlights findings from a qualitative exploration of this approach with master's degree counseling students and doctoral candidate supervisors. Emergent themes from the exploration pertain to supervisee's development; benefits of peer interactions and process-sensitive peer group supervision;…