Supervision and Administration Flashcards

A supervisee repeatedly arrives late to supervision and becomes defensive when given feedback, mirroring how a resistant client behaves toward her. This phenomenon is best described as:

Answer: Parallel process

Parallel process occurs when dynamics from the client–worker relationship are replicated in the supervisor–supervisee relationship.

Under the legal doctrine of respondeat superior, a clinical supervisor may be held liable because:

Answer: The supervisor is responsible for the actions of supervisees acting within the scope of their duties

Respondeat superior is vicarious liability, holding supervisors responsible for supervisees' acts performed within their assigned role.

According to Kadushin, a supervisor who reviews caseload assignments, monitors adherence to agency policy, and evaluates productivity is performing which function?

Answer: Administrative

The administrative function covers work assignment, policy compliance, monitoring, and evaluation.

A supervisor notices that a supervisee appears emotionally exhausted, cynical about clients, and less effective after months of heavy trauma cases. The supervisor's FIRST step should be to:

Answer: Discuss the observations with the supervisee and explore self-care and workload adjustments

The supportive function of supervision calls for addressing burnout collaboratively before taking punitive or drastic action.

Which of the following arrangements would MOST likely constitute a prohibited dual relationship in supervision?

Answer: Providing personal psychotherapy to a current supervisee

Acting as a supervisee's therapist creates a dual relationship that blurs boundaries and compromises the evaluative role.

An agency administrator wants to know whether a new parenting program achieved its intended long-term reduction in child maltreatment reports. This is an example of:

Answer: Summative (outcome) evaluation

Summative evaluation assesses whether a program achieved its intended outcomes after implementation.

Under the NASW Code of Ethics, social workers who provide supervision should do so only:

Answer: Within their areas of knowledge and competence

NASW Standard 3.01 requires supervisors to have the necessary knowledge and skill and to supervise only within their competence.