SPRn4417 Supervision

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mirka Nečasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mirka Nečasová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to gain theoretical knowledge of supervision as part of social work and as means to systematic growth in professional competencies as well. The training of some of the supervising skills and self-reflection and reflection on the practice are included.
Learning outcomes
In the end of the course students should be able to define various theoretical approaches in supervision; to design relevant type of supervision for the specific practice settings; to describe relevant examples of good practice; to be able to set up contract on supervision and to be able to develop sensitivity concerning dilemmas and problems that arise during supervision.
Syllabus
  • Supervision - definition; function; forms; supervision in social work
  • Supervision from the perspective of reflective practise and competencies
  • Supervision theories
  • Supervision models - developmental,cyclical, processive
  • Requirements concerning the qualities of supervisor
  • Internal supervision
  • Educational supervision
  • Contract in supervision
  • Individual supervision, supervision of the groups, teams, networks and organizations
  • Burn-out syndrom
  • Transcultural supervision, research and ethiical problems and dilemmas in supervision, codes of ethics
Literature
    required literature
  • BAŠTECKÁ, Bohumila, Veronika ČERMÁKOVÁ and Milan KINKOR. Týmová supervize : teorie a praxe. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2016, 325 stran. ISBN 9788026209409. info
  • HAWKINS, Peter and Robin SHOHET. Supervize v pomáhajících profesích. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 202 s. ISBN 8071787159. info
  • HAVRDOVÁ, Zuzana and Martin HAJNÝ. Praktická supervize : průvodce supervizí pro začínající supervizory, manažery a příjemce supervize. Praha: Galén, 2008, 213 s. ISBN 9788072625321. info
    not specified
  • Úvod do supervize : cyklický model. Edited by Petra Svobodová - Martin Valášek. Vyd. 1. Tišnov: Sdružení Scan, 2002, 88 s. ISBN 808662000X. info
  • Integrativní přístupy k supervizi. Edited by Michael Carroll - Margaret Tholstrup, Translated by Jitka Kožnarová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2004, 280 s. ISBN 8072545825. info
  • KALINA, Kamil. Supervize - kazuistiky. Edited by Antonín Šimek. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2004, 171 s. ISBN 8072544969. info
  • TSUI, Ming-sum. Social work supervision : contexts and concepts. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications, 2005, xviii, 178. ISBN 0761917675. URL info
  • Fundamental themes in clinical supervision. Edited by John R. Cutcliffe - Tony Butterworth - Brigid Proctor. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2001, xiv, 331. ISBN 0415228875. info
  • SCHMIDBAUER, Wolfgang. Psychická úskalí pomáhajících profesí. Translated by Petr Patočka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 171 s. ISBN 80-7178-312-9. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, discussions, practical training of supervision skills
Assessment methods
written papers, test, final written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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