Description
A fully revised fourth edition of Tony Morrison’s bestselling Staff Supervision in Social Care, has been updated for the challenges faced by today’s helping professionals. This new edition builds on Tony Morrison’s pioneering legacy and incorporates new developments and tools. It is a landmark publication for the contemporary supervision field.
The material is underpinned by the belief that the way in which an organisation supervises and supports its staff is critical to improving the quality of the service it provides. And the level of supervision delivered must be good to benefit all.
The 4th Edition sets out the proven IMS (Integrated Model of Supervision), incorporating four stakeholder groups, four interrelated purposes and a four-stage reflective cycle – the 4x4x4 model.
Like its predecessors, the 4th Edition contains a wealth of information, guidance, research, practical frameworks, action learning exercises and supervision tools.
Audience
Staff Supervision in Health and Social Care: Making a Real Difference for Staff and People Who Use Helping Services will be useful for experienced and novice supervisors across the health and social care spectrum and beyond, both in the UK and internationally. Â The book also contains specific guidance for those receiving supervision who wish to get maximum benefit from it.
Details
Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
ISBN: 9781803884363
Publication date: June 2025
Content
1. The organisational context
Why supervision matters
Culture and climate
How supervision impacts service outcomes
The factors needed to make supervision work
2. The Core Model
The applicability of the IMS (Integrated Model of Supervision) – An overview of the whole model
Building the model from its three core elements
3. What We Bring to Supervision
What supervisors bring to supervision
Power and authority
Emotional intelligence
Containment
Identity
Adult Attachment frameworks
4. Contracts and Structures
The benefits of a supervision contract
How to negotiate a contract
Supervision and authority
supervision across professions and settings
5. Supervising Practice
Supporting relationship-based practice
Working with bias
Enabling curiosity
Uncertainty
Supporting critical analysis
The six-stage model
6. Making the most of supervision
Helping supervisees prepare for supervision
The IMS seen from the supervisee’s perspective
Authors
Jane Wonnacott qualified as a social worker in 1979. In 1994 she founded In-Trac, a training provider of staff in social care, health and education. She has a long interest in supervision and has trained supervisors across the UK. With Tony Morrison, she co-wrote the Children’s Workforce Development Council’s guide for supervising social workers during their early development. She is the author of Developing and Supporting Staff Supervision (Pavilion, 2014).
Bridget Rothwell is an independent social care trainer based in Scotland. She has been a learning and development professional for two decades, following social work practice and a career in management in both public and third sectors. As a facilitator, she has worked across sectors and with a wide range of professions.
Tony Morrison was a leading figure in social care, particularly respected for his work on supervision, interdisciplinary collaboration and staff development.
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