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BJSW Advance Access published online on June 23, 2006
British Journal of Social Work, doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl057
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

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Field Supervisors’ Feelings and Concerns at the Termination of the Supervisory Relationship

Nehami Baum 1 *

1 School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nehami Baum, E-mail: nehami{at}hotmail.com


  Abstract

This study deals with the neglected subject of the feelings and concerns of field supervisors at the termination of the supervisory relationship. Analysis of the written responses of 55 field supervisors to three open ended questions reveals a mixture of coexistent feelings: satisfaction, fulfillment and pride, along with relief, sadness, and/or frustration. It shows that the supervisors’ most prevalent concern was with whether they were good supervisors, and that only half of them related to professional issues involved in the termination. About half reported being left with feelings of gratification; others wrote of being left with the sense that they had not accomplished what they would have liked to. Beyond the specific findings, the study's main contribution is the light it sheds on supervisors’ perspectives on the experience of field supervision as a whole. Recommendations for practice and research are made.

Keywords: concerns, feelings, field supervisor, termination of supervisory relationship.
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