When problems seem overwhelming: emphases in teaching, supervision, and consultation.

Full Abstract

The intractability of many of today's problems creates unusual stress for social workers. Traditional direct practice content taught by teachers, field work instructors, agency supervisors, and consultants provides a sound foundation on which to teach and learn practice skills. However, it also is essential for teachers, instructors, supervisors, and consultants to recognize the unusually stressful nature of practice and the frequent sense of pervasive hopelessness felt by practitioners. This article focuses on the preparation of social workers for effective work in today's complex social environment and suggests five major areas that need to be emphasized in teaching, supervising, and training.

Author information

Author/s: Kurland, R (R); Salmon, R (R);

Affiliation: Hunter College School of Social Work, New York, NY 10021.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Social work (Soc Work), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-May; vol 37 (issue 3) : pp 240-4

Dates: Created 1992/10/01; Completed 1992/10/01; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 1514132, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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