SUPERVISION AND LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the historical progression of organizational theories and their relevance to modern social work settings, fostering a critical understanding of how these concepts translate into more effective and just practices. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the distinctive roles of administrative, educational, and supportive functions in social work supervision. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate supervisory and leadership attributes, methods, roles, and relationships against best practice standards to develop strategies for ethical supervision with cultural humility. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique the formation and operation of staff groups in social work, including barriers to leadership and strategies for balancing individual and collective needs. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply culturally responsive and anti-oppressive supervisory practices that respect ethical principles and legal repercussions within the hiring and retention processes. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the historical progression of organizational theories and their relevance to modern social work settings, fostering a critical understanding of how these concepts translate into more effective and just practices. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the distinctive roles of administrative, educational, and supportive functions in social work supervision. Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate supervisory and leadership attributes, methods, roles, and relationships against best practice standards to develop strategies for ethical supervision with cultural humility. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique the formation and operation of staff groups in social work, including barriers to leadership and strategies for balancing individual and collective needs. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply culturally responsive and anti-oppressive supervisory practices that respect ethical principles and legal repercussions within the hiring and retention processes. Audience: Graduate