1920’s Psychoanalytic Theory enters Social Work.
1930’s The beginning of psycho-social casework.
1950’s/ 1960’s
Dissatisfaction with psychodynamic casework leads to the rise of Behaviourist
and Humanist theory.
1970’s Cognitive approaches; Task Centred
System; Eco-systems approaches and
Radical approaches.
1980’s Empowerment Theories; Critical Theory;
Feminist Theories; Anti-oppressive
approaches.
1990’s Constructivist Theory; Narrative Therapy; Transpersonal Theory.
1996 Turner (1996:701)
Social Work Treatment 4th Edition states after covering 27
systems of practice "that the emergence of new theories has not diminished
…
and that there has not been any movement towards the emergence of a mega
theory."
In terms of what is new Turner (1996) asserts that we have gained new insights
into the situation part of the person in the situation. The help relationship
has
been enriched and broadened this has added to things like transference,
power
& values etc. The focus on pathology has reduced with the rise of a
focus on
client’s strengths and available resources. The most important theme for
Turner
(1996: 701) is that:
1997-8 Saleebey (1997) and Rapp (1998) release publications concerning the "Strengths Perspective" and "The Strengths Model", Strengths-based practice begins"Theories are open and dynamic systems that grow and change as they both interact with other systems and are applied by practitioners."
1850’s Administrative
focus – Practical advice, support and on the job
training aimed at getting the job done.
1910’s Education programmes
develop. Education shifts from agency to
University
1930’s Influence of psychological practice theory- (i.e., Psychodynamic).
1950’s Introduction of
sociological theory (e.g. Kadushin adopting the
interactional framework of Goffman and Munson drawing from Role
theory).
1956-1970's Debate
about interminable supervision and Autonomous
practice.
1965
First Training Course for Social Work Supervisors Held in New
Zealand at Tiromoana. Professor Minn of Victoria University taught
the course.
1972
NZASW publish monograph Supervision in Social Work : A New
Zealand Perspective.
1976
Social Work Supervision is constructed by Kadushin in Supervision
in Social Work as administrative, educational and supportive.
(Supervision understood as involving Agency, Supervisor,
Supervisee and clients).
1985 NZSWTC – Supervision Resource Package.
Late 1980’s The rise of New Management and increased
accountability.
Increased emphasis placed on Administrative/ Management aspects
of Supervision.
1990’s Rich (1993) describes
a supervisory jungle in terms of theory and
practice models. There is no single definition or theory exists which
comprehensively describes its meaning, method or purpose.
Kadushin includes a section on ecology of Social Work Supervision
in his 3rd Edition.
Brown & Bourne’s (1996) produce a Developmental systems model.
Tsui (1997) Proposes Culture as the major context for supervision.
1998 ANZASW publish a policy on Supervision.
1999
Bradley, J, Jacobs,E and Bradley R and Webber-Dreadon E, publish
Articles in Te Komako 3, on Tangata Whenua approaches to
supervision.
11 Nov 1999, Kieran O'Donoghue publishes the first web-site
focusing on social work supervision.
1999
Cohen (1999) proposes a Strengths-based approach to supervision.
2000
National (International) Supervision Conference was held at
Auckland College of Education.
2002
O'Donoghue (In Press) develops framework for re-storying and
theorising supervision by deconstructing and reconstructing one's
own supervision story. Essentially, he proposes that we theorise
supervision from the stance of an active participant researcher.
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Review’,
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Last update 4 April 2002.