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A 4-stage developmental model providing a comprehensive, practical guide to clinical social work supervision   This text is a part of the Advancing Core Competencies series.   Clinical Social Work Supervision: Practice and Process presents a developmental model of supervision that helps supervisors meet the challenges of working with clinicians at different levels, and allows adaptations to style and focus as clinicians grow and change over time.   A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students.  Here's how: Improve Critical Thinking — Students arechallenged to examine their own values, increase their self awareness, and put into practice the concepts discussed. Engage Students — Tools and tips, case examples and charts that cover all aspects of clinical supervision. Explore Current Issues — Information and tools for handling the management aspects of supervision–from hiring, evaluation, and disciplining of staff; ethics and liability issues; effective time management; self-care. Apply CSWE Core Competencies - The text applies the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to advance student competency. Support Instructors — An Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), Blackboard Test Item File, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.

Product Description: Book by Taibbi, Robert