Description
Social work supervisors manage social work cases by investigating alleged neglect or abuse cases. They make family dynamics assessment and provide assistance to sick people or with emotional or mental disorders. They train, assist, advise, evaluate and assign work to subordinate social workers making sure that all work is done according to the established policies, laws, procedures and priorities.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
assess social service users' situationtolerate stressapply anti-oppressive practicesreview social service planapply holistic approach within social servicesapply socially just working principlesadvocate for social service usersdevelop professional identity in social workdeliver social services in diverse cultural communitiesinvolve service users and carers in care planningaccept own accountabilityfollow health and safety precautions in social care practicesbuild helping relationship with social service usersnegotiate with social service userspromote service users' rightscommunicate with social service usersconduct interview in social servicemanage social crisiswork within communitiesprovide social counsellingplan social service processcooperate at inter-professional levelcontribute to protecting individuals from harmapply crisis interventionorganise social work packagesundertake continuous professional development in social workapply organisational techniquesmeet standards of practice in social servicesaddress problems criticallyapply problem solving in social serviceadhere to organisational guidelinesapply quality standards in social servicesapply decision making within social workdemonstrate leadership in social service casesconsider social impact of actions on service usersmake legislation transparent for users of social servicespromote social changeempower social service usershave computer literacycommunicate professionally with colleagues in other fieldsdevelop professional networkrefer social service usersmanage stress in the work placereport on social developmentprevent social problemsrelate empatheticallylisten activelyapply case managementsupervise students in social serviceswork in a multicultural environment in health carenegotiate with social service stakeholdersprovide support to social services usersapply person-centred caremanage ethical issues within social servicespromote inclusionprotect vulnerable social service usersmaintain records of work with service users