1. Current Changes in Supervision in Social Work Jane Maidment & Liz Beddoe 2. Supervision in Not Politically Innocent Carole Adamson 3. External Supervision in Social Work: Power, Space, Risk, and the Search for Safety Liz Beddoe 4. Professional Supervision: A Workforce Retention Strategy for Social Work? Phoebe Chiller & Beth R. Crisp 5. Australian Social Work Supervision Practice in 2007 Ronnie Egan 6. Windows on the Supervisee Experience: An Exploration of Supervisee's Supervision Histories Kieran O'Donoghue 7. Social Work Supervision for Changing Contexts Liz Beddoe 8. Using Visual Cues to Develop a Practice Framework in Student Supervision Jane Maidment 9. Student Satisfaction with Models of Field Placement Supervision Helen Cleak & Debra Smith

Supervision is currently a "hot topic" in social work. The editors of this volume, both social work educators and researchers, believe that good supervision is fundamental to the development and maintenance of effective practice in social work. Supervision is seen as a key vehicle for continuing development of professional skills, the safeguarding of competent and ethical practice and oversight of the wellbeing of the practitioner. As a consequence the demand for trained and competent supervisors has increased and a perceived gap in availability can create a call for innovation and development in supervision. This book offers a collection of chapters which contribute new insights to the field. Authors from Australia and New Zealand, where supervision inquiry is strong, offer research-informed ideas and critical commentary with a dual focus on supervision of practitioners and students. Topics include external and interprofessional supervision, retention of practitioners, practitioner resilience and innovation in student supervision. This book will be of interest to supervisors of both practitioners and students and highly relevant to social work academics.