Evaluation Of A Field Supervisor

supervision in social work as “the process of overseeing, directing, coordinating, enhancing, and evaluating the on-the-job performance of workers for whom the supervisor is responsible.” The field supervisor’s role is to guide and assist the student as they learn to implement the theory and skills learned through their academic studies. The supervisor and student form a working partnership whereas each utilize this placement to enhance their levels of expertise. The placement provides a hands on approach

implement, and evaluate field and practicum experiences to help candidates develop their knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. The unit provide opportunities for P-12 school partners, faculty across programs, and secondary and K-12 faculty across the university to broadening their involvement on unit committees and in the unit decision-making process. Some of the newly formed committees are: the Unit Wide Steering Committee, Unit Wide Assessment

points) Successful evaluations begin with careful planning and efforts to engage those who will be part of the evaluation activities. This assignment focuses on using the knowledge and skills you have acquired in this course and other courses to talk about evaluation in your field practicum site and to engage your supervisors (field & task instructors, agency director, coworkers, clients, etc.) in your project. Agency Information: 1. Provide a brief description of your field practicum site (name

referred to as “Supervisor”) as follows: purpose and structure of supervision The purpose of supervision is to create a context in which the supervisee can acquire the experience needed to become an independent professional (Corey et al. 2010). The structure of supervision is as follows: Frequency of Meetings: ____________; Duration of supervision session: ____ Type of Supervision: ___ Group; ___ Individual; ____ combination of both rights and responsibilties Supervisor A supervisor is a professional

The number one way I believe supervisors can become a more proficient evaluator is through training. I can speak through experience that when I was a freshly promoted 21-year old Sergeant in the US Army I did not have a clue on how to evaluate. I had above average writing skills, and I was able to use that to my advantage to make it appear like I was conducting good evaluations. However, it was not until I had been a Sergeant for almost a year that I was formally trained by my Platoon Sergeant on

organization created the Pathways Program that involved writing an Individual Development Plan (IDP). Each intern was required to create an IDP. This document was not intended to be a performance evaluation tool, but it is used to track short-term and long-term goals as

compliance and personnel concerns. In the field of mental health counseling the purpose of supervision is therapeutic and multifaceted. In order to explain the complexity of supervision for a mental health counselor it must be broken down into key areas. The first is the very definition of supervision.

History of Teacher Observation and Evaluation Initially, education was not recognized as a professional discipline or field of study. Teachers were considered community servants instead of professional educators. Local government officials and members of the clergy were responsible for hiring teachers and making judgments about their teaching abilities. It was believed that clergymen were the best choices for this role due to their extensive levels of education and their alleged ability to guide

increases and bonuses. My supervisor will conduct annual performance review to determine my strength and weaknesses. I will be required to rate my performance and give feedback as to what areas I feel I need to improve upon and what I can do to make those improvements. I will also have the opportunity to express and concerns I have with position and my desire to branch out or expand my position. After I have rated my performance, the evaluation will go to my supervisor for his evaluation and review. Once

professional discipline or field of study. Teachers were considered community servants instead of professional educators. Local government officials and members of the clergy were responsible for hiring teachers and making judgments about their teaching abilities. It was believed that clergymen were the best choices for this role due to their extensive levels of education and their alleged ability to guide religious instruction in schools (Tracy, 1995). “Individual supervisors or supervisory committees