This paper provides students with an opportunity to recognize various supervision and leadership skills and styles by reflecting on previous personal, professional, and academic experiences. It will give them an opportunity to identify effective supervision and leadership approaches and establish leadership and supervision goals for themselves, as well as identify expectations of current and future supervisors. In 750 – 1000 words (approx. 3-4 double spaced pages), 1. from your perspective, describe the ideal supervisor and 2. describe your vision of yourself as an ideal leader. You can draw from real experiences or hypothetical situations. Include a minimum of three citations from Reisch (2018) Chapter 6 and/or Furman (2021) Chapter 4. Make sure to use APA style and use headings.
The ideal supervisor
- Name and describe 3-5 characteristics and skills of leadership you learned about in this course that your ideal supervisor would possess.
- Describe the organizational climate, culture, and structures your ideal supervisor would create or change.
- How do they define and manage conflict and difficult tasks?
Personal leadership
- What characteristics and skills of leadership do you need to develop and which do you already possess?
- Discuss any challenges or obstacles you would have being your ideal leader.
- How could you overcome those obstacles? What support and resources would you need?
- What would you want followers/team/clients/stakeholders to say about you?
- List two (2) evidence-informed interventions or theories related to organizations and communities, which are found in chapters 2 and 3 of the Reisch text, that you as a leader could implement.
Conclusion
- Why is leadership important to social work?
- What role does a leader have in implementing, maintaining, or changing policies and interventions used at an organization?
- How could the NASW code of ethics help leaders/supervisors/managers?
Rubric
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Student adheres to instructions for completing the assignment. For example, they responded to the prompts.
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10 pts
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Student clearly indicates real and desired behaviors, skills, and traits they seek in a leader/supervisor.
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10 pts
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Student thoroughly analyzes the role of a leader/supervisor in managing daily tasks, conflict, and implementing change
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20 pts
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Student describes their goals as a leader and supervisor
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10 pts
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Student assesses the possible challenges they may encounter as a leader and the necessary resources to overcome those challenges.
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10 pts
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Student names, explains and applies relevant social work theories on leadership and management
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10 pts
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Student articulates relationships between leadership/supervision/management and social work in general. Student identifies relevant macro social work practices and skills
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20 pts
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Student describes factors necessary for effective leadership, management, and supervision
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5 pts
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Student cites all sources (including reports, interviews, personal communications, etc.) and followed APA guidelines
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5 pts
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