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My current experience with supervision in my agency has been spectacular thus far. My supervisor and I hit it off right from the beginning when she called me back to set up my interview date and time. We had some things in common and shared a similar personality type. I didn’t know her until I met her at the interview, but I do know a few people that are employed at the agency. Knowing some of the employees at the agency has been super helpful. Just as Sweitzer & King (2019) mentions, relationships matter, and especially supervision relationships, as they can be key to the quality and success of our internships. While I think that my supervisor is amazing, she is the only social worker at the agency at this time. At the beginning she was very attentive with me, but she is also super busy. I feel like we may have hit it off so well, that sometimes I feel as though she could become too laxed with me. I know it’s not me or our relationship. I know that she is busy. But I do feel as though I am a bit
needy, in the sense that this is the first experience/time I have worked in the field. Although I do
see her and speak with her a good bit… I have begun writing all of my questions, concerns, and/or ideas down so that I don’t forget them as they arise and I may speak with her about them weekly when we meet. In case of an emergency, I do have other role models/supervisors that I may utilize. My supervisor's style is more towards the laid back side and she seems to “go with the flow”. She seems to be fluid and flexible. This may be why I am at a spot where I am allowed to go with the flow of work on some projects that she has given me. In the Stages of Supervision, according to Sweitzer & King (2019), I believe I am in Stage 2: Guide. There has been less direct teaching and more guiding lately, supported in my hunches and when wanting to pick my supervisor’s/coworkers brains. I am open to learning and ask a lot of questions! I was also invited to last week’s staff meeting, which I was super excited about! I am very comfortable with the setting and format of my agency and supervision experience. The agency that I am interning at was my second agency that I interviewed at. The first agency that I interviewed at was not as much of a personable place/feeling to me as where I’m at now. The lady doing my interview at the first agency was late and I think she possibly forgot about my
appointment. She was professional, but not professional. It was just a weird experience. When I walked into Ascend (where I am interning), they were ready for me, had a whole table/board of people to interview me, and I felt as though I could be myself. It felt like home. The agency, the
people/staff… all of it. And it still feels homey to me. My supervisor and I are also a great fit. I
love where I’m at and am so glad that I went with my gut feeling when choosing which agency to go with!
Sweitzer, H. F., & King, M. A. (2019). The successful internship: Personal, professional, and civic development in experiential learning
(5th ed.). Cengage. Hi Bethann,
Great post! While there is of course always room for improvement in supervision, I think there is
always room for improvement with us interns as well. That’s the name of the game… always remaining open to learn, improve, etc. The goal in developing a supervisor - supervisee relationship is striving to achieve the optimal teacher - learner fit (Birkenmaier & Berg-Weger, 2013, as cited in Sweitzer & King, 2019). To do this, we also have a “job” in the relationship. It
goes two ways, as most everything in life. Taking a step back and thinking about how to work in
the match for maximum learning may help. Maybe also trying to work on our communication skills… asking for what we need, etc. may be beneficial. Thanks for sharing. I hope you have a great Fourth of July! Sweitzer, H. F., & King, M. A. (2019). The successful internship: Personal, professional, and civic development in experiential learning
(5th ed.). Cengage. Hi Rachael,
You mentioned that your supervisor goes out of her way to make sure you are learning as much as you can. Sweitzer & King (2019) suggests that we also have a huge part in our learning experience and one of those skills/habits is reflection. I personally do a form of reflection all the time, in everyday life, and actually love it. Taking a step back and thinking/reflecting an experience and all of our feelings that surround that. It helps us take a look at ourselves in regards to situations. Maybe stepping back/stopping for a bit, recalling events, analyzing them critically, and processing them as (Ash & Clayton, 2009; Eyler, Giles, & Schmiede, 1996, as cited in Sweitzer & King, 2019) mentions, may be a key aspect in our internship/learning experience. Which may go hand-in-hand with our process recording assignment this weekend. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great Fourth of July holiday! Sweitzer, H. F., & King, M. A. (2019). The successful internship: Personal, professional, and civic development in experiential learning
(5th ed.). Cengage.
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