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Supervision as a secure base: the role of attachment theory within the emotional and psycho-social landscape of social work supervision
In recognition of the importance of relationship and working alliance for effective social work supervision, psycho-social factors serve to influence the relational dynamics, impacting on functions such as case discussions and decisions and practitioner welfare and learning. Attachment theory provides an insightful lens for understanding these pivotal aspects of social work supervision and how supervisors may adapt their approach. This paper synthesises the literature linking attachment theory to supervision in social work and the allied discipline of psychotherapy, which is relevant to this lens. Consideration is given to the implications of the different adult attachment patterns of supervisors and supervisees, for their working alliance, the supervision process and social work practice more generally. Further thought is given to the notion of supervision within organisations as a secure base and the impact this may have for supervision practice and future research.
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Journal of Social Work PracticeISSN
1465-3885Publisher
Taylor and Francis GroupExternal DOI
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1-15Department affiliated with
- Social Work and Social Care Publications
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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of Social Work Practice. "Supervision as a secure base: the role of attachment theory within the emotional and psycho-social landscape of social work supervision". It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Full text available
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2022-10-17First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-11-14Usage metrics
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