SOCIALIZING THE DIRECT SERVICE PRACTITIONER IN THE WAYS OF SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

Despite the emergence of programs for training administration specialists in social welfare, most lower and middle-management jobs will continue to be filled by direct service practitioners who have little or no formal preparation for this kind of practice. This paper argues that the transition from...

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Published inAdministration in social work Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 267 - 280
Main Authors Patti, Rino, Austin, Michael J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.1978
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Summary:Despite the emergence of programs for training administration specialists in social welfare, most lower and middle-management jobs will continue to be filled by direct service practitioners who have little or no formal preparation for this kind of practice. This paper argues that the transition from direct service to supervisory management is characterized by a number of social-psychological discontinuities and impediments to effective socialization that should be explicitly recognized and addressed in educational programs. The paper concludes with several suggestions regarding ways in which degree and staff development programs might be designed to facilitate preparation for supervisory management.
ISSN:0364-3107
1544-4376
DOI:10.1300/J147v01n03_05