Die toepassing van die ondersteuningsfunksie in supervisie aan voorgraadse maatskaplikewerkstudente

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The application of the support function in supervision of undergraduate students in socialwork liberates the students' emotional energy in order to contribute to the success of thestudents. To be a source of support to the students, the supervisor must be aware of thepossible causes of stress, the students' reaction thereto and methods in which they could dealwith it.This exploratory study endeavours to create a scientifically based framework for theapplication of the support function in supervision of undergraduate students in social workin order to deal with stress. The causes of, reaction towards and ways in whichundergraduate students in social work deal with stress were determined by means ofquestionnaires and described in terms of the students' personalities and their uniquecircumstances, their contact with the client system and supervision of the students. Therespondents were 60 undergraduate students in social work.Conclusions and recommendations were made which focussed, amongst others, on thedevelopment of knowledge regarding the application of the support function in supervision,pro-active support, communication during support and application of the support functionwith regard to the practice education of the students. The framework of this research canbe utilised by supervisors for effective supervision of undergraduate students in social work.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University