| This study seeks to shed light on the benefits resulting from integrating supervision into the treatment process by testing hypotheses about social workers' perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to supervisory tasks, frequency of supervision and supervisee-supervisor characteristics. A questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 500 social workers currently listed as field instructors for the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare. The questionnaire consisted of demographic data, questions concerning level and frequency of supervision, as well as a scale to measure social worker self-efficacy. Of the questionnaires mailed, 194 were completed and returned for a response rate of approximately 40%.;The scales for self-efficacy and social work supervision used in this study demonstrated strong reliability. The logistic regression analysis suggested that several variables were significant in predicting higher perceptions of self-efficacy. These variables included supervisors and supervisees who were of the same race, weekly or bimonthly supervision, supervisees who have older supervisors and supervisors who stress education in social work practice. |
