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SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE AND EXPECTATION
OF CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS IN ESTONIAN MUNICIPALITIES
was pointed out the most important benefits Írom supervision: possibility to
find solution in supervision process, sharing the experience and concerns with
colleagues, discussion and cooperation with colleagues, generating ideas to
find solution in case-work and renewed focus on the case, getting the support
and confidence. Ihe most common suggestions to improve the efficiency of
supervision was pointed out: supervision should be regular, supervision should
be more structured, in addition to group supervision individual one is needed,
supervision should be obligatory for professional development.
This survey raise up questions related to implementation of supervision on
the Estonian context:
How to organize regular supervision to Child Protection workers in the
municipal level?
How the funding of supervision has to be organized to ensure the regularity
of process?
How the Child Protection workers can be motivated to participate in the
supervision?
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