YS 612

Effective Supervision of Youth Workers

Supervision has been shown to have an impact on quality at the point of service (between a frontline staff and a young person). In this course, students will learn theory and skills related to supervising youth workers. Topics covered include: supervision models/theory, research linking supervision and quality, one-on-one supervision, running effective staff meetings, staff observations, social group work methods with staff, adult learning, building staff capacity, supporting staff to use data to inform programming and developing supervisory infrastructure.

Graduate Non-Liberal Arts

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