The Supervisor’s Guidebook: Evidence-Based Strategies for Promoting Work Quality and Enjoyment Among Human Service Staff (3rd Edition)

Dennis H. Reid, Marsha B. Parsons, and Carolyn W. Green

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The 3rd edition of this book provides updated, evidence-based yet practical procedures for effectively supervising staff performance in the human services. The content is based on the authors’ combined 100+ years of experience in supervising residential, community, day-program, educational, and vocational services. The content also stems from over 140 articles published by the authors focused on developing and evaluating strategies for providing quality supports by human service staff.

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SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

* a step-by-step guide for fulfilling supervisory duties * strategies for ensuring job expectations are clear for staff * practical behavioral skills training strategies for training staff in key work skills * acceptably monitoring staff work duties * how to actively support quality staff work * effectively correcting problematic staff performance * ways to promote staff motivation * updated information in each chapter relative to the 2nd edition * new information, including on culturally responsive supervision, reducing turnover, advances in technology-based training, and assessment-based supervisory interventions * now over 600 references to selected readings providing research-based evidence and background for chapter topics * key summary points following each chapter * e-book option available

 

CHAPTER CONTENTS

Section I: Introduction to Supervision
        Chapter 1: The Importance of Supervision
        Chapter 2: An Evidence-Based Protocol for Supervising Staff Performance
Section II: Critical Supervisory Skills
        Chapter 3: Specifying Staff Work Responsibilities
        Chapter 4: Training Work Skills to Staff
        Chapter 5: Monitoring Staff Performance
        Chapter 6: Supporting Proficient Work Performance: Positive Feedback
        Chapter 7: Supporting Proficient Work Performance: Special Recognition Procedures
        Chapter 8: Correcting Nonproficient Work Performance
        Chapter 9: Promoting Staff Enjoyment: Making Disliked Work Tasks More Enjoyable to Perform
Section III: Resolving Common Performance Problems (Examples)
        Chapter 10: Resolving Common Performance Problems: Overview
        Chapter 11: Reducing Absenteeism and Turnover
        Chapter 12: Resolving Problems with Staff Provision of Client Teaching Services
        Chapter 13: Reducing Frequent Nonwork Behavior
Section IV: Evolving Considerations and Approaches in Supervision
        Chapter 14: Supervising From A Distance With Telehealth
        Chapter 15: Culturally Responsive Supervision
ISBN 978-0-398-09463-8     Published 2025     394 Pages      Index       Selected Readings