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Child Welfare Professionals' Experience of Supervision
A Study of the Supervision Experiences of Professionals who Attended BASPCAN's 2009 National Congress
BASPCAN holds a National Congress every three years for all those professionals who are involved in child welfare/child protection work. The most recent Congress was held between 13th and 16th September 2009 in Swansea. At previous Congresses BASPCAN officers used the Congress as an opportunity to undertake a study of professional practice as it was relatively easy and inexpensive to ask delegates to complete questionnaires. Prior to the 2009 Congress a number of reports, such as Ofsted's Joint Area Review Report into the death of Baby P and reports into child deaths in Doncaster, had drawn attention to the lack of adequate support and supervision available to professionals who engage in child protection work so it was decided that BASPCAN's Congress 2009 study should focus on supervision.
The results of this questionnaire how now been analysed and collated and the full report of the 'Supervision Questionnaire' findings can be viewed here (pdf document)
Following these results, the Association is interested in hearing from members the extent to which the findings reflect their own experiences of supervision. The questions below constitute a means of generating discussion so we we would greatly appreciate any comments you are able to give and encourage you to respond in any way you wish.