Enhancing Program Quality and Care through Supervision

Autor/inn/en	Olsen, Heather; Kowalski, Christopher L.
Titel	Enhancing Program Quality and Care through Supervision
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2010) 10, S.37-44 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Interpersonal Competence; Interpersonal Relationship; Risk; Mentors; Supervision; Supervisors; Best Practices; Behavior Modification; Job Training; Accountability; Emergency Programs; Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Risiko; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Verantwortung; Hilfsprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	In this age of accountability, afterschool programs are increasingly held responsible for providing youth with quality care and education. Afterschool programs play a critical role in helping youth develop their intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, often by engaging them in activities in which they interact with their peers. Such activities require afterschool program staff to carefully supervise children and youth in order to manage risk and ensure the young people's safety. Relationship building and mentoring are also part of such supervision. The "supervision" we explore in this article is the watchful guidance provided by staff members to program participants rather than the mentoring a senior staff member provides to a less experienced youth worker. This article explores the "best practices" of this kind of supervision in afterschool programs, outlining programs' responsibilities and suggesting practical supervisory techniques. A framework of supervision for small- and large-group activities outlines the responsibilities and duties of supervisors and can help afterschool programs develop their own supervision plans. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01