Contends that organizational changes depend heavily on the supervisor for successful implementation. Points out that a supervisory climate of trust should be nurtured, and tact should be employed if uncertainty and resistance within the organization's staff are to be kept at tolerable levels. (Author/LLL)

Recounting their stressful experiences through autobiographical accounts, social work students described "offensive" kinds of supervision. They also told how they used various devices to cope with their dissatisfactions. (Author)

Game theory can be used to reveal certain supervisory problems and the ways that supervisors frequently cope with them. This article describes the games and plays that supervisors may resort to in an effort to resolve their problems concerning authority. (Author)

Points out the need for mentors for beginning social workers and students, and suggests mentoring opportunities may lie in supervisory relationships. Mentorship is an expansion in commitment of the supervisory role beyond administrative and teaching functions to an agreement that the relationship will address the developmental needs of both. (JAC)