英文摘要 |
This paper explores the experience of introducing external supervision of small NGOs in Taiwan. Mixed-method approach was used to survey 92 supervisees and 40 small NGO managers; five managers participated in two focus groups, and four external supervisors were involved in in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that external supervision had brought positive development for supervisees and managers, including building professional skills and knowledge, improving the well-being of service users, reducing costs of personnel training and internal communication, and facilitating the cohesion of a multi-professional team. However, small NGOs face the challenge of working with diverse service users and their complex issues, the insufficient capacity of managers, and the limitation of the existing supervision subsidy program. In practice, this article suggests the government extend the eligibility of the supervision subsidy program to meet supervisees' needs, increase multi-professional supervisors, and include managers and other helping professionals in the same setting as formal supervisees. For research, developing the evaluation indicators of harmful supervision and providing evidence-based supervisory programs are needed. |