H. Itzhaky et R. Atzmon, The role of the supervisor in training social workers treating HIV infected persons in a hospital, SOCIAL W H, 29(1), 1999, pp. 57-74
The role of social workers working with HIV infected persons in hospitals i
s complex and laden with sources of professional stress, including those re
lated to the hospital framework and environment and personal stress related
to patients, their families, and the workers themselves. The paper identif
ies these factors of stress and discusses the functions of the supervision
in avoiding or reducing them. The article is based on experience in Israel,
but the analysis may be applicable elsewhere, as well.