August 21, 2002

Working Toward an Independent Caseload: A Continuum of Responsibility and Level of Supervision for New Caseworkers

This continuum provides a list of recommendations and assumptions that are directly focused on Independent Caseload Model. These recommendations and assumptions include: Assuming an independent caseload involves moving along a continuum from no caseload to a fully independent caseload, training is done in stages in correlation with different levels of supervision, some content is more appropriately completed at different stages of the continuum, each student has different needs for training, and moves through the caseload continuum at a different pace, supervisors must receive training and support to be fully integrated into the training process, supervisors will incorporate discussion into their own supervision with their managers, and managers must be involved and go to the manager core. The goal of the continuum is to move up the stages toward a full independent caseload.