The Organizational Outcomes of Supervision in Settings Addressing Violence Against Women: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Violence against women (VAW) is a prevailing social issue which requires human service organizations to provide a range of services to survivors. Workplace-based supervision in settings that seek to address VAW is an essential component of quality service. This scoping review of seven studies maps the available evidence of supervision in settings that seek to address VAW. Research studies were identified through sub-sampling literature identified in a scoping review on the organizational outcomes of supervision in the human services summarizing the evidence published between 2011 and 2022 including all articles which specifying a VAW setting. Guided by scoping review methodology, this review synthesizes the evidence related to supervision within these settings, identifying study characteristics, key concepts, methodological approaches, and outcomes. The state and nature of the literature are outlined, and avenues for further research discussed.