Communication covered principles of active listening, probing and feedback, whereas counseling dealt with supportive, problem-solving and basic cognitive-behavioral techniques.
A recent review assessing the impact of CHW supervision found that of the available supervision strategies for CHWs, the ones that focused on a supportive, problem-solving approach were more effective.
For obvious reasons, the quality of the intervention is also critical: for example information from both eye health and general health fields suggests providing supportive, problem solving supervision rather than it being a checklist driven exercise [ 75, 76, 104].
GSD uses 21 reflection sheets designed to guide the participant and MHCP through a process of autonomy-supportive problem solving.
"Overall, even now, I think, I would say even 90% of the fans are supportive, the problem is you have 10% or 5% or maybe even a few hundred people that are not supportive, who are more vocal," he said.
Very basic cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive and problem-solving counseling was provided [ 36].
Some HEWs were satisfied; however, many complained about a fault-finding attitude of supervisors, an overemphasis on checking of records and registers and a lack of supportive and problem-solving approaches.
But only 10% of these workers report having supervisors who aren't supportive when work problems arise.
Finding: Approximately one in ten workers has a supervisor who isn't supportive when work problems arise -- regardless of the difference in age between the worker and his or her supervisor.
To overcome these problems, supportive interventions are available for partners of cancer patients.
