The simultaneous performance of administration, education, and support is challenging for social work supervisors with dual roles as manager and clinical supervisor. This qualitative study examines the strains and strengths that arose as a result of fulfilling the dual role. Using constructivist grounded theory, a total of 27 supervisors were interviewed, followed by theoretical interview and group validation interview to further confirm the emerging data. The findings suggest that social work supervisors experience role strains, in their attempt to provide a ‘safe’ supervisory relationship and ensuring accountability, and developing expertise with different domains of social work practise. In managing the dual role challenges, supervisors utilized different role management strategies, and in the process, they experienced role balance and role ease. In light of these findings, the paper suggests for supervisors to direct social work supervision with a focus on client well-being and supervisees' development, guided by professional values and ethics.

兼有主管和臨床督導雙重角色的社會工作督導者面對要同時執行行政、教育和支援的挑戰。是次質性研究探討因履行雙重角色而引起的困難和優勢。是次研究引用建構主義扎根理論，訪問了27位督導者，輔以理論性訪問和分組驗證訪問去進一步核實產生的資料。結果顯示，當社會工作督導者嘗試提供「安全」的督導關系、確保問責性和發展不同範疇的社會工作實踐專業技能時，他們會經歷角色困難。面對雙重角色的挑戰，督導者會運用不同的角色管理策略，並在過程中體會角色平衡和角色緩解。根據研究結果，本文建議督導者在指導社會工作督導時，在專業價值和倫理指導下，聚焦於當事人的福祉和受督導者的發展之上。

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