Lambert K. Engelbrecht is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His postgraduate studies were all in the field of supervision and management of social workers and students. He has extensive experience of front-line social work as manager and supervisor. He is rated as an established researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and is currently serving as member of the NRF Specialist Committee for Anthropology, Development Studies, Geography, Sociology and Social Work for the evaluation and rating of individual researchers. He has published widely on topics related to management, supervision and social development.