ABSTRACT
The main aim of supervision is to forge or reinforce productive links between person and profession. Socialisation is the process by which an individual learns to become a member of society. Socialisation can be differentiated into three forms: primary socialisation, secondary socialisation, and professional socialisation. In helping professions, a practitioner's self-knowledge is an important basis for making contact with and developing understanding of people who rely on them and hope for their understanding. The key function of supervision is to facilitate learning aimed at developing professional competence, and to do so in a specific way and with a particular emphasis. Continuing professional development (CPD) programme focus on particular aspects of professional practice and are intended to broaden supervisees skill base or improve the quality of the work. A form of CPD in professional practice is action learning or peer consultation, which can be seen as a variant of supervision. Peer consultation is a form of "learning with help from others".
