ABSTRACT
Supervision is a learning method for both novice and advanced practitioners of professions in which interaction between the worker and others plays an important role. It teaches professionals in those client- or person-oriented professions how to acquire and improve their professional competence, in a rather unique way that mirrors the professions themselves. Although supervision generally begins as a key part of the professional training and practice in a particular helping profession, it will then become a specific practice requirement for most practitioners. The need for supervision can increase in times of transition, such as during company mergers and takeovers, when entering and mastering a new field of work, or before retirement. Professional training and qualification prepares students for a particular profession. In terms of content, this is normally done along three different paths that merge at the end: general and profession-specific theory; methodological principles, practices, and approaches; and practical skills.
