ABSTRACT
Supervision is an integral process of learning and teaching fieldwork in the social work curriculum, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is largely through conferences wherein the supervisor and the supervisee create a platform for learning to make sense of the fieldwork experience. Individual and group conferences form important learning spaces wherein the student and supervisor chalk out learning goals, learning needs and strategies to accomplish them. This chapter discusses the importance of conferences in supervision, the stakeholders involved, the processes that are undertaken, phases of supervisory conferences and the challenges and dilemmas faced during supervision. The chapter uses illustrations from student conferences drawn from the author’s experiences to support her arguments. This provides a good reference point to be able to understand the various dimensions in the supervisory process and reinforces with examples how conferences with students are a crucial learning space.
