Supervision Process Seen as a Process of Experiential Learning

The Development of Consciousness Through the Supervision Process

“…Analyses of experiences and perceptions of participants involved in the supervision process (cf., Bečela 2002;Bogataj 1997;Dekleva 1996;Kobolt 1998Kobolt , 2002Kobolt and Žorga 1999;Rupar 2003;Žorga 1997Žorga et al 2001) have indicated that in the process of supervision, professionals have the opportunity to reflect upon their work methods and analyze their feelings, reactions, attitudes and expectations based on concrete situations. They receive support from colleagues, exchange experiences and deliberate on problems from different perspectives, thus learning about themselves and their ways of functioning.…”

Digitalization of Critical Reflection with ATLAS.ti Software in Social Work Supervision

“…In particular, Beddoe (2010) opines that the integrity of supervision might be threatened when it is lacking the learning-focused activities. In addition, "good quality supervision" is often mentioned as one that goes beyond case and task management to offer developmental and emotional support in a safe space and makes valuable contribution in developing reasoning skills and more deliberative analyses based on Experiential Learning (EL) (Rankine 2019;Saltiel 2017;Zorga 1997).…”

“…According to Kolb's (1984) EL model, learning process from practice exposure takes place through a cyclical process with the following four distinct phases: (1) feeling-through being involved in concrete experience (2) watching-making reflective observation (3) thinking-abstract construction of concepts and (4) doing-making active experiment. The learning process in Kolb's illustration can begin at any phase, but it should pass through all the four phases for EL to be completed (Zorga 1997). In Kolb's EL theory, there are two primary axes: A concrete experience-abstract conceptualization dimension; and an active experimentation-reflective observation dimension (Healey and Jenkins 2000).…”

“…According to Kolb's (1984Kolb's ( , 2015 EL model, active experimentation is rather regarded as-a phase where constant monitoring of the "trials" is vital within the process of supervision for achieving the "best practice". In this endeavor, the role of a supervisor in the process of EL is to moderate and guide the supervisee toward a safe and ethical experimentation through jointly carried out critical reflections (Kadushin and Harkness 2002;Zorga 1997). In such tasks, reflective observation can provide a useful focus in learning when critical reflections on observations are made and recorded jointly by both supervisor and supervisee.…”