Volume 42 (2024), Edition 3

The introductory article provides an overview of the discourse in the supervision literature on the subject of reservations, resentment, resistance, ambivalence and clichés about the supervision format. Misunderstandings arise, among other things,...

The author recalls ideals, disputes, impositions, conflicts and their resolution in the history of the DGSv since its foundation. She describes supervision and the DGSv in the mirror of social developments – right up to the present day, and shows...

Teachers’ field of activity is a communicative one. They have to communicate with pupils, colleagues, employees and superiors on a daily basis. As far as possible, they always do this in a role and at the same time their person can never be...

People with a technical professional background who enter the field of psychodynamic coaching encounter a world that is unknown to them. Strangeness is a formative experience of the border crosser. Strangeness also remains a companion while coaching...

The article describes a prescribed individual consultation process with a senior physician in a large hospital. The interconnection of knowledge, power and historically shaped professional understanding of medical professionals is analyzed with the...

This interview describes the time and the path of change in the concept and understanding of supervision and the establishment of a professional structur of internal and external supervision. The conversation highlights the diverse arguments and...

The police are an area of public administration with well-known problems: Overburdening work structures, work intensification due to extraneous tasks, multiple workloads, increased demands, digitalization … However, there are also specific...

Based on reflections on his own and others’ prejudices in and about coaching, the author offers an operationally manageable definition of what causes prejudices to become problems. Work on this matter is identified as a core task of many coaching...

During the first meeting between potential clients and the supervisor, we encounter many facets of reservations about supervision. Verbalized resistance invites you to professional reflection right from the start. Exploring the causes proves to be...

The article describes the phenomenon of increasing alienation and acceleration in modern society, as it also manifests itself in the practice of supervision. The author reflects on her experiences working with organizations in the social sector,...