Volume 44 (2026), Issue 3

The realities of work that have shaped workplace and professional experiences, hopes, concerns and aspirations for decades – and which have underpinned prosperity in democratic societies characterised by the welfare state – are heading towards...

The special feature of supervision in healthcare lies in the product itself. This revolves around life and death – or at least around one of the most valuable assets in human existence: health (Foucault 1973). The first part of this text deals...

This article explores supervision in social pedagogy in the context of forced migration, language barriers, and structural ambiguity. Using a case vignette from supervisory practice, it examines the process of accompanying a team supporting an...

This article sheds light on the complex reality of school from the perspective of an internal supervisor. It shows how teachers work in a contradictory system characterised by high social expectations, structural constraints and constant change. In...

The connection between supervision and work sociology research has a long tradition in supervisory discourse. This article builds on this tradition, particularly on the approaches of Hausinger and Gotthardt-Lorenz. Using a case example from the...

Social organizations are facing increasing pressure. Staff shortages, increasing crises, and financial constraints intensify workloads and demands towards leadership. Tandem leadership offers relief and supervision supports its success – provided...

The current societal dynamic is characterised by diverse and exponentially growing crises and challenges. This is reflected in working environments and thus also in supervision. Workers react to the increased pressure to change under tension between...

Social crises and political polarization are increasingly affecting fields of practice in social work. The shift to the right also has discernible effects on the field of social work with regard to the counseling format of supervision. This article...

The article examines why supervision – well established in the social, educational, and health sectors – has so far gained only limited traction in profit-oriented companies. It contrasts market logics of efficiency, optimization, target...

Supervision is an established counselling format for the world of work that has so far been able to hold its own in times of economic crisis. There were phases in which the order situation deteriorated, followed by phases of recovery. In view of the...