Annual of social work, Vol. 21 No. 2, 2014.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v21i2.16
THE NEED FOR SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTSIN CROATIA
Maja Kolega
orcid.org/0000-0002-8202-4617
; Veleučilište VERN, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vesna Vlahović-Štetić
; Odsjek za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to establish the current level of experience of school psychologists with supervision and the need for this type of professional support. A total of 149school psychologists participated in the study by volunteering to fill out an online survey. (Female)Psychologists who only participate in teaching were not included in the research. The results show that 70% of participants have rated their knowledge about supervision as high. In addition, 66% of participants have had previous experience with some form of supervision. However, only 22% of them participated in supervision that was particularly intendedfor school psychologists. About 80% of surveyedpsychologists rated their need for supervision as high, whereas only 5% believe that they do not need it at all. In comparison to the psychologists who did not have any supervision experience, the ones that did do not significantly differ in their need for supervision. It was established that there is a significant positive relationship between the assessment of the level of professional loneliness and the need for supervision. Finally and as expected, their motivation for participating in supervision would be high if supervision took place during working hours, in their hometown and if participation was free of charge.
Keywords
supervision; psychologists; professional training
Hrčak ID:
130740
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Publication date:
20.11.2014.
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