Supervision of psychosocial work in Croatia

Kako bi stručnjak mogao maksimalno zadovoljiti potrebe svojih korisnika, uz formalno obrazovanje, javlja se potreba cjeloživotnog učenja i rada na sebi. U vidu navedenog javlja se jedinstvena metoda kao odgovor na konstantnu potrebu razvijanja i usavršavanja stručnjaka, a to je supervizija. Superviziju definiramo kao proces učenja, razvoja i metoda podrške stručnim radnicima koji im omogućava usvajanje novih znanja, razvijanje vještina, usvajanje profesionalnih i osobnih spoznaja kroz osobno iskustvo stručnog rada, u cilju poboljšanja kvalitete rada s korisnicima. Supervizija je važan alat u pomažućim profesijama, te široko prihvaćena metoda psihosocijalnog rada. Cilj ovog rada je dati uvid u određene empirijske i teorijske spoznaje o superviziji u Hrvatskoj kao mogućnost proširenja zakonskih i etičkih okvira. U radu je opisan povijesni pregled razvoja supervizije i njezine bitne odrednice (modeli supervizije, grupna supervizija, prvi susret, reflektiranje i sl.). U drugom dijelu rada, daje se važan naglasak na razvoj i obilježja supervizije u Hrvatskoj. Zaključne spoznaje o superviziji u Hrvatskoj ukazuju da je supervizija prihvaćena metoda psihosocijalnog razvoja stručnjaka, u čijem razvoju veliku ulogu ima Studijski centar socijalnog rada Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, no još uvijek postoji mnogo prostora za unaprjeđenje, veću afirmaciju supervizije u javnosti, podizanje osvještenosti stručnjaka u praksi, te poticanje na daljnja istraživanja.In order for an expert to maximally fulfill the needs of their users, with formal education, there is a need for lifelong learning and work on themselves. In view of the above, there is a unique method in response to the constant need for the development and improvement of experts, which is the supervision. Supervision is defined as a process of learning, development and support methods for skilled workers that enables them to acquire new knowledge, develop skills, adopt professional and personal knowledge through personal experience of professional work, in order to improve the quality of work with the users. Supervision is an important tool in assisting professions and a widely accepted method of psychosocial work. The aim of this paper is to provide insight into certain research and theoretical insights into the supervision in Croatia as an opportunity to expand legal and ethical frameworks.This paper describes the overview of the development of the supervision and its essential determinants (supervisory models, group supervision, first meeting, reflection, etc.). In the second part of the paper, an important emphasis is placed on the development and features of the supervision in Croatia. Concluding observations of the supervision in Croatia indicate that the supervision is accepted method of psychosocial development of experts, in whose development a major role have Social Work Studies Programme Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Still, there are many areas for improvement, greater affirmation of supervision in public, raising the awareness of experts in practice and encouraging further research