THE NEED FOR SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTSIN CROATIA

Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi dosadašnje iskustvo školskih psiholog(inj)a sa supervizijom i potrebu za takvim oblikom profesionalne podrške. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 149 školskih psiholog(inj)a koji su dobrovoljno ispunili online anketu. Psiholozi/ginje koji rade isključivo u nastavi nisu bili obuhvaćeni ovim istraživanjem. Rezultati pokazuju kako 70% sudionika/ca procjenjuje visokim svoje znanje o superviziji. Jednako tako, 66% sudionika/ca ima iskustvo s nekim oblikom supervizije, no svega 22% prisustvovalo ih je superviziji namijenjenoj specifično školskim psiholozima/ginjama. Oko 80% ispitanih psiholog(inj)a procjenjuje visokim svoju potrebu za supervizijom, a svega 5% smatra kako im supervizija nije potrebna. Psiholozi/ginje koji imaju iskustvo supervizije, značajno se ne razlikuju po potrebi za supervizijom od onih koji to iskustvo nisu imali. Utvrđeno je da postoji pozitivna značajna povezanost između procjene stupnja profesionalne osamljenosti i potrebe za supervizijom. Prema očekivanju, motivacija psiholog(inja) za uključivanje u superviziju vrlo je visoka ako je supervizija dio radnog vremena, ako bi se održavala u mjestu stanovanja te ako je za polaznike/ce besplatna.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