Reflections on the practice of supervision in vocational training: a junguian perspective

Abstract

This essay intends to present an initial reflection on the practice of supervision, its role in the professional training and its specificity in the clinical training, from the standpoint of the Jungian theory. Supervision is one of the basic activities of integration between theory and practice. We understand that supervision is fundamental to the formation of a Jungian analyst and we need to reflect on its specificities because it inserts data that is eminently qualitative in the formation and teaching of Jungian psychology, either because of the singularity of the comprehension and synthesis produced by the supervised person, or because of the reference to a third party, the therapeutic relationship or field of action, which are present in the teaching-learning process in the form of story. On the other hand, some issues are raised regarding the practice of the supervisor, including the evaluation criteria of the supervised person and the effectiveness of the supervision process.