Seite 35 [35]
WITHOUT RESEARCH NO DEVELOPMENT
AND NO PROFESSIONALISATION!"
——o—
WOLFGANG KNOPF
ABSTRACT
In this article the author strongly argues that development of supervision and
coaching as well as further professionalisation of its practitioners presupposes
research, both quantitatively and qualitatively. After describing how ANSE ever
since its foundation strove to secure and promote the quality of practice, and
which complications were encounterd on the way, he focuses on the matter of
raising quality standards. Stressing the need for ongoing quality development,
he analyses the demands on practitioners, trainers and educators that would
follow from this. To live up to these challenges, supervisors, coaches and their
educators should make good use of the ECVision Glossary and Framework of
Competences, which the author describes at some length. He concludes with a
short overview of what needs to be done to take further steps in the (near) future,
and with a playful suggestion to stimulate all of us along on this path.
QUALITY ASSURANCE: THE FIRST STEPS
Since the foundation of the Association of National Organisations for
Supervision in Europe (ANSE) in 1997, the promotion of quality is one of its
main objectives. In the field of consulting, ANSE represents over 8.000 qualified
supervisors and coaches and over 80 training institutes spanning 22 European
countries. Since ANSE represents the professional interests of supervision and
coaching on a supranational level, the development of cross border, common
standards has been one of its most urgent priorities.
Initially this was attempted by defining so-called “minimum standards”,
which may be found on www.anse.eu. National organisations for supervision
and coaching would have to meet these minimum standards to become a full
1 With consent of the author, this article was translated and edited by Sijtze de Roos