This study investigated the attributes essential to field-based supervisors in vocational rehabilitation settings (VR). A three-step Delphi method was conducted with a group of six VR supervisors and seven VR researchers. In the first step, 63 items related to knowledge, skills, and attitude were extracted from a larger set of 157 free descriptions. Following an evaluation process in the second and third stages, all items were judged to be highly important. Many of the attributes thus identified pertained to the supportive and educational functions of VR supervision, e.g., practical knowledge and skills, promoting acceptance and awareness of supervisees, and attitudes that encourage supervisees’ autonomy.

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