Dialogue and Shared Meaning as Core Component of Supervisory Relationship
in Midwifery Supervision at Primary Health Care Setting: A review

Idawati Trisno1*, Fendy Suhariadi2, Widodo J. Pudjirahardjo3
Page No. 68-75

Midwifery supervision is focus in providing support for improving knowledge and skills, and
facilitating reflective practice. Effective supervision process should be able to create safe
environment for supervisee to do evaluation, reflection, develop clinical practice and supporting
each other. Supervisory relationship has considered crucial to achieve those purpose. The aim of
this article is to describe supervisory relationship in midwifery supervision at PHC, and to propose
dialogue and shared meaning as core component of supervisory relationship. The discussion
suggests that thorough evident is needed to explore relationship between dialogue, shared meaning
and supervisory relationship, and whether individual contribution has influenced the relationship. It
also suggests that further research is required to determine the effect of good supervisory
relationship for improving performance and service quality.
Keywords: Dialogue, shared meaning, supervisory relationship, midwifery supervision.