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The aim of the study was to highlight the design and functioning of the organizational framework supporting psychotherapy supervision at psychotherapy training institutions at postgraduate level in Sweden. The study was based on data from course co-ordinators and supervisors, who are the two main categories of employees involved in these programmes. Two questionnaires were constructed (Course Co-ordinator Questionnaire and Supervisor Questionnaire).
Our results indicated that the organizational framework for different training institutions was fairly similar with regard to the perceived primary task, i.e., supervision goals, and its overall framework. However, according to the course co-ordinators, there were certain differences with regard to the management of role distribution, group composition, information, routines, regularity, and accessibility. Also, economic and geographical conditions had a substantial influence on the design and functioning of the framework. The supervisors stressed the importance of explicit organizational frames, clear information, and routines for, among other things, evaluation, how to deal with conflicts, and failing, and above all the need for a competent and flexible course co-ordinator. The collected information might be used for further discussion of a functional framework supporting psychotherapy supervision in a training context.