Incidental Supervision

In place of a contract...How do you get the benefits of a contract in a corridor conversation? A contract is there tomake sure that the arrangement is of mutual benefit. We need contracts because insupervision as in life, relationships often have marked power disparities. A contract with yourlandlord is there to stop someone with power and property making you homeless - but it alsoensures your landlord gets paid. In supervision there is often an institutional powerdifferential, particularly if the supervisor is also the line manager