What is a supervisor's responsibility in relation to the IDP?

• A. Become familiar with the IDP process and purpose to effectively guide participants.
• B. Approve all IDPs personally.
• C. Create all IDPs without participant input.
• D. Ignore the IDP until reviews.

Answer: (A)

A supervisor should become familiar with the IDP process and its purpose so they can effectively guide participants. Knowing how the IDP is intended to work lets the supervisor facilitate meaningful goal setting, align development needs with appropriate training, and keep progress on track through regular feedback and reviews. Approaches that involve approving everything themselves, creating the plan without participant input, or waiting until review time neglect collaboration, ownership, and timely development.