Also, the more mindful supervisors are of the availability and use of power sources, the less is the risk of power misuse.39 This may help make the power relation as transparent as possible, whereas well-intended aims to simply shift the terminology of activities in favour of mentorship and support may conceal an inescapable power differential in the supervisory relationship.14,40 It may also promote the use of less formal power forms known from non-managerial supervision where supervisors hold no formal authority over the supervisee,41 but exert power through their professional expertise or the capacity to provide information perceived as useful by supervisees.13