Research has studied the process and outcomes of supervision; however, much of the focus of this research has been in college counseling centers. Other settings in which interns work have not been studied to determine whether there are differences in the focus of supervision, supervisory style, supervisee needs, or competencies of supervisors across settings. The current study aimed to clarify this literature by examining interns' perceptions of their supervisors in forensic/correctional, inpatient psychiatric hospital, and college counseling center settings. Site differences were found for the super vision emphasis variables of professional behavior skills and personalization skills; however, no differ ences in setting were found on supervisory style or supervisor competency. Human skills competency and an interpersonally sensitive style of supervision were found to be the best predictors of supervisee needs being met. This suggests that although differences exist in settings in which interns work, there are common factors underlying what is effective supervision.
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