Clinical Supervision in Public Rehabilitation Counseling Settings

Abstract

The present study examined clinical supervision in posteducational rehabilitation counseling settings. The purpose of the study was twofold: to assess the current practice of clinical supervision in the public sector and to empirically validate a model of supervision within the context of a posteducational setting. Current clinical supervisory models and practices, as well as factors that affected the quality of the supervisory working alliance, are discussed.

Snapshot of Clinical Supervision in Counseling and Counselor Education

“…Participants with backgrounds in counseling, psychology, and social work demonstrated a greater understanding of supervision and were more open to it than were those from human resource development backgrounds. Schultz, Ososkie, Fried, Nelson, and Bardos (2002) sent questionnaires to rehabilitation counselors employed in the public sector in two western states. Of the 111 respondents, 73% reported no regularly scheduled contact with their supervisor.…”

Effective supervision for occupational therapists: The development and implementation of an information package

“…Models provide us with guidelines that are particularly useful when new practices are being implemented (Neistadt, 1998). Basing practice on theory, and using models that are developed from specific theory, provides a framework that is both instructive and evidence based (Schultz et al, 2002). Models relating to supervision generally fall into two categories: structure and content.…”

“…While informal supervision and support may occur in corridors, in the treatment clinic or at the lunch break with occupational therapy colleagues and others, a formal process is seen as ensuring that all staff are given equal and consistent opportunities for reflection and learning. Supervision that is not regularly scheduled is at risk of becoming reactive and simply a form of crisis management (Schultz, Ososkie, Fried, Nelson & Bardos, 2002). The presence of formal, contracted supervision may resolve or even avert many issues before they become problems and thus enables supervision to be focused on proactive professional development.…”

Scholarship of Teaching in Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum

“…Unfortunately, research in the supervision of counselor development also suggests a disconnect between the value of supervision and effective methods to teach and assess outcomes (Herbert, 2004;Scott, Nolin, & Wilburn, 2006). Schultz, Ososkie, Fried, Nelson and Bardos (2002) stated supervision research is largely ignored and called for theory based measurement to advance rehabilitation supervision. Maki and Delworth (1995) proposed a developmental approach to rehabilitation supervision that focused on self-awareness, motivation, and autonomy.…”