Development and Validation of a Short Version of the Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire

Abstract

The Short Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire (S-SRQ) is a psychometrically reliable and valid 18-item measure of the supervisory relationship based on the SRQ. Clinically, the measure represents a quick and accessible means for supervisees to assess the quality of their supervisory relationship and discuss this with their supervisors. It can also be used in conjunction with the supervisor-completed Supervisory Relationship Measure to support a dyadic discussion about clinical supervision and the supervisory relationship.

The Supervisory Relationship: A Conceptual and Psychometric Review of Measures

“…Another possible limitation of the SRQ is its length (67 items). To address this concern, Cliffe, Beinart, and Cooper () developed the Short SRQ (S‐SRQ), an 18‐item version of the SRQ. These authors reduced the number of items by examining external and internal item quality and obtaining feedback from an experienced supervision researcher.…”

“…Strengths and limitations of the S‐SRQ parallel those of the SRQ. The S‐SRQ was created based on a model of the supervisory relationship, and Cliffe et al () used a large sample to validate the measure; however, as with the SRQ, this sample was developmentally homogeneous and Cliffe et al did not cross‐validate with a new sample. However, like the SRQ, the measure appears to have strong validity (i.e., convergent, divergent, and predictive validity) and reliability (i.e., internal consistency and test–retest reliability).…”

Building and Sustaining the Supervisory Relationship

“…Used in a clinical setting, these can provide a starting point for discussions about the SR from both perspectives. For example, supervisors can use the SRQ (Palomo et al, 2010) or SSRQ (Cliffe, 2013) to gather feedback from supervisees. The SRM (Pearce et al, 2013) provides the opportunity for the supervi sor to provide feedback to supervisees and the sessionbysession measure, the LASS (Wainwright, 2010), provides a quick measure for regular review.…”

Developing and Implementing Supervisor Training for Clinical Psychologists in the United Kingdom

“…Each participant is required to obtain feedback from at least one of their supervisees using the Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) (Palomo, Beinart, and Cooper 2010) and/or the Short Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire (SSRQ) (Cliffe, Beinart, and Cooper 2016) or the Leeds Alliance in Supervision Scale (LASS) (Wainwright 2010). The SRQ consists of six subscales with a total of 67 items.…”

“…A shortened version (the SSRQ) has been developed more recently. This has three subscales with a total of 18 items and has been shown to have good validity and reliability (Cliffe, Beinart, and Cooper 2016).…”