Effects of a method of self-supervision for counselor trainees.

Abstract

The authors tested the application of self-regulation and goal theory to self-supervision using a replicated, randomized multiple baseline (MBL) design. Specifically, 4 female novice counselor trainees were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 MBL conditions (self-supervision targeting the use of metaphor first and then empathy, self-supervision targeting empathy and then metaphor, or an attention placebo control) to test the effects of self-supervision on trainees' use of empathy and metaphor across counseling sessions.Although trainees significantly increased their use of metaphor after receiving self-supervision training, no significant effects were found for self-supervision targeting empathy. Tentative conclusions include that self-supervision appears viable with some limitations.

Supervision As Pedagogy: Attending to Its Essential Instructional and Learning Processes

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Teaching graduate trainees how to manage client anger: a comparison of three types of training

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Dancing, moving and writing in clinical supervision? Employing embodied practices in psychotherapy supervision

“…The proposed model puts forward different techniques of self-observation and selfevaluation, crucial elements for self-supervision as they have been described by Dennin and Ellis (2003). Allowing for a creative process the supervisee moves in and out of conscious and unconscious, active and receptive states (Meekums, 1999), mixing techniques such as moving, writing, and subsequently reading and observing.…”

“…Supervision, despite being seen as essential to clinical practice by all the relevant professional associations it is not always available for all professionals (Dennin and Ellis, 2003) all of the time. Either no useful supervisor is on hand at the time, or else supervision is replaced by what may be called more accurately "administration" -reporting periodically on the job rather than focussing on specific difficulties encountered in dealing with clients (Yager, 1987).…”