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Supervision from the Perspective of the Supervisee

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Although supervisees have a major influence on clinical supervision processes and outcomes, there is a lack of research on supervisee perspectives of clinical supervision topics. The literature that does exist can be nebulous. We conducted semi-structured interviews with six supervisees about their experience with clinical supervision. Supervisees discussed topics including the supervisory alliance, cultural competence, feedback and evaluation, and power dynamics. We connected examples from the interviews to the research literature to provide illustrative examples of important findings. Finally, we provided concrete recommendations for supervisors to help facilitate improved supervision outcomes for supervisee and supervisor alike.

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  1. Department of Psychology, St. John’s University, Queens, NY, USA

    Samuel T. Jackson

  2. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Amanda Faler

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    Tamara Del Vecchio

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Jackson, S.T., Faler, A. (2023). Supervision from the Perspective of the Supervisee. In: Terjesen, M.D., Del Vecchio, T. (eds) Handbook of Training and Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33735-2_17

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