This article presents a framework for using a variety of available supervision modalities, in relation to the Littrell's four stages of development of school counselors. Challenges in selecting and providing appropriate supervision to school counselors has been reported in the literature. Consistent with previous research, this review…

The review of the literature on supervision research in Human Communication Disorders examined papers given at the national conventions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) from 1972 to 1987, dissertations from 1965 to 1987, and professional journals from 1972 to 1987. Patterns and trends in the conference presentations are…

This review focuses on ways in which epidemiological research can inform mental health service development and clinical practice. Data from epidemiological studies can provide cross-sectional and secular estimates of the prevalence of psychopathology to support rational service development. Epidemiological surveys have difficulties in finding…

In an attempt to improve the communication process and draw attention to some ideas that need further study, a communication model that deals specifically with the supervisor-teacher interaction process is presented. (Author)

Summarizes the "Theory Z" characteristics of supervisors whereby they serve as coordinators rather than as buffers or information blocks. (MLF)

A discovery-based approach was used to examine the ways in which diversity issues are addressed in supervision by analyzing the content of actual clinical supervision sessions with Masters students during their counseling practicum. The themes that emerged described patterns of interaction, starting with the initiation of diversity issues by the…

Explicates four types of teacher competence (technical, clinical, personal, and critical) as they might relate to supervision. Examines the levels of comprehensiveness and complexity within each of the competence domains. Illustrates approaches to supervisory practice within these domains. Includes 2 extensive tables and 94 footnotes. (IW)

Eighteen clinical supervisors participated in focus groups or an individual interview designed to investigate their personal experiences with value conflicts in supervision. Participants described the types of value conflicts they had experiences and their personal impact, effective and ineffective approaches for addressing these issues, resources…

Several years of research support a differentiated system of supervision in which teachers can choose from among four different supervision styles. With the clinical style, intense observation and feedback is conducted by a trained supervisor. Cooperative professional development consists of small teams of peers working together for their mutual…

Systems analysis and synthesis are applied to the supervision of school psychological services. A brief review of the key concepts of systems theory is followed by an explanation of one possible system for supervision. Illustrations of the usefulness of the systems approach to supervision are included. (Author)

Reviews the group supervision literature in counselor training from 1960 to 1983. Included only those articles pertaining to supervised groups of counselor trainees participating in individual counseling practica. Descriptions of group supervision include elements of case presentation, didactic information, and interpersonal process. (Author/BH)

Provides basic guidelines for supervisors to assess the evaluative competence of staff and offers specific suggestions about what questions to ask and how to explore staff's motivations and methods of self-assessment. (BH)

A selected review of how the study of leadership has been approached is followed by brief descriptions of four leadership theories considered significant today. The research is applied to a program that focused on basic proficiencies in the seventh and eighth grades essential to passing the required Tennessee Proficiency Test. (MLF)

Defines the ideal classroom environment and compares it with the effective clinical supervision situation (one-to-one encounter) and determines that the two are more similar than contrasting. Urges educators and their supervisors to create ideal teaching/learning environments based on the premise that people learn what they live and experience.…

This collection of resources focuses on several specific aspects of cybercounseling and its many ramifications. Some chapters are original articles written especially for this publication, while others were initially ERIC documents or articles in the ERIC/CASS Virtual Library. The sources were selected for their ability to present information on…