Examined the validity of an elaboration of Stoltenberg's developmental counseling supervision model. The Supervision Level Scale classified predominant developmental level of supervisees and supervision environments. Supervisee developmental level and supervision environment level were related to mean semesters of supervisee-supervised counseling…

A primary goal of any counselor education program is to improve the student counselor's effectiveness in interpersonal relations. Findings indicate that feedback via videotape recordings of practicum meetings is a very appropriate and meaningful springboard to a critical analysis of relationship and interaction. (Author)

Counselors, psychotherapists, and counselor educators completed a modified repertory test. Contrary to previous findings, presumed positive and negative affect role constructs of significant others did not produce significant differences. The role constructs--boss and person you'd like to help--previously presumed to be negative affect role…

Despite limitations in the results of the present study, these results were tentatively interpreted to indicate that the Tests of Social Intelligence have potential worth for further investigation in the identification of counselor trainees. (Author)

A two-media program of instruction was developed for teaching the basic components of emphatic skill. Treatment subjects demonstrated significantly higher performance on the Michigan State Affective Sensitivity Scale than control subjects. (Author)

Explored whether practicing supervisors (N=37) perceived themselves varying their supervision process across four trainee experience levels and whether supervisor demographic variables related to variance in the supervision process. Results showed that supervisors significantly varied supervisions between second and advanced practicum level…

Beginning practicum counselors rated the frequency with which supervisors performed 42 supervisor behaviors. Counselors also rated effectiveness of supervision. Supervisors perceived supervision as providing feedback. Beginning counselors rated supervision as good if a personal supervisor-supervisee relationship existed and supervisors provided…

Nondisclosures in supervision were studied for 108 supervisees. Supervisees reported an average of 8.06 nondisclosures ranging in importance level. Negative reactions to the supervisor were the most frequent type of nondisclosure. The most frequent reasons for nondisclosures were perceived unimportance, that the nondisclosure was too personal,…

Surveyed 75 trainees after supervision sessions to assess working alliances, as well as the trainee's adherence to a treatment model. Found that the trainee's perception of the supervisory alliance was significantly related both to the client's perception of the counseling alliance and to aspects of treatment adherence. Trainees apparently applied…

Examined associations between research activity and rated suitability for internship and employment in counseling psychology. Faculty and staff at university counseling intern training programs rated internship and employment suitability of applicants with differing degreees of research productivity. Found raters' perceptions of applicants…

Tests the hypothesis that supervisees' (N=116) multicultural case conceptualization ability and self-reported multicultural competence are functions of their racial identity and their supervisors' instruction to focus on multicultural issues. Results indicate that supervisees' racial identity was significantly related to self-reported…

Developed Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (SWAI) to measure relationship in counselor supervision. Factor analysis revealed three supervisor factors (Client Focus, Rapport, Identification) and two trainee factors (Rapport, Client Focus). SWAI scores possessed adequate scale reliability. Established evidence of convergent and divergent…

If the major findings of a study by Dowling and Frantz should prove generalizable, several important questions are raised. These questions, and the potential dangers they suggest, are discussed in terms of counselor education, the power of school administrators and counselors, and counselor ethics and treatment techniques. (Author)

Investigated the relationship between verbal behavior patterns and supervisor (N=9) and trainee (N=30) judgments of satisfaction in the supervision interview. Results confirm the predictive validity of verbal behavior. Negative social emotional behavior added to the discomfort experienced. Use of excessive supportive communication is in question…