Reports data from study of AAMFT approved supervisors. Identifies relationships between these data and supervisory attitudes and procedures, and presents a demographic profile of supervisors with analysis of supervisory models and resources, professional activities, and the issue of adjunctive personal psychotherapy for students in clinical…

Addresses the delivery of supervision skills by presenting a model for identification and training of those skills, the roles in which skills are demonstrated, and types of choices or discriminations necessary to make in tutoring trainees through the counseling practicum. (Author)

Explores the existence of several group phenomena in a supervision group by using a discovery-oriented research approach for a group of master's-level supervisees (N=4). Results indicate that the supervision group was primarily task-oriented, made a contribution to supervisees' learning, and achieved the affiliation level of group development.…

Discusses and demonstrates how supervisors of therapists can improve their understanding of gender-related communication problems and preferences by listening for the voices of both care and justice in counseling supervision. Advocates literary, deconstructionist method of analysis that can be used to teach therapists and supervisors to notice…

Uses an analogue methodology to examine clinical hypothesis formation and perceived supervisor characteristics with metaphorical or literal language when used by a counselor supervisor. Suggests that because the need exists for effective methods to promote development of counselors' cognitive skills, additional research to examine the use of…

Clarifies key concepts and assumptions of attachment theory, emphasizing the importance of adult attachment relationships in counseling supervision. Case examples are presented of supervisee behaviors and subsequent supervision strategies used during semester long practicum. The case examples illustrate how the application of theoretical…

The article comments on the article "How Collaboration and Research Can Affect School Counseling Practices: The Minnesota Story," by Dean Miller. It describes the role of guidance supervisors in a sustained effort to improve school guidance and counseling practices. It also highlights the role that state supervisors of guidance and…

The gap (structural hole) between the manner in which rehabilitation agencies and business are structured, organized and managed has grown exponentially over the past 10-20 years. Three key changes have radically transformed American business: the globalization of financial capital and competition, the information technology revolution, and the…

This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide for practicing professionals and as a textbook or supplementary material for use in courses or workshops on consultation. It consists of six chapters. "Introduction to Consultation:…

Reviews social influence literature and proposes a model of counselor supervision based on social influence theory and research. Suggests that supervisees seek supervisor assistance because they view supervisors as individuals who can resolve difficulties supervisees feel are beyond their control. (JAC)

The article describes a triadic method of supervision that can be adapted to several settings. The triadic method reduces the complexities of the supervision process to teachable elements. Students learn to function alternately in the three roles of supervisor, commentator, and facilitator. (Author)

The Working Alliance Inventory of Supervisory Relationships (WAI-SR) was designed to evaluate the three factors--an agreement on goals, an assignment of tasks, and the development of a bond--of a working alliance between supervisor and trainee as proposed by Bordin (1983). The items for the WAI-SR were drawn from the Working Alliance Inventory and…

This study investigated the effects of two supervisory roles when used within the small group practicum seminar, on counselor trainees' ability to emit understanding, affective, and exploratory responses in their final counseling interviews. Significant differences were observed only in the ability of the trainees to emit understanding responses.…

Counselor-offered conditions of empathy, nonpossessive warmth, genuineness, and intensity of interpersonal contact were self-evaluated by 44 counselors and compared with supervisors' evaluations of tape recorded sessions. Findings are discussed. (Author)