Describes use of positive reframing in context of supervision. Notes supervisors encountering resistance from their supervisees can use positive reframing as way to reduce threat and promote growth. Rationale is developed for using reframing with supervisees. Presents examples and outlines limitations. Concludes when positive reframes are designed…

Notes that many authors on the subject of marriage and family therapy supervision point to the fact that the quality of relationship between supervisor and supervisee is crucial to the process. Identifies key elements in this relationship and introduces a theoretical framework for understanding those elements based on the principles of ethical…

The Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy in Haifa, Israel has developed a one-year seminar in psychodynamic supervision for practicing supervisors. Twenty-five participants took part in group seminars designed to address the process of supervision and the theoretical, personal, and stylistic differences among supervisors. This paper describes the…

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)

Obtained data from existing database and by contacting state boards regarding supervision requirements for counselor licensure. Legislation regarding counselor licensure, certification, or registry from 34 states was compared with requirements suggested in the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision "Standards for Counseling…

Reviews emergence of counseling supervision as a professional speciality. Explains need for standards of training and practice. Describes process by which "Standards for Counseling Supervisors" came into existence. Discusses current and potential options for their implementation. (Author)

The practicum format has been developed with the intent of applying competency-based evaluation methods to practicum and promoting self-critique skills among counselor trainees. A methodology for counselor self-critique, based on selective editing and focused discussion of videotaped sessions, is presented and explored. (Author)

A clinical supervision model for counseling sessions is presented as a four-step sequence, incorporating a values framework based on the notion that continued personal growth is important not only to the counselee but also to the helping professional. The term, "clinical supervision," is defined as an in vivo observation of the counseling sessions…

This paper discusses the emerging national issues surrounding supervision of paraeducators in the classroom and provides initial guidance on practical ways to supervise effectively. It begins by describing the current situation in the U.S., focusing on two important issues: the training of teachers as supervisors and training for paraeducators.…

Anthropologically informed examination of instructional supervisors and supervision could reveal functions beyond counseling, teaching, and training. A literature review highlights a cultural dimension of supervision. An ethnography of supervision would elucidate the roles of supervisors just as training supervisors in ethnography could help them…