Expert Clinical Supervisors’ Descriptions of Easy and Challenging Supervisees
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
DOI
0.7729/91.1151
Publication Title
The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
1-25
Abstract
Expert supervisors provided descriptions of what made two of their recent supervisees easy or challenging. Content analysis revealed seven categories of experts’ descriptions for those supervisees. Supervision behaviors, clinical competencies, traits and personal background, and self-awareness/self-reflectivity categories were the most frequently reported categories, regardless of the supervisee being easy or challenging. Comparisons of the seven categories did not yield significant differences in their frequencies for the easy and challenging supervisees. Importantly, the experts appeared to rely on objective (observable) rather than subjective assessments of their supervisees, whether easy or challenging. Limitations and implications for future research and practice are discussed.
ORCID
0000-0002-6577-8636 (Kemer)
Original Publication Citation
Kemer, G., & Borders, L. (2017). Expert Clinical Supervisors’ Descriptions of Easy and Challenging Supervisees. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 9(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/91.1151
Repository Citation
Kemer, Gulsah and Borders, L. DiAnne, "Expert Clinical Supervisors’ Descriptions of Easy and Challenging Supervisees" (2017). Counseling & Human Services Faculty Publications. 83.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/chs_pubs/83