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  • Is Supervisor Training Effective? A Pilot Investigation of Clinical Supervisor Training Program

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    O'Donovan, Analise
    Clough, Bonnie
    Petch, Jemima
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    O'Donovan, Analise
    Clough, Bonnie A.
    Year published
    2017
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    Objective: Although competency-based training of supervisors is now compulsory in many countries, there has been limited evidenced-based literature to guide the profession as to the most effective ways of training supervisors. The aim of the current pilot study was to examine the effects of a supervisor training program on supervisor, supervisee, and evaluator perceptions of supervisory competence. Method: Ten female and two male supervisors employed by a state-wide counselling service participated in the study. Data, including taped supervision sessions relating to supervisor, supervisee, and evaluator perceptions of ...
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    Objective: Although competency-based training of supervisors is now compulsory in many countries, there has been limited evidenced-based literature to guide the profession as to the most effective ways of training supervisors. The aim of the current pilot study was to examine the effects of a supervisor training program on supervisor, supervisee, and evaluator perceptions of supervisory competence. Method: Ten female and two male supervisors employed by a state-wide counselling service participated in the study. Data, including taped supervision sessions relating to supervisor, supervisee, and evaluator perceptions of supervisory competence, skill, and process were collected at three time points; two prior to a supervisor training program and one following the program. Results: The evaluator observed significant improvements in supervisory competence from pre- to post-training. Although supervisors reported no significant change in competence as a result of training, they did report areas of positive changes in supervisory practice. Across time supervisors also reported a significant decrease in their perception of the supervisor–supervisee alliance on one measure, but this was not noted by the evaluator or supervisee, or on other measures of supervisory alliance. Conclusions: Evaluator ratings of supervisor competency and qualitative supervisor feedback provide preliminary support for the effectiveness of supervisor training. However, the pilot study was underpowered and some of the measures require further psychometric testing, which will need to be addressed in future research.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Psychologist
    Volume
    52
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12263
    Copyright Statement
    © 2017 The Australian Psychological Society. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Is Supervisor Training Effective? A Pilot Investigation of Clinical Supervisor Training Program, Australian Psychologist, Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 149-154, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12263. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
    Subject
    Psychology
    Other psychology not elsewhere classified
    Cognitive and computational psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/341285
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