Ch 8: models of clinical supervision Flashcards
nature and purpose of clinical supervision
essential role in development of counselors in training
facilitates the process of learning how to competently practice and the acquisition of professional attitudes foundational to ethical practice throughout a counselors career
helps you better understand your values
ACA code of ethics definition of supervision
a process in which the supervisor engages in a collaborative relationship with a supervised to promote the growth and development of supervised and evaluate their performance
AASCB clinical supervision includes
the supervisors participation in evaluation, diagnosis, development of treatment, clinical documentation, appropriate referral, adherence to legal and ethical practice, and nurturing the counseling process
clinical supervision
relational experience between an experienced senior counselor and a less experienced junior counselor designed to facilitate development of the skills, abilities, and personal attributes the junior counselor needs to be an effective clinician
two purposes of clinical supervision/supervisor
to support the growth and development of the supervised (create safe holding environment)
protect the welfare of clients receiving services from the supervised (ethical and professional obligation through supervising newbie)
holding environment
place for the supervises to share their experience as counselors including their knowledge, skills, fears, struggles, difficulties, and success
model
a methodical way in which supervision is applied or practiced
models of supervision
developmental models
orientation or theory driven models
integrative models
developmental models
based on the idea that supervises develop counseling knowledge, skills, and competence over time and their needs in supervision will be related to their developmental level
EX: integrated developmental model
4 levels of integrated developmental model
- supervisees motivated to participated and anxious about performance; inexperience
- supervises begin to function more independently and focus on client; motivation fluctuates from great need for supervision to little perceived need
- supervises have gained experience and developing strong professional identity; continue to be motivated in supervision
- begin to do things independently
orientation-specific models
operates from a counseling theory framework and typically focuses on the supervises adherence or fidelity to the theory in counseling sessions
include adlerian, cognitive, beahvioral, person-centered, etc.
Four orientation-specific models of supervision
person-centered
cognitive behavioral
psychodynamic
narrative
person-centered
based on person-centered theory by Carl Rogers
core conditions of empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard are the foundation
see supervises as ppl with the capacity for growth
cognitive-behavioral
supervisors operating from this perspective view cognitions or thoughts as driving force of supervises beliefs, feelings, and behaviors
psychodynamic
focuses on supervises resistance, defense mechanisms, transference, and countertransference (between them and the supervisor)
Narrative
assume that people are natural storytellers and have a generated story about themselves
supervisors maintain a positive of curiosity and pose questions to the supervised that help to write the story of who and how they are as a counselor (supervisor as editor)
integrative models
when more than one distinct model of counseling or supervision are combined OR
technical eclecticism
a combination of supervisory approaches without full endorsement of the theories that inform those approaches
Two examples of integrative models
discrimination model
microskills supervision
discrimination model (Bernard 1970s)
an atheoretical model of supervision based on technical eclecticism
the supervisor individualizes their responses, in other words discriminates, to meet the needs of the supervised
three areas of supervised skills
three areas of supervisee skills
process
conceptualization
personalization
Three roles supervisor can assume
teacher
counselor
consultant
process skills
include greeting the client, pacing the counseling, and closing the session
conceptualization skills
include the supervises ability to navigate content provided by the client to identify client themes or patterns and case conceptualize