DIMENSIONS THAT CHARACTERIZE SUPERVISOR INTERVENTIONS DELIVERED IN THE CONTEXT OF LIVE SUPERVISION OF PRACTICUM COUNSELORS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This study empirically examined underlying dimensions from actual supervisory statements taken from interventions occurring during live supervision of counseling interviews. Twenty-seven supervisor interventions were identified and transcribed from the 3rd and 4th counseling sessions of 16 counseling dyads. Twenty-six judges sorted and rated these transcribed interventions. Multidimensional scaling revealed 6 dimensions that characterized the supervisor interventions. The dimensions were interpreted as (a) Directing-Instructing Versus Deepening, (b) Cognitive Clarification Versus Emotional Encouragement, (c) Confronting Versus Encouraging the Client, (d) Didactic-Distant Versus Emotionally Involved, (e) Joining With Versus Challenging the Trainee, and (f) Providing Direction Versus Resignation. The findings are discussed in relation to the supervision literature.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

  • HEPPNER, P. P., KIVLIGHAN, D. M., BURNETT, J. W., BERRY, T. R., GOEDINGHAUS, M., DOXSEE, D. J., ... WALLACE, D. L.

citation count

  • 9

complete list of authors

  • HEPPNER, PP||KIVLIGHAN, DM||BURNETT, JW||BERRY, TR||GOEDINGHAUS, M||DOXSEE, DJ||HENDRICKS, FM||KRULL, LA||WRIGHT, GE||BELLATIN, AM||DURHAM, RJ||THARP, A||KIM, H||BROSSART, DF||WANG, LF||WITTY, TE||KINDER, MH||HERTEL, JB||WALLACE, DL

publication date

  • January 1994