Putting on the face: A qualitative study of power dynamics in clinical supervision |
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Authors: | Jack De Stefano Heidi Hutman Nicola Gazzola |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;2. Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, Albany, New York, United States;3. Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada |
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Abstract: | Nine master’s-level counselors (recently graduated) were interviewed about their experiences with power in clinical supervision. Using the consensual qualitative research (CQR) method (Hill, Thompson, & Nutt Williams, 1997), the authors derived five general categories: power resides in the supervisor’s expertise, supervisor error erodes his or her power, misuse of power elicits self-preservation, supervisor demonstrating trust in the supervisee’s abilities empowers the supervisee, and supervisor transparency reduces power. Power dynamics appeared to be most salient in situations where the supervisee experienced a negative supervisory event. Implications for training and research are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Clinical supervision power in supervision counselor development |
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