Perceptions of Clinical Supervision

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Clinical supervision is noted to be the 'cornerstone' of psychological training and support. This paper examines how it is a reflection upon the psychotherapeutic practice of trainee psychologists and involves the establishment of a symbiotic relationship, which is focused towards the trainee's development as a professional. It looks at how clinical supervision is an integrated process in which numerous relationships exist and overlap: that of the supervisor and the supervisee, the supervisee and the client and the supervisor's support within the relationship between the supervisee and the client.

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"Helpful aspects sought after by supervisees within the supervisory process, have been noted as a positive and supportive relationship, involving teaching, support and feedback; and thus ultimately allowing supervisee's to enhance their clinical competence (Cushway & Knibbs, 2004). From a supervisory point of view, however, helpful behaviour has been noted as giving feedback to supervisees, monitoring their behaviour during the therapeutic process and providing contingent consequences for such behaviours (Worthington & Roehlke, 1979). Such inconsistency within the concept of 'high-functioning' clinical supervision between supervisors and their supervisees demonstrates the ease of incongruence between perceived effectiveness within the supervisory relationship. "

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