Field Supervision of Counselors in Training: A Survey of the North Atlantic Region

• Published in: Counselor Education and Supervision
• Main Authors: HART, GORDON M., FALVEY, ELIZABETH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1987
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6978.1987.tb00719.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fj.1556-6978.1987.tb00719.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/j.1556-6978.1987.tb00719.x

Most of the research on supervision has focused on supervisors in academic institutions (faculty members or doctoral students). In this article the authors describe a study in which they examined supervisors in community agencies where master's level counselors were assigned for practicum and internship training. The survey suggested that agencies were heavily invested in supervising graduate level counseling students and providing them with a rich clinical experience. Respondents typically had a master's degree, used various models of supervision, and provided feedback by means of self‐report and audiotape or videotape review of counseling sessions. Results suggest that these supervisors had little contact with the concurrent academic supervisor and may have had little formal training in supervision. Implications of this survey include a need for more training for supervisors in graduate counseling programs and a need for more liaison between campus and field supervisors.