Sarah Knox, Lisa M Edwards, Shirley A Hess, Clara E Hill
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, College of Education, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. sarah.knox@marquette.edu
Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) 2011 DecTwelve graduate-level supervisees were interviewed regarding their experiences of supervisor self-disclosure (SRSD); data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research. When describing a specific SRSD experience, supervisees reported a range of antecedents (e.g., difficult clinical situation, self-doubt, tension in supervision relationship) followed by supervisor disclosures about clinical experiences or personal information. Supervisees perceived that their supervisors disclosed primarily to normalize, but also to build rapport and to instruct. The SRSDs had mostly positive effects (e.g., normalization), though some negative effects (e.g., deleterious impact on supervision relationship) were reported. Implications of these findings for supervision, training, and research are addressed.
Sarah Knox, Lisa M Edwards, Shirley A Hess, Clara E Hill. Supervisor self-disclosure: supervisees' experiences and perspectives. Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.). 2011 Dec;48(4):336-41
PMID: 21688928
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