As students transition from graduate programs to their Clinical Fellowship Experience, there is a corresponding shift in their autonomy and level of supervision. Supervisors of student clinicians and mentors of Clinical Fellows share many of the same roles and responsibilities as key figures in the professional development of the new clinician. Mentors are appropriately less directive than supervisors as part of a collaborative process with the Clinical Fellow. The mentor is charged with facilitating and promoting reflective practice techniques while giving consideration to influence and power; interpersonal skills; issues of race, culture, gender, and age; and professional ethics.
This article examines collaboration in the workplace, primarily in the educational setting. The article stresses the importance of examining one's own collaborative efforts in order to effectively mentor others. By analyzing the different aspects of collaboration and realizing the importance of working together with other professionals, mentors and supervisors can teach co-laboring or collaborating more successfully to those we mentor.
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