Electronic Communication in Supervisory Relationships: A Mixed Data Survey

Virtual Relationships and Systemic Practices in the Digital Era

“…Online supervision has been defined as a supervision activity via digital tools, ranging from the use of cellular phones, texting, instant messaging, and e-mail to video-conferencing, all of which offer sophisticated options to enable the review of sessions and even to conduct "live" supervision (Twist et al 2016;Lyness 2014;Bacigalupe 2010).…”

“…The advantages of online supervision lie in overcoming geographical distance, and offer chances of supervision to supervisees located in remote zones (Pomini et al 2016;Twist et al 2016;Blumer et al 2015). This opportunity to receive online supervision in those cases where no supervision would otherwise be available, enhances the quality of the services provided to patients (Bacigalupe 2010) and combat the sense of professional isolation (Pomini et al 2016).…”

“…A recent online survey regarding the use of electronic communication between marriage and family therapy supervisees and supervisors was conducted on 227 marriage and family therapists, students and supervisors who completed either a paper (N = 101) or an online survey (N = 126) (Twist et al 2016). Adopting both quantitative and qualitative methods, the wider aims of the study were "to assess online clinical, supervisory, educational, ethical, and professional networking practices and perceptions of such practices" (ibid.…”

“…This result may be related to the generational difference of most supervisors being "digital immigrants" and most supervisees being "digital natives" (Prensky 2001;Bacigalupe 2010;Perry 2012). Online supervision was perceived to be appropriate in meeting distance needs (57.1%), or as an adjunct to face-to-face supervision (31.6%), especially after comfort and confidentiality have been established (11.3%) (Twist et al 2016). While half of the participants (49% of supervisees and 59.5% of supervisors) reported often communicating via e-mail with their supervisor/supervisee, the majority (81.7 and 76.2% respectively) had never used video-conferencing for supervision purposes (ibid.…”

Terapia On-line com Casais e Famílias: Prática e Formação na Pandemia de Covid-19

“…A supervisão é um dos principais instrumentos na formação de terapeutas, contribuindo tanto para a qualidade dos atendimentos prestados como para a satisfação profissional (Kanz, 2001;Twist, Hertlein, & Haider, 2016). Por meio dela, desenvolve-se a identidade profissional, adquirem-se e aprimoram-se habilidades e competências clínicas (Perry, 2012).…”