Helpful and Hindering Multicultural Events in Group Supervision

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between multicultural events in group supervision, group climate, and supervisee multicultural competence using a mixed qualitative/quantitative design. The discovery-oriented approach yielded 196 helpful and hindering multicultural events among 136 participants. The most common events included multicultural learning and peer vicarious learning. Supervisees suggested improving their group supervision through better integration of multicultural issues and more supervisor involvement. Regarding group climate, supervisees reporting peer vicarious learning or multicultural learning experienced higher group engagement, whereas misapplications of multicultural theory related to higher reports of group conflict. Increased multicultural learning and extra-group multicultural events positively related to supervisees' multicultural competence whereas multicultural conflicts with supervisors, misapplication of multicultural theory, and the absence of multicultural events negatively related to supervisee multicultural competence. The findings of this study generated several suggestions for managing multicultural events as well as improving theory, research, and practice for group supervision.

Inadequate and Harmful Clinical Supervision

“…For example, Ellis (2001) identified over a dozen different terms that continue to be used to describe supervision that goes badly, including negative supervision experiences (Ramos-Sánchez et al, 2002), bad supervision (Jacobsen & Tanggaard, 2009), ineffective supervision (Ladany, Mori, & Mehr, 2013), hindering events (Kaduvettoor, O'Shaughnessy, Mori, Beverly, & Ladany, 2009), and unsuccessful supervisory behaviors (Dressel, Consoli, Kim, & Atkinson, 2007). For example, Ellis (2001) identified over a dozen different terms that continue to be used to describe supervision that goes badly, including negative supervision experiences (Ramos-Sánchez et al, 2002), bad supervision (Jacobsen & Tanggaard, 2009), ineffective supervision (Ladany, Mori, & Mehr, 2013), hindering events (Kaduvettoor, O'Shaughnessy, Mori, Beverly, & Ladany, 2009), and unsuccessful supervisory behaviors (Dressel, Consoli, Kim, & Atkinson, 2007).…”

Multicultural Competence–Focused Peer Supervision: A Multiple Case Study of Clinical and Counseling Psychology Trainees

“…Finally, the teleconference format should be assessed further. Although supervision groups typically prefer to meet in person (Gainor & Constantine, 2002; Kaduvettoor et al, 2009), the drawbacks of phone or videoconference may be acceptable for participants in remote areas.…”

Current trends in clinical supervision: Introduction to the special section

“…However, research indicates that supervisors, for a variety of reasons (e.g. lack of knowledge or lack of awareness), frequently do not attend to cultural issues in supervision Kaduvettoor et al, 2009). The effects of appropriately discussing cultural issues in supervision have been reported to enrich the supervisory relationship, increase satisfaction with supervision and heighten supervisee awareness to cultural considerations in therapy (Burkard et al, 2006;Gatmon et al, 2001).…”