The supervisee experience of group supervision: Implications for research and practice.

Abstract

Group supervision is commonly employed in graduate psychology training but has received insufficient attention in research. Supervisees' own perceptions and experiences in group supervision can provide valuable information in guiding our understanding and exploration of the benefits and uses of this form of training. This paper reviews 11 empirical studies exploring supervisee perceptions of group supervision experiences. Research, to date, appears to be largely in line with conceptual hypotheses regarding the benefits of group supervision experiences, and implications are discussed with regard to current practice. However, this review also points to the need for more in-depth and advanced research efforts in the area that can further explore supervisee experiences and identify means of optimizing this experience as a component of clinical training.

A Grounded Theory Study of Supervision of Preservice Consultation Training

“…For larger programs where one-on-one supervision may not be possible, group supervision may be an option (see, e.g., Bernard & Goodyear, 2009;Mastoras & Andrews, 2011). Another potential option for training programs is to develop a vertical system of supervision (Alpert & Taufique, 2002) in which advanced students are supervised by a metasupervisor while providing supervision to novice CITs.…”

Structured Peer Group Supervision for Novice Consultants: Procedures, Pitfalls, and Potential

“…Supervision can be provided to the group as a whole regarding common issues or individually within the group setting (Harvey & Struzziero, 2008). Even though there exists a wide range of potential variability in the structure of group supervision (Mastoras & Andrews, 2011), Harvey and Struzziero (2008) offered some guiding principles. Group size should be limited to between four and eight participants and supervisee developmental levels and topics of interest should be relatively homogeneous.…”

Web-Based Supervisor Training: Real Relationships in Cyberspace

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