Training and Supervision Practices in Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy Programs

Live Supervision: A Review of the Research

“…The perceptions of live supervision held by training directors of both counseling and marriage and family therapy programs are also reviewed in the literature (Carlozzi et al, 1997).…”

“…With its genesis in family therapy and the attendant systems theory, live supervision appears to be particularly well suited for counselor training focused on interpersonal dynamics. However, counselor education programs frequently use live supervision for individual counselor training (Bubenzer et al, 1991;Carlozzi et al, 1997;Freeman & McHenry, 1996). Bubenzer et al (1991) pointed out that there is no body of literature that discusses live supervision for individually oriented counselors, and the authors called for the development of a live supervision model that reflects an individual or intrapsychic orientation.…”

“…Exploring the differences in theoretical approaches to supervision between fields and assessing differences in trainee skill and conceptual development could provide counselor educators in diverse mental health fields with important information on the efficacy of their given methods of training counselors and therapists. There is evidence that counseling preparation programs and marriage and family programs differ considerably on theoretical approaches toward counseling and supervision (Carlozzi et al, 1997). Carlozzi et al expressed the need for research on the relationship between supervision theory and supervision modality in both CACREP-accredited programs specializing in marriage and family and in American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists programs, and Freeman and McHenry (1996) noted that supervisors of non-CACREP programs might have different opinions regarding the ideal delivery of supervision.…”

The effects of meeting a family therapy supervision team on client satisfaction in an initial session

“…Live supervision is conducted in a variety of ways (Andersen, 1987;Aponte and Winter, 1987;Liddle and Schwartz, 1983;McGee and Burton, 1998) but a common element is that supervisors directly observe trainees conduct couple and family therapy sessions and provide immediate feedback to the trainee (Beavers, 1985(Beavers, -1986McCollum and Wetchler, 1995). Live supervision has been reported to be the second most common type of supervision used in COAMFTE-accredited programmes, following videotape review (Carlozzi et al, 1997).…”

Systemic–Developmental Supervision

“…Further, a review of the literature revealed publications that discussed the use of specific family-of-origin techniques (e.g., Carlozzi et al, 1997;Desmond & Kindsvatter, 2010;Magnuson, 2000;Magnuson & Shaw, 2003) related to supervising marriage and family counselors. However, no published works were found that presented the use of developmental supervisory approaches within family systems supervision models.…”