Development of the Trauma-Informed Practice Scales – Supervision Version (TIPS-SV)

ABSTRACT

Using item response theory, we examined the psychometric properties of scores on the Trauma-Informed Practice Scales – Supervision Version (TIPS-SV) – a unidimensional measure of supervisees’ perceptions of their supervisors’ adherence to trauma-informed supervision – in a sample of 312 supervisees. Implications for research and supervision practice are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Trauma-informed practices
• trauma-informed supervision
• supervision
• item response theory
• instrument development

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Ryan M. Cook

Ryan M. Cook, PhD, LPC, ACS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling at the University of Alabama. His research interests include clinical supervision and counselor development.

Stefanie A. Wind

Stefanie A. Wind, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Educational Measurement at the University of Alabama. Her primary research interests include the exploration of methodological issues in the field of educational measurement, with emphases on methods related to rater-mediated assessments, rating scales, Rasch models and item response theory models, and nonparametric item response theory, as well as applications of these methods to substantive areas related to education.

Heather J. Fye

Heather J. Fye, PhD, LPC, NCC, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include wellness, stress and coping, burnout, and professional issues of school counseling.