Advanced Trainees Supervising Junior Trainees

Abstract

Beginning supervisors face numerous challenges in their transition from psychotherapist to supervisor. Several stage models of supervisor development are reviewed, which highlight various developmental challenges one faces as a beginning supervisor. A supervisory vignette of an advanced trainee supervising a junior trainee is then introduced, with an emphasis on many of the common issues one is confronted with as a beginning supervisor. Recommendations are then offered to beginning supervisors for managing the dilemmas inherent in their new roles.

Key Words:

• Clinical supervision
• student supervision
• psychotherapy training
• psychotherapeutic processes