Facilitating Effective Triadic Counseling Supervision: An Adapted Model for an Underutilized Supervision Approach

Abstract

The current standards of accreditation boards, licensure, and certifications or credentialing bodies, such as the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (2010), Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2009), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (2005), promote various types of supervision for counselors-in-training, counselors, and counselor educators. Largely missing from the literature is the concept of triadic supervision, a means of conserving both time and money for the parties involved. The authors overview three supervision approaches (Bordin, 1983; Kleist & Hill, 2003; Schutz, 1958), and present an adaptation of them into one model of triadic supervision. Recommendations for counselor education training and supervision practices, ethical concerns, and evaluation processes are provided.

KEYWORDS:

• clinical supervision
• counselor education
• triadic supervision