Creating a Preferred Counselor Identity in Supervision: A New Application of Bernard's Discrimination Model

Abstract

Bernard's discrimination model is frequently used in the supervision of counseling practice. The advantages of this model include its simplicity, flexibility, and research support across a variety of interdisciplinary domains. When working from the foundation of Bernard's discrimination model in counseling supervision, use of narrative techniques can be helpful in reducing supervisee anxiety, promoting creativity, and exploring and solidifying personal and vocational values.

Keywords::

• Bernard
• supervision
• narrative
• counselor
• identity