Supervisor Development Chapter Summary

Our book’s authors open up chapter 12 by stating that this chapter is for those whose interests extend to the preparation of supervisors. The second section of this chapter discusses supervisor development, and it is where I will be getting my information for this report. According to chapter 12, at least two of the models I’ll be discussing have links between therapist and supervisor development that are drawn explicitly. As therapists and supervisors gain experience, both are assumed, to realize shifts in not only their self-efficacy, but also in their perceptions of their work, their self in relationship to the role, and their relationship to others associated with that role (Bernard & Goodyear, 2014). Chapter 12 discusses five primary

According to the book, Heid, herself, did not propose a stage model which is why she is not included in the table along with the other theorists. Although some of Heid’s comparisons may be less important than others, she mentions ten themes that could be extracted from cross-model comparisons. They are: (1)sense of identity as a supervisor, (2)felt confidence as a supervisor, (3)degrees of felt autonomy and/or dependence on others, (4)use of power and authority with supervisees, including the methods and process of supervisee evaluations, (5)degrees of structure, flexibility, and variety of interventions, (6)focus on the needs of the supervisee and/or self, (7)degree of personal investment in supervisee and client success, (8)emphasis on and use of the supervisory relationship and the process of supervision, (9)degrees of awareness and appraisal of impact of self on the supervisory relationship and process, and the (10)degree of realistic appraisal of competencies and limitations, coupled with an awareness and containment of personal issues and biases and countertransference reactions (Bernard & Goodyear, 2014). The thought process behind Heid’s comparisons was to help supervisors structure their focus with their own supervisors and/or provide the basis for reflections by