| Scope and method of study. Survey Research.;Findings and conclusions. The present study surveyed 140 clinical, counseling, and school Ph.D. graduates to gather descriptive data concerning supervision practices and experiences during their postdoctoral studies. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine predictors for supervisees' perception of the overall effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision during their postdoctoral studies. The researchers determined that perceptions of the overall effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision were highly correlated criterion variables, indicating that they were either highly related or measuring a similar construct. The researchers' results indicated that the impact of discussing hierarchy/power issues and issues of progress evaluation in supervision significantly predicted perceived effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision, while the impact of discussing cultural issues, gender issues, transference/countertransference issues, parallel process issues, theoretical orientation issues, sexual orientation issues, or disability issues did not. The extent to which supervisors took on the roles of mentor and colleague were significant predictors of perceived effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision, while the roles of teacher, administrator, therapist, or friend were not. In terms of modalities used to facilitate supervision, live and process/self report only were significant predictors of perceived effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision, while audiotape, videotape, co-therapy, and case note review modalities were not. Finally, the use of cognitive/behavioral and developmental supervision theories by supervisors significantly predicted perceived effectiveness of and satisfaction with supervision, while psychodynamic, family systems, existential/humanistic, feminist, relational-cultural, and interpersonal supervision theories did not. |
