Working Alliance, Nondisclosure, Multicultural Competence, and Religious Commitment in Supervision

This study examined the concepts of supervisory working alliance, supervisee nondisclosure, religious commitment, and supervisee perceptions of multicultural competence in a sample of master's and doctoral level practicum and internship students from CACREP-accredited counseling programs. Additionally, supervisor perceptions of working alliance and religious commitment were examined. Results indicated that greater client focus in supervision is associated with lower levels of nondisclosure, constructs of religious commitment and client focus were not related for supervisees or supervisors, higher levels of working alliance were associated with higher levels of religious commitment for supervisors, religious measures were not associated with supervisee nondisclosure or religious measures, and perceptions of supervisory multicultural competence did account for a significant proportion of working alliance after controlling for the effects of religious affiliation and commitment. Implications and recommendations for further research are discussed.