Author: Meris Bray
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Elaine Gregersen, “The Lived Experiences of a University Law Clinic Supervisor; an Autoethnographic Inquiry”
This is the only study the uses an autoethnographic approach to the practices of clinic supervision. This PhD thesis provides an (accurate) critique of the literature on clinical supervision: “Existing studies overwhelmingly provide detached advice designed to increase the effectiveness of supervisory practice for the benefit of clinic students. There is a paucity of detailed…
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Michael Ellis, “Harmful Supervision, a Cause for Alarm: Comment on Gray et al (2001) and Nelson and Friedlander”
Ellis comments on the supervision literature as of 2001, noting that “bad” supervision (e.g., not meeting with the supervisee) was lumped in with “harmful” supervision (e.g., sexual harassment). Ellis tries to differentiate between the two, noting that “bad” supervision “does not result in any psychological or emotional trauma or harm to the supervisees or to…
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Mary Gobbi, “Learning Nursing in the Workplace Community: The Generation of Professional Capital”
Mary Gobbi expands on Lave and Wenger’s ideas regarding communities of practice by noting that other professions and clients/patients can also become part of the development of a community of practice – learning occurs with and because of others outside what might formally be determined a “community of practice”. Drawing on nursing placements, Gobbi describes…
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Liz Beddoe, “Harmful Supervision: A Commentary”
This article explores harmful clinical supervision in mental health professions. Harmful supervision is, by definition, inadequate supervision. Minimally adequate supervision may consist of the following elements: the supervisor provides a minimum of one hour of face-to-face individual supervision per week, has the appropriate knowledge and skills for clinical supervision, promotes and is invested in supervisee…
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K Michele Kacmar, Marilyn V Whitman & Kenneth J Harris, “The Lingering Impact of Abusive Supervision”
This article examines abusive supervision and its lingering effect on positive behaviours. “Abusive supervision refers to ‘subordinates’ perceptions of the extent to which supervisors engage in the sustained display of hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviors, excluding physical contact’ (Tepper, 2000, p. 178). Verbal behaviors often consist of public ridicule (Tepper, 2000; Tepper, Duffy, Henle, &…
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Heidi Hutman, Michael Ellis & Shangyun Zhou, “Supervisees’ Perspectives of Inadequate, Harmful, and Exceptional Clinical Supervision: Are We Listening?”
This article defines elements of “harmful”, “inadequate” and “exceptional” supervision based on qualitative research. This expanded on the work of Ellis, noted above. Supervisees who reported harmful experiences described supervisors as neglectful and callous, etc. Harmful supervision reflected “supervisory practices that result in psychological, emotional, and/or physical harm or trauma to the supervisee… The two…
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Carol A Falender & Edward P Shafranske, Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach
This book examines supervised practice in the education and training of psychologists through the use of science-informed theory and practice. Clinical supervision in this context serves two essential functions: to ensure the integrity of clinical services provided to the client and to develop competence in the supervisee. This book defines supervision as: “Supervision is a…