Understanding Supervisee’s Experiences in Clinical Supervision from an Attachment Perspective
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This research study examines the experiences of counselors in training and how they engage with their supervisors through an attachment lens throughout their first practicum course. These experiences are shared through a narrative methodology. Six participants completed the study and shared their experiences through two semi-structured interviews and a photo elicitation journal writing project. The participants were located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. The data was analyzed through the use of open and axial coding and the constant comparative method to create narrative categories. Two member checks were conducted with the participants of the study and an auditor was utilized to increase trustworthiness and reduce researcher bias. Eight narrative categories emerged from the data and were shared with the use of a poem that represented a grand narrative which highlighted common experiences across participants. The narrative categories included: Personal History, Internal Working Models, Transition into Practicum, Experience of Threat, Attachment Strategies, Perceptions of Supervisor’s Response, Deactivation of the Attachment Behavioral System, and Relational Transformation. Implications for Counselor Education include utilizing the emergent narrative categories to shape counseling curriculum and the manner in which supervisors approach their supervisees to meet their attachment needs and influence their professional identity development.
Author: Kyle Matthew Lucas
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2890611801