Title:
The working alliance and conflict disclosure in the supervisory relationship
Author:
Brittani A. Baldwin Gracey
Thesis Advisor:
Charles LoPresto
Committee Member:
Beth A. Kotchick
Committee Member:
Alison Papadakis
Committee Member:
James Buckley
Committee Member:
Angelita Yu-Crowley
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2010
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
Supervision is a mandatory aspect of training for clinical and counseling psychology graduate students. Although it is critical for trainees' development as therapists, it is also an environment that can result in conflict between the members of the dyad. Often supervisees choose not to disclose their negative experiences within that environment for a variety of reasons, despite the potential benefits of disclosure. In this study, 117 supervisees and 36 of their psychotherapy supervisors responded to questionnaires aimed at determining if supervisee disclosure was associated with theoretical orientations and experience level. Additionally, supervisors' ability to predict supervisee confrontation behavior and the effect of congruence in perceptions on disclosure were evaluated. This study also investigated factors impacting supervisees' decision-making about disclosure. Analyses revealed no association between supervisee disclosure and theoretical orientation or experience level. Congruence in perceptions of the relationship did not aid supervisors' ability to predict their supervisees' disclosure behavior. Supervisors were found to be more likely than supervisees to predict supervisee nondisclosure. Exploratory analyses found that supervisees who rated their actual supervisory alliances higher were more likely to confront a hypothetical supervisor. Also, greater supervisor experience was associated with an increased likelihood of predicting supervisee disclosure. Factors rated highest by participants choosing to disclose, participants choosing not to disclose, and all participants combined are described. From these findings, it is concluded that supervisors struggle to predict supervisees' likelihood of disclosing a negative experience based on simple, observable traits. Results support previous research demonstrating the importance of the supervisory alliance. Future research should investigate the impact of personality factors and supervisees' previous experiences on disclosure.
Subject:
Clinical psychologists--Supervision of
Subject:
Counseling psychologists--Supervision of
Subject:
Counselor trainees--Supervision of
Subject:
Supervision--Psychological aspects
Subject:
Interpersonal confrontation
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Psychology
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Identifier:
GraceyBAB-10
