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Week 4 Resources

The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision

Borders, L.D., & Brown, L.L. (2022). The new handbook of counseling supervision (1st ed.). Routledge. 

  • This text by Borders and Brown represents an excellent overview of clinical and counseling supervision, including both broad perspectives and more specific interventions and considerations.

  • Read Chapter 5 as it directly relates to this week’s focus on the supervisory relationship and supervisory process. 

The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook: A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors

Heffner, C.L., & Cowan, J.A. (2022). The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook: A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and 

Supervisors (1st ed.). Routledge.

  • This text assists supervisors and supervisees with developing a collaborative and strength-based approach to clinical supervision. 
  • Chapter 4 complements this week’s focus through exploring how to assess and integrate attitudes, strengths, and learning styles into effective supervision, while reading Chapter 6 will assist with examining interpersonal aspects of the supervisory relationship. 

Optional Resources 

Addressing Personal Factors, Responsiveness, and Reactivity.

Falender, C. A., & Shafranske, E. P. (2017). Addressing personal factors, responsiveness, and reactivity. In Supervision essentials for the practice of competency-based supervision. (pp. 73–83). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/15962-005.

  • This article explores how personal factors can influence the supervisory process and relationship.  

Countertransference in Supervision

Frederickson, J. (2015). Countertransference in supervision. Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes, 78(3), 217–224. 

  • This article reviews countertransference in the supervision relationship, including how it might arise and how it can be effectively managed.  

“Being Affected by the Other”: Psychodynamic Supervisors’ Experiences of Supervisory Countertransference

Sant, M., & Milton, M. (2023). “Being affected by the other”: Psychodynamic supervisors’ experiences of supervisory countertransference. Psychodynamic Practice, 29(4), 362–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/14753634.2023.2228798.

  • This article explores countertransference from a psychodynamic lens by presenting a qualitative study involving seven supervisors and their experiences with supervisory countertransference.