Training and Education in Professional Psychology, Vol 17(2), May 2023, 142-148; doi:10.1037/tep0000393
The literature on supervision training primarily focuses on helping psychologists become more effective supervisors of psychotherapy trainees. In contrast, the practice of supervisor training has received comparatively little attention. More guidance in this area would be helpful to address the challenges of working with supervisors-in-training (SITs), which involve managing a hierarchy of supervisory relationships and varying developmental levels. Accordingly, a new dual-continuum model is offered as a way for supervising psychologists to gauge the most appropriate relational (directive vs. autonomous) and expressive (challenging vs. supportive) focus across four conventional stages of SIT competency development (beginner, intermediate, advanced, and proficient). By identifying the most developmentally appropriate relational/expressive nexus, the Relational-Expressive Dual-Continuum Model may help guide supervisors to more effectively respond to the needs of SITs, thereby enhancing outcomes for all participants in the supervisory hierarchy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)