Translational Issues in Psychological Science, Vol 8(2), Jun 2022, 210-220; doi:10.1037/tps0000312
Training in clinical psychology involves the facilitation of supervision in the context of a larger training model. More importantly, power dynamics inherent in supervision and training may be overlooked. Several theoretical approaches to therapy, including feminist and multicultural theories, address power dynamics in the supervisory dyad; however, the role of power dynamics throughout a training system have yet to be addressed despite their existence on multiple levels of a training environment. The authors apply an ecological systems approach to supervision and training, highlighting the influence of power throughout all levels of the training system. Recommendations for empowerment of supervisees using an ecological systems approach to training and supervision are provided. An applied example of a training program is described to present a working model of empowering supervision through an ecological systemic training perspective. Lastly, excerpts from the perspective of trainees in empowering and disempowering training sites are also presented. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)