Analysis of a Clinical Supervision Experience

Abstract

t's a qualitative analysis of a clinical supervision group's experience from PUC-Campinas Psychology Course. An instrument named Versão de Sentido (VS) was used to study the process of supervisee development and the dynamic of supervisor-supervisee relation through the description of the group members' experience during 7 meetings. The results indicated that there were stages in the supervisees' development and related alteracions in the supervisor's role. These findings were consistent with the developmental supervision models and the Person Centered Approach to supervision. The supervisor's flexibility and his ability to evaluate the supervisees' needs were essential to establish a productive supervision relationship.The client-supervisee relation and the group-supervisee relation influenced the supervision process. Finally, the study suggested that the supervisee's professional identity was not only a function of the psychotherapy techniques knowledge.