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The Supervisory Working Alliance, Trainee Self‐Efficacy, and Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Ladany Nicholas,
Ellis Michael V.,
Friedlander Myrna L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1999.tb02472.x
Subject(s) - alliance , supervisor , practicum , psychology , job satisfaction , perception , applied psychology , clinical psychology , medical education , social psychology , management , pedagogy , medicine , political science , law , economics , neuroscience
Theoretically, when the supervisory working alliance is strong, the trainee and supervisor share a strong emotional bond and agree on the goals and tasks of supervision. Tested was Bordin's (1983) proposition that changes in counselor trainees' perceptions of the supervisory alliance over the course of supervision would predict supervisory outcomes. A national sample of beginning practicum‐ to intern‐level trainees were assessed at the beginning and end of an academic semester. Contrary to predictions, changes in the alliance were not predictive of changes in trainees' self‐efficacy. However, improvements in the emotional bond between the trainees and supervisors were associated with greater satisfaction.