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Triadic Supervision and its Impact on the Role of the Supervisor: A Qualitative Examination of Supervisors' Perspectives
Author(s) -
Hein Serge,
Lawson Gerard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2008.tb00059.x
Subject(s) - supervisor , psychology , qualitative research , clinical supervision , empirical research , pedagogy , applied psychology , empirical examination , subject (documents) , qualitative analysis , social psychology , medical education , management , sociology , psychotherapist , epistemology , social science , library science , medicine , philosophy , classical economics , computer science , economics
Although triadic supervision has been the subject of little empirical research, perspectives of supervisors in this form of supervision have received even less attention. This qualitative study examined 6 doctoral student supervisors' experiences of triadic supervision and the demands it placed on them in their role as supervisors. Data collection involved use of in‐depth, open‐ended interviews, and a whole‐text analysis resulted in 2 major categories. These categories address various ways in which triadic supervision increases or decreases the demands placed on the supervisor. Implications of the findings for supervisory practices and future research are also addressed.