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Relational Mentoring in Clinical Supervision: The Transformational Supervisor
Author(s) -
Johnson W. Brad,
Skinner Cessily J.,
Kaslow Nadine J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22128
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , psychology , supervisor , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , social psychology , collegiality , interdependence , psychosocial , empowerment , pedagogy , psychotherapist , management , sociology , social science , political science , law , economics
Effective clinical supervision naturally incorporates many elements of mentoring. In this article, we us the Mentoring Relationship Continuum (MRC) model to frame a discussion of transformational supervision. We define transformational supervision as a rich developmental relationship characterized by increasing relational reciprocity, a greater range of career and psychosocial mentoring functions, and a strong sense of collegiality. As a strong supervisory relationship approaches the transformational end of the MRC, the supervisor offers increasing levels of support, empowerment, authenticity, and reciprocity; over time, the relationship has a more interdependent, egalitarian, and communitarian character. We employ a case example to illustrate excellent transformational supervision.