Introduction to the special issue: Supervisee perspectives of supervision processes

Abstract

In this introduction to the special issue on Supervisee Perspectives of Supervision Processes, we overview salient extant research findings and provide a theoretical grounding to provide a supportive context for the collection of articles in this curated issue. The enclosed articles provide first person narrative examples of several extant research findings: clinical expertise unfolds developmentally; multiculturalism impacts supervision; the supervisory relationship is highly important; supervision can benefit supervisees; and supervision may impact client psychotherapy outcomes. While encouragement is broadly offered for pluralistic methodological contributions to the underresearched area of supervision, care in avoiding known limitations from the extant research literature (inattention to disciplinespecific effects; poor vigilance in thwarting Type II errors) are also discussed in this introduction to the special issue.