Exploring Supervisees’ Experiences of Discussing Personal Issues in Professional Counselor Supervision: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Counseling
Date of Award
Summer 2018
Abstract
Generally, personal issues are thought to be issues not suited to discussion or exploration in the supervisory relationship. Regardless, personal issues do arise for supervisees through the course of the supervision. While the boundary between counseling and supervision must ethically be maintained, the supervisor is in fact a counselor, and the effective use of counseling skills is important to the success of supervision. I used interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore the experiences of LPC interns who discussed personal issues with their supervisors. Participants’ perceptions of their supervisory relationships varied, as did the types of personal issues they shared with their supervisors. Themes were identified in each individual case before combining cases to discover common themes.
Advisor
Linda Ball
Subject Categories
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Stillo, Sandy, "Exploring Supervisees’ Experiences of Discussing Personal Issues in Professional Counselor Supervision: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis" (2018). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 874.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/874
