Supervisors’ Experiences of Providing Difficult Feedback in Cross-Ethnic/Racial Supervision.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Burkard, Alan W.; Knox, Sarah; Clarke, Robyn D.; Phelps, David L.; Inman, Arpana G.
- Source
- Counseling Psychologist; Apr2014, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p314-344, 31p
- Subject
- Research methodology
Teacher-student relationships
Job performance
Ethnic groups
Interviewing
Psychology
Race
Supervision of employees
Cultural competence
Descriptive statistics
- Language
- ISSN
- 00110000
Seventeen clinical supervisors were interviewed regarding their experience of providing difficult feedback in cross-ethnic/racial supervision, and their responses were analyzed using consensual qualitative research (CQR). European American supervisors described supervisees of color who had difficulty in their clinical work with culturally different clients. These supervisors then shared with supervisees their concern that supervisees’ interpersonal skills may negatively affect their clinical and/or supervision work. Supervisors of color described European American supervisees who exhibited insensitivity toward clients of color in session or during supervision. These supervisors shared their concern that supervisees’ lack of cultural sensitivity may negatively affect their clinical work. These contrasting feedback experiences had a profound effect on supervisory relationships and the processes within supervision. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]