Client Supervision – Supervisory Roles and Skills Janet is the clinical director of a local counseli

Client Supervision – Supervisory
Roles and Skills

Janet is the clinical director of
a local counseling agency She has been supervising Michael, an internship
student from a local university, for 2 months Michael verbalizes what appears
to be a great deal of insecurity regarding his counseling skills and abilities
He starts apologizing for his performance on his taped counseling session prior
to playing the tape for supervision In addition, when processing the various
clients he sees, Michael often says, I just don’t know what od do However,
Michael is receptive to supervision and always incorporates the feedback
offered to him by Janet

Most recently, Michael has
presented a case for supervision of a client who is experiencing problems in a
romantic relationship Michael indicates that the client reports not ever
having a positive role model regarding relationships, not having a good
relationship with her father, and not knowing how to deal with arguments in
relationships Michael said he felt a little uncomfortable when the client
stated she wished her boyfriend could spend some time with him (Michael) so
that he could learn how to really listen to her

1 Explain how the counselor, in
each of the supervisory roles, would approach the supervisee, Michael

2 For each role, describe one
supervisory skill that a counselor may think is most relevant to the role Be
specific to the case and provide examples

3 Explain the importance of
supervision to counselors and to the counseling profession