Date
12-7-2023
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision (PhD)
Chair
Lynn Bohecker
Keywords
dually-roled supervisor, developmental model, supervisee, administrative supervision, clinical supervision
Disciplines
Counseling | Educational Administration and Supervision
Recommended Citation
Hayes, Amy Lynn, "The Lived Experience of Dually-Roled Counseling Supervisors Working in Settings That Require Simultaneous Clinical and Administrative Supervisory Roles: A Qualitative Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study" (2023). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 4980.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4980
Abstract
Counseling supervision is an essential component of the continuity and expansion of the workforce providing mental health treatment to the increasing numbers of those in need. This research explored the experience of dually-roled counseling supervisors. Dually-roled supervisors are responsible for monitoring administrative work task performance while simultaneously providing clinical skill development to their assigned supervisees. This qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study sought to understand how these supervisors felt, as they navigated the challenges and managed the complexity of the colliding roles. Specifically, six supervisors who had to apply administrative disciplinary action to their supervisees were interviewed to glean insights into potential conflicts with this experience. Data was collected through participant questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Researcher memos and journals were kept throughout the process to account for the researcher as an additional instrument. A literature review revealed that extant research on dually-roled counseling supervisors focused on the experience of the supervisee and research on the influence of this positionality on the dually-roled counseling supervisor was non-existent. This study serves to give voice to dually-roled counseling supervisors. Bringing awareness to this positionality challenges current counseling supervision models and training and calls for advocacy and change.
