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Evaluating <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Supervision</strong><br />
Evaluating <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Supervision</strong><br />
Although clinical supervision is regarded as an important factor in enhancing client<br />
outcome in mental health and other human service settings, there is limited research<br />
support for the effectiveness of clinical supervision (Strong et al., 2003). In particular,<br />
there has been a call for research in the following areas:<br />
• evaluating supervisory training<br />
• examining diversity issues in clinical supervisor-clinician relationships and in<br />
various service settings<br />
• exploring the impact of clinical supervision on client outcomes (Bruce & Austin,<br />
2000).<br />
Some recent exploratory research addresses key areas related to evaluating the clinical<br />
supervision context and supervisor skills. Areas that have been addressed include:<br />
• core competencies in supervision (Falender et. al., 2004)<br />
• diversity / cultural competence in supervisors (Armour et al., 2004)<br />
• benefits and barriers to effective clinical supervision (Strong et al., 2003)<br />
• trainee preferences in clinical supervisor feedback (both positive and negative)<br />
(Heckman-Stone, 2003).<br />
This section will summarize these findings and will provide a number of concrete<br />
suggestions for evaluation approaches and tools that can be used in clinical supervision.<br />
The section will conclude with a brief discussion of the importance of documenting<br />
supervision in clinical settings—an area that has been identified as being of key legal<br />
and ethical importance (Falvey & Cohen, 2003). Note that performance evaluation<br />
of clinicians is not addressed in this section, as it falls outside of the purview of<br />
clinical supervision camh, and is already carried out annually using approved<br />
protocols and tools.<br />
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