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Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Author ORCID Identifier

Alexandre Brien, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5246-8455

Réginald Savard, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-9799

Cynthia Bilodeau, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-4514

Patricia Dionne, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7506-316X

Author Biographies

Alexandre Brien is an associate professor at Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada). He has a Postdoctoral degree (University of St-Paul), a doctoral degree in Education (Ph.D, University of Sherbrooke), and a Master degree in Education (M.A, University of Sherbrooke). He has expertise in counseling and supervision.

Réginald Savard is an Full professor at Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada). He has a doctoral degree in Psychoeducation (Ph.D, University of Sherbrooke), and a Master degree in Education (M.Ed, University of Sherbrooke). She has expertise in counseling and supervision.

Cynthia Bilodeau is an associate professor at St-Paul University (Canada). She has a Postdoctoral Fellow degree (University of Ottawa), a doctoral degree in Education (Ph.D, University of Sherbrooke), and a Master degree in Education (M.Ed., University of Ottawa). He has expertise in counseling and supervision.

Patricia Dionne is an associate professor at University of Sherbrookee (Canada). She has a doctoral degree in Education (Ph.D, University of Sherbrooke), and a Master degree in Education (M.A, University of Sherbrooke). He has expertise in group counseling and supervision.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc05vbO7

Abstract

The study used embedded design to explore the relationship between alliance and perceived change in reflexive self-awareness in graduate trainees following counseling and psychotherapy programs (n = 48). Linear regression analyses were used to measure the predictive value of alliance on the development of supervisees' reflexive awareness. Qualitative reflexive thematic analysis was also conducted on critical incident reports of supervisees who perceived low vs strong alliances to gain greater in-depth understanding of the quantitative data. Results showed that the alliance does not directly predict observed changes in reflexive awareness. While alliance was found to create favorable conditions to support the development of reflexive self-awareness, it did not suffice to promote supervisees’ engagement in such development. Consequently, the results suggest it is important to consider difficulties in emotion regulation that may be inherent in the supervisory process to promote reflexive self-awareness in supervisees.

Public Significance Statement

This research aimed to better understand the relationship between the alliance and the development of reflexive awareness in graduate trainees in counseling and psychotherapy programs. The outcomes observed that the alliance creates favourable conditions for the development of reflexive awareness, but that it not sufficient to promote effective engagement in such development in some cases. Discomfort due to difficulties regulating emotions triggered by supervision could help explain these results.

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