Narratives of harmful clinical supervision: Introduction to the Special Issue. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ellis, Michael V.; Taylor, Englann J.; Corp, Dylan A.; Hutman, Heidi; Kangos, Kelsey A.
• Is Part Of: Clinical supervisor. Volume 36:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Clinical supervision -- counselor training -- professional ethics -- harmful supervision -- unethical supervision; Mental health personnel -- Supervision of -- Periodicals; Psychotherapists -- Supervision of -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Training of -- Periodicals; Psychotherapists -- Training of -- Periodicals; 616.8900683
• DOI: 10.1080/07325223.2017.1297753
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0732-5223

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Despite the ethical mandate "do no harm, " harmful clinical supervision seems to be occurring internationally among mental health disciplines at an alarming rate. Harmful supervision appears to be largely unacknowledged, unrecognized, and not understood, especially from the supervisees' perspective. This Special Issue presents 11 anonymous narratives written by supervisees across four mental health disciplines and four continents, plus three reaction articles from supervision experts. The introduction article delineates the rationale for and procedures utilized in obtaining the narratives. The closing article synthesizes the Special Issue contributions, offering conclusions, implications, and recommendations to address harmful supervision systemically across disciplines and internationally.