The unsaid: In‐depth accounts of non‐disclosures in supervision from the trainees' perspective. Issue 1 (24th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh‐Pillay, Neeshi; Cartwright, Duncan
• Is Part Of: Counselling and psychotherapy research. Volume 19:Issue 1(2019:Mar.)
• Page Start: 83
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2018-12-24
• Subjects: clinical supervision -- non‐disclosures -- subversive power relations -- supervisory alliance -- trainee perceptions; Counseling -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; 616.891405
• DOI: 10.1002/capr.12203
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-3145

Abstract

Abstract: Aim: This study explores trainees' subjective experiences and perceptions of non‐disclosure in clinical supervision, offering a rich, detailed understanding of non‐disclosure from the trainees' perspective. Method: Eight trainees were interviewed, and transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings: Four super‐ordinate themes were identified and form the focus of this paper: (a) Purposeful non‐disclosures (b) Factors that prevent and facilitate trainee disclosures (c) Learning from the supervisor and (d) The implications for the trainee's learning and therapy. Conclusion/Implications: Exploring the issue of non‐disclosures from the trainees' perspective reveals that the "cycle of non‐disclosure" in clinical supervision can be understood as part of a subversive power dynamic in service of self‐preservation and protection of the vulnerable "trainee self." The underlying dynamics related to power relations were also strongly associated with perceptions of knowledge and professional identity.