Humility in clinical supervision: Fundamental, foundational, and transformational. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Watkins, C. Edward; Hook, Joshua N.; Mosher, David K.; Callahan, Jennifer L.
• Is Part Of: Clinical supervisor. Volume 38:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 58
• Page End: 78
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Humility -- supervision -- relational -- cultural -- intellectual; Mental health personnel -- Supervision of -- Periodicals; Psychotherapists -- Supervision of -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Training of -- Periodicals; Psychotherapists -- Training of -- Periodicals; 616.8900683
• DOI: 10.1080/07325223.2018.1487355
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0732-5223

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We propose that supervisor humility is a critical variable for effective supervisory practice, fundamental, foundational, and potentially transformational in its impact. We examine humility, and the different types of humility (e.g., intellectual humility), that can impact supervision practice. Supervisor humility is considered to be supportive of supervision best practices by (a) enhancing multicultural competence, (b) fortifying the supervisory alliance, (c) rendering receptivity to supervisee feedback more likely, and (d) fostering engagement in peer consultation. Brief case examples are used to show humility in action.