Variation in role perception among approved supervisors: Instrument development and initial findings
Abstract
The purpose of the current research was to develop an instrument designed to measure role perception by psychotherapy supervisors, and to gather initial data related to the instrument's psychometric properties and its ability to differentiate between four supervisor roles: Teacher, Administrator, Mentor, and Coach. In an extensive review of the supervision literature, the four basic roles emerged, along with 48 categories of supervision activities. These were used to generate an initial pool of 85 items. Pre-testing provided data to revise and refine the items so that a final pool of 48 items, twelve to represent each of the four roles, comprised the Supervisor Role Perception Survey. 235 participants who had received the Approved Supervisor designation from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy completed the instrument. Reliability data for each of the four scales was adequate. A factor analysis of the scales gave moderate support to the validity of the four roles. Factor loadings were used to revise the scales, which again demonstrated adequate reliability. Using the revised scales, mean scores for each role were compared across supervisors' sex, academic degree, field of degree, professional identity, primary employment, supervision practice setting, and theoretical orientation. Several statistically significant differences emerged. The utility of the model and instrument are discussed in terms of future research and training.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Sprenkle, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy|Academic guidance counseling
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