ERIC Number: EJ1339805
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 20
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The Role of Personality in Early Alliance Formation in the Context of Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapists in Training
Bilodeau, Cynthia; Lalande, Stéphanie; Kyle, Andréanne
Journal of Educational Supervision, v4 n3 Article 2 p47-65 2021
The literature suggests that working alliance is an important predictor of clinical supervision outcomes. However, little is known about the individual factors that influence the development and maintenance of the working alliance. This study aims to explore the role of supervisor and trainee personality traits in the development of early working alliances, as well as supervisor and trainee concordance rates in the context of clinical supervision. This study used the NEO-PI-3 measure to assess personality traits and the Working Alliance Inventory-Supervisor and Trainee Versions (WAI) measures to assess working alliance ratings. Results suggest that supervisors rate the strength of their alliances as significantly stronger than trainees (p < 0.05). While no trainee personality traits were found to predict their perception of the early alliance, the openness domain was found to be significantly associated to supervisor's self-reported ratings of alliance. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals), Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Cooperation, Goal Orientation, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Masters Programs, Counseling, Foreign Countries, Rating Scales, Power Structure, Emotional Response
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. 334 Merrill Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Web site: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/jes/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Working Alliance Inventory
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