ABSTRACT
Throughout the literature related to supervision, and specifically the development of supervisor identity, the notion of embracing intentionality emerges repeatedly (Borders & Brown, 2005; Bernard & Goodyear, 2004; Clarke, 1991). In other words, as supervisors begin to develop their own identity, the selection of theoretical frameworks, models, and techniques becomes a deliberate process, an extension of who that supervisor wants to become and how he or she wants to be perceived in the supervision relationship. It communicates the supervisor’s underlying belief about how people relate to their experience, how they grow, and how they change. Supervisors, through their selection of a theoretical framework, are called to examine their beliefs on how supervisees grow and develop professionally, how their identity as counselor and supervisee is formed, and issues of power and agency. They become intentionally invested in developing their identity as supervisors.
