ABSTRACT
The author is by training and practice, a clinical social worker and a psychotherapist, and has always had a special interest in the role of supervision in the professional development of clinical social workers. He wanted to advance understanding of the specific phenomenon of conflict that many of us have experienced in supervision, and thereby to improve the design of supervision so that it is more beneficial to the supervisee and, by extension, to the patient. In this chapter, he presents the methodology of the study, considers the findings arid their contribution to the practice of supervision, and considers their relevance to clinical social work and society at large. The author critiques his research methods and procedures, looks at the results of his study in relation to literature on supervision, and makes recommendations for future studies. He concludes with a narrative of the impact of this study on his personal and professional life.
