ABSTRACT
This chapter explores arguably the most critical pair: the supervisor–supervisee relationship. In some clinical courses, there are at least two such relationships because advanced clinical courses students will have both a field-site supervisor and a faculty supervisor. Consultation relies upon interaction with an experienced clinician, but in contrast to supervision, the consultee retains sole responsibility for the client from ethical, legal, and clinical standpoints. Group supervision has the advantage of a larger pool of people from which to draw suggestions, but individual supervision can also produce a rich collection of useful interventions, especially if supervisor and supervisee share the responsibility. Parallel process occurs when a particular element of the counselor–client relationship replicates itself in the supervisor–supervisee relationship. Many students, and a surprising number of supervisors, take something of a passive stance with respect to supervision. Absent directions to do otherwise, students will often do little to prepare for supervision sessions.
