SUPERVISION OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY - EXPECTATIONS OF THE SUPERVISEES

Fifty-six cognitive psychotherapists at various levels of training and practical experience completed a questionnaire concerning their exper ience of the expectations from supervision. No significant differences between male and female therapists were found in any of the backgroun d variables taken into account. Different expectations were found to o ccur in relation to the level of experience. The higher the number of patients treated under supervision, the less keen the therapists seem to be that the supervisor keeps to technical issues, and the less they seem to be interested in theoretical discussions. More experienced th erapists seem to be more process-orientated than less experienced ones . Sensitivity, openess, flexibility, non-directiveness, and ability to stimulate the supervisee's own resources, are among the qualities tha t supervisees expect in the supervisor. ((C) 1997 by John Wiley & Sons , Ltd.).