Development of counselors across supervision: A study of the integrated developmental model of supervision.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine counselor trainees in the areas of supervisory needs and counseling developmental levels. This study also measures counselor trainees' reactions to three counseling scenarios as well as their preferences for supervisory interventions regarding each scenario. The participants were examined in a cross-sectional fashion in their first, second, third, fourth, and internship years. Both qualitative and quantitative results indicated limited evidence of domain-specific development of counselors. In the qualitative data, this evidence occurred for level 3 responses on the model of supervision assessed. Limited evidence for overall development of counselors was also found. Results indicated a need for qualitative and naturalistic studies which attend to variance in experience across different domains.