Electronic Communication in Supervisory Relationships: A Mixed Data Survey

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volume

38

Issue

4

First page number:

424

Last page number:

433

Abstract

Much has been written about online communication between therapists and clients, particularly regarding the feasibility, ethics, and frequency of such practices. Little, however, has been published with regard to electronic communication patterns between therapists and their supervisors. The purpose of this study was to understand if and how electronic communication is used between marriage and family therapy (MFT) supervisees and supervisors. To accomplish this, we administered a mixed data survey to MFT supervisors and supervisees across the United States regarding frequency of interaction via electronic methods. We also assessed comfort level with online supervision, how supervisory participants make determinations when to use online supervision, and when online communication is believed to be most appropriate within MFT supervision. We report both qualitative and quantitative findings regarding the use of online technologies in supervision. Implications for research, training, and supervision are discussed. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Keywords

Cyber supervision; Marriage and family therapy supervision; Online supervision

Language

English

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