Examining Supervisor and Supervisee Agreement on Alliance: Is Shame a Factor?

Authors

  • Cynthia Bilodeau
  • Réginald Savard Member Number: 147, Member Type: Full A, Expiry Month: September, Expiry Year: 2009, Membership Fee: 150, Renewal Type: Renewal
  • Conrad Lecomte

Abstract

This study examined the agreement of 31 supervisee-supervisor pairs on perceived strength of working alliance throughout 5 supervision sessions and on whether the alliance differed significantly in relation to supervisee shame-proneness. The Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (Trainee and Supervisor versions) was used to measure the working alliance, and the Internalized Shame Scale was used to measure supervisee shame-proneness. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a lack of concordance between perceived alliance strength of supervisors and supervisees (F(1,29) = 12.70, p = 0.0013). No differences in alliance ratings were found in relation to shame-proneness. Implications for supervision are discussed.

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Published

2010-08-27

How to Cite

Bilodeau, C., Savard, R., & Lecomte, C. (2010). Examining Supervisor and Supervisee Agreement on Alliance: Is Shame a Factor?. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 44(3). Retrieved from https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/59287