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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-09-2018 | Original Article

Clinical Supervision of Mental Health Professionals Serving Youth: Format and Microskills

Authors: Abby Bailin, Sarah Kate Bearman, Rafaella Sale

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Clinical supervision is an element of quality assurance in routine mental health care settings serving children; however, there is limited scientific evaluation of its components. This study examines the format and microskills of routine supervision. Supervisors (n = 13) and supervisees (n = 20) reported on 100 supervision sessions, and trained coders completed observational coding on a subset of recorded sessions (n = 57). Results indicate that microskills shown to enhance supervisee competency in effectiveness trials and experiments were largely absent from routine supervision, highlighting potential missed opportunities to impart knowledge to therapists. Findings suggest areas for quality improvement within routine care settings.

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Title: Clinical Supervision of Mental Health Professionals Serving Youth: Format and Microskills
Authors: Abby Bailin
Sarah Kate Bearman
Rafaella Sale
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0865-y

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