Facilitative and hindering factors regarding the supervisory relationship based on supervisors’ and undergraduate supervisees’ opinions

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine Turkish counseling supervisors’ and undergraduate supervisees’ opinions about the supervisory relationship. Upon completion of Individual Counseling Practice course, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with four voluntary supervisors (two female and two male) and their four voluntary undergraduate supervisees (four female) in a case study design. Content analysis results revealed three main categories of supervisors’ and supervisees’ opinions on the supervisory relationship: a) facilitative factors, b) hindering factors, and c) effects. The findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and recommendations regarding developing strong supervisory relationship with undergraduate supervisees are presented.