This presentation will describe an online supervision group of school counselors working in 11 schools in inner city Milwaukee. It will outline the purpose of the group, the demographics of the counselors and the issues they faced, the technology and operating systems used, and the benefits and drawbacks of the online supervision model. A discussion of online supervision will be encouraged!
Current trends indicate that the modalities in which supervision is conducted is changing as technology advances. Many counselor education programs have begun to incorporate practicums and internships that are distant and require distant supervision formats. Using a common factors approach to clinical supervision this presentation will focus on components of effective supervision, focusing specifically upon supervisory working alliance. Since the traditional conception of the supervisory working alliance has involved face-to-face communication and rapport building, distance supervision modes creates a challenge for the clinical supervisor. This presentation will examine how supervision from a distance effects the supervisory working alliance and educational quality.
