SUPERVISORS’ EXPERIENCE OF RESISTANCE DURING ONLINE GROUP SUPERVISION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY

<p>Leaders in higher education institutions throughout the United States regard distance learning as an important part of their long-term strategic planning (Allen & Seaman, 2015). Counselor education and supervision training programs are following this trend as demonstrated by the increase of online programs being offered to train professional counselors (Renfro‐Michel, O'Halloran, & Delaney, 2010). Some studies have investigated how online supervision compares to in-person or face-to-face counselor training (e.g., Lenz, Oliver, & Nelson, 2011). However, little is known about counselor educators’ experiences of online group supervision. A phenomenological case study explored the counselor educators’ lived experiences of resistance during online group supervision in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) accredited programs. The results of the study identified four themes: the supervisory relationship matters, differences exist between online and face-to-face supervision, positionality and privilege influence resistance, and resistance is dynamic. The study’s findings could enhance the field’s understanding of resistance and expand on how to consider and approach resistance during online supervision.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling, Quantitative Methods, and Special Education

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Morton, James R., Jr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pender, Debra

• Counselor Education
• Online Learning
• Resistance
• Supervision

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1404

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:dissertations-2408