Supervision And The Discrimination Model

Supervision and the Discrimination Model Bernard & Goodyear (2009), outlines the role of supervision as involvement from a trained and skilled member of the profession, working with a new or intern within in the same profession. There are three different areas of focus including; intervention, conceptualizations, and personalization skills, presented in the discrimination model. The supervisor, utilize the role of a teacher, counselor, and consultant in addition to the three areas of focus (Bernard & Goodyear, 2009). The presented case involves an intern and supervisor, working through barriers of confidence and insecurities from the intern.
The Discrimination Model The discrimination model is prominent model in that it is a theory-based approach within the role of supervision. Intervention skills provides the supervisor a look into the interaction between the client and supervisee. The supervisee utilizes conceptualization skills through understanding what is taking place in each session, the supervisee is able to visually identify
The roles are Teacher, Counselor, and Consultant (Bernard & Goodyear, 2009). Janet the supervisor can utilize the teacher role by providing Michael with theories, techniques that will help him work through processing the role of a counselor. Janet can also help Michael by using the counselor role to help him focus on his insecurities and what is causing him to feel unsure of his abilities to function in the profession. It appears Michael is open feedback and utilize it to help him fulfill his duties in counseling. However, Michael appears to be struggling through confidence, this would be a great opportunity for Janet to utilize the role of a consultant. Janet can assist Michael, with different interventions to help him identify populations to work with within this profession. The roles may differ depending on the area of