Question1

Please read the following questions and answer to the best of your ability.

1. Identify ways in which you may turn your mistakes into an opportunity for change while undergoing supervision.

2. When you meet and work with supervisors, what qualities do you think make them effective

3. How do you enhance learning by role-playing in group supervision? In what ways you can improve your self-awareness through feedback from others?

Question2

Please read the following case study and answer the questions to the best of your ability.

A supervisor asks an intern to counsel a family consisting of mother, father, and two young boys. The supervisor tells the intern that the parents are primarily interested in learning how to manage their problematic children and want to learn disciplinary techniques. In the supervisor's view, a more important problem consists of the conflicts between the wife and husband. The intern has had very little course work or training in working with families and lacks the competencies to do family counseling. The supervisor decides to have a chat with the intern in an effort to persuade him. The following transpires between them.

Supervisor:We are short on personnel in the agency, and we really need you to work with some families.

Trainee:I am surprised that you think I would be able to see families. Yet at this stage of my professional development, I am going to have to decline.

Supervisor:Look, it is you or no treatment at all. Most of us have hesitations when we begin working with new populations. Just jump in and get involved.

Trainee:In my case it is more than feeling anxious and having self-doubts. I have yet to take a single course in family therapy. It just does not seem ethical for me to undertake this task now.

Supervisor:Well, I don't want you to do something that doesn't seem ethical to you. But I would be available for supervision, so you won't be without any guidance.

Trainee:I appreciate your offer for supervision. Perhaps I could observe your work with a family, with their permission of course, and then we could talk about your interventions after the session.

Supervisor:If I had the time that would be great, but that would be adding one more thing to an already overbooked schedule.

Trainee:After I take the family therapy course next semester, perhaps I'll be in a better position to assist in this kind of work. For now, I need to work within my own limits.

1. In your opinion, is the given case example realistic? Do you oppose the idea of using interns to fill critical service needs?

2. As a student and as a helping professional, how do you view different kinds of supervision? It is good for a supervisee to face vastly different supervisory styles? 3. What would your response be to someone who is having trouble with his or her supervisor?

Question 3

1. What are your efforts in finding a job in fieldwork? Are you aware of your specific skills or requirements for the placement? What is your approach to expanding your career through this placement? 2. What practical strategies do you implement for deriving the maximum benefit from fieldwork and supervision?