The Impact of Race and Gender in Clinical Supervision of Black Women Counseling Supervisees: A Grounded Theory
Abstract :
The need for ethical conversations around multicultural approaches in counseling clinical supervision is critical. The purpose of this study was to develop a model to provide strategies for clinical supervisors who work with Black Women supervisees and to provide reference for Black Women supervisees, counselor educators, and culturally diverse counseling students. Specifically, the study explored the intersections of race and gender in clinical supervision for Black Women supervisees. Eighteen Black Women supervisees participated in the grounded theory qualitative methodology research study and reflected on the cultural intersections of their race and gender and the subsequent impact of the intersections on their perceptions, expectations, and experiences within the clinical supervision context. The themes that emerged from the participant interviews created twelve categories of experiences strictly related to cultural intersections and experiences as Black Women and 33 skills, behaviors, and relationship-based approaches to be used by clinical supervisors. The study resulted in the development of the Culturally Intersected Clinical Supervision (CICS) Model as a framework for effective clinical supervision of Black Women counseling supervisees.
