title: Clients' views of live supervision and satisfaction with therapy.
abstract: In this study we examined clients' perceptions of live supervision and their satisfaction with therapy in a university-based training clinic for marriage and family therapists. A total of 108 clients completed the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 and a modified version of the Purdue Live Observation Satisfaction Scale. Clients' comments on the advantages and disadvantages of live supervision were also solicited through short-answer questions. Results indicated that clients were generally satisfied with therapy and found the live-supervision process satisfactory as long as the perceived helpfulness of live supervision outweighed its perceived intrusiveness. The challenge for training clinics is striking a balance between helpfulness and intrusiveness in an effort to both train competent therapists and provide quality treatment.
authors.affiliation: Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Virginia Tech-Northern Virginia Center, Human Development Department, 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: McCollum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States