Trainee psychiatrists' views about their supervisors and supervision.
OBJECTIVE
Supervision is fundamental to the trainee experience in psychiatry, but few researchers have considered this in a systematic way. In this paper, we explore trainees' perceptions of the supervisor-trainee relationship and the supervision process. This is the first of two papers, with the second focussing on supervisors' perceptions of supervision and trainees.


METHODS
Fifteen trainees were interviewed and the resultant data subjected to qualitative analysis.


RESULTS
Trainees described the characteristics of a 'good' supervisor, as well as what they considered to be evident in a 'poor' supervisor.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study would be useful in designing training programs for both experienced and novice supervisors. Future research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of such training programs, as currently very little investigation into postgraduate clinical supervision has been undertaken.
Chur-Hansen
Anna
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Department of Psychiatry at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia. anna.churhansen@adelaide.edu.au
McLean
Steve
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013021:South Australia