title: Effective Clinical Supervision in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs and Counselor Job Performance.
abstract: When mental health counselors have limited and/or inadequate training in substance use disorders (SUDs), effective clinical supervision (ECS) may advance their professional development. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether ECS is related to the job performance of SUD counselors. Data were obtained in person via paper-and-pencil surveys from 392 matched SUD counselor-clinical supervisor dyads working in 27 SUD treatment organizations across the United States. ECS was rated by counselors and measured with five multi-item scales (i.e., sponsoring counselors' careers, providing challenging assignments, role modeling, accepting/confirming counselors' competence, overall supervisor task proficiency). Clinical supervisors rated counselors' job performance, which was measured with two multi-item scales (i.e., task performance, performance within supervisory relationship). Using mixed-effects models, we found that most aspects of ECS are related to SUD counselor job performance. Thus, ECS may indeed enhance counselors' task performance and performance within the supervisory relationship, and, as a consequence, offset limited formal SUD training.
authors: Institute for Behavioral Research, 322 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA ; University of Georgia, 322 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA.
authors: Tanja C
authors: TC
authors: Rothrauff-Laschober
authors: Institute for Behavioral Research, 322 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA ; University of Georgia, 322 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA ; Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program, 325 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA.
authors: Lillian Turner de Tormes
authors: LT
authors: Eby
authors: University of Georgia, 322 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA ; Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program, 325 Psychology Building Athens, GA 30602, USA.
authors: Julia B
authors: JB
authors: Sauer
keywords: clinical supervisor-counselor dyad; counselor job performance; counselor professional development; effective clinical supervision; substance use disorder professionals