title: The ingredients of supervisor failure.
abstract: Trainees all too often learn more about how not to conduct supervision than how to conduct supervision effectively. The purpose of this article is to present a conceptualization of the theoretical, empirical, and practical elements of supervisor failures. Specifically, the article attends to the following behaviors that may lead to supervisor failure: (a) denigrate the supervisory relationship; (b) demonstrate multicultural incompetence; (c) become an unethical supermodel; (d) use evaluation instruments that could not pass for an undergraduate thesis; (e) teach your trainee how to diagnose narcissism by example; (f) apply psychotherapy models in supervision as if there is a theoretical or empirical basis; (g) infantalize your trainee; (h) collude with your trainee; (i) make your trainee your surrogate psychotherapist; and (j) go on a date with your trainee. Recommendations for increasing supervisor success and limiting supervisor failure are provided.
authors.affiliation: Santa Clara University.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ladany
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009934:Organization and Administration / Q000592:standards*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards
keywords: professional development; psychotherapy supervision; training