ACS ACS Supervisory Models & Theories

Question 1

Which supervision model proposes that supervisees move through three developmental stages: beginning, advanced, and master counselor?

Accepted Answer

Integrated Developmental Model (IDM)

Answer

The Integrated Developmental Model (IDM) by Stoltenberg and Delworth describes supervisee growth through three progressive developmental levels.

Question 2

In Bernard's Discrimination Model of supervision, which of the following is NOT one of the three supervisor roles?

Accepted Answer

Researcher

Answer

Bernard's Discrimination Model identifies three supervisor roles: teacher, counselor, and consultant — researcher is not among them.

Question 3

The Psychotherapy-Based Supervision Model most closely mirrors which therapeutic approach when applied to supervision?

Accepted Answer

Person-centered therapy

Answer

Psychotherapy-based supervision models often mirror their parent therapy — person-centered supervision, for example, emphasizes the supervisory relationship and core conditions.

Question 4

Which supervision approach emphasizes the parallel process, where dynamics in the supervisory relationship mirror those in the counselor-client relationship?

Accepted Answer

Psychodynamic supervision

Answer

Psychodynamic supervision focuses heavily on parallel process, countertransference, and how the supervisory relationship reflects the therapeutic one.

Question 5

In the Systematic Approach to Supervision (SAS), which element focuses on the supervisor's awareness of their own biases and theoretical orientation?

Accepted Answer

Supervisor factors

Answer

In the SAS model, supervisor factors refer to the supervisor's personal characteristics, theoretical orientation, and self-awareness, including biases.

(ACS) Approved Clinical Supervisor Practice Test

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ACS ACS Supervisory Models & Theories