Mental health graduate students’ positive and negative experiences of providing informal supervision to other mental health graduate students: a qualitative study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Source Publication
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Source ISSN
0951-5070
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2025.2549264
Abstract
We used consensual qualitative research (CQR) to explore mental health graduate students’ experiences providing informal supervision (IS) to other mental health graduate students. Findings indicated that program culture supports/encourages IS, but students want more conversations in their programs about how to navigate IS. Positive IS events arise in the context of good relationships between givers and receivers of IS, and address clinically-based concerns. Negative IS events arise in the context of expediency, and ask IS providers to respond to clinical concerns for which they feel ill-equipped. As might be expected, the IS provided reflects discomfort or uncertainty.
Recommended Citation
Knox, Sarah; Ravi, Nishi; Twidwell, Robert E.; and Miller, Craig, "Mental health graduate students’ positive and negative experiences of providing informal supervision to other mental health graduate students: a qualitative study" (2025). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 666.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/666
Comments
Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 2 (2025): 355-375. DOI.