IJSP Number 2, 2020

15 Although the real relationship may occupy only a small fraction of supervision space, that can be a most important fraction nonetheless [64], [65]. Real relationship research is only now beginning, but the construct appears to have empirical promise [66]. Table 3 Relationship – Supervisee Characteristics/Features Identified as Critical Common Factors Psychological-mindedness Educational incongruence Active help seeking Engagement/investment Receptivity/Openness Curiosity Reflectivity Self-disclosure Positive expectations/hope Supervisor viewed as credible educational provider Sources : Watkins [1, p. 144]; [2, p. 26]; [39]. Table 4 Relationship – Supervisor Characteristics/Features Identified as Critical Common Factors Presence Listening Empathy Respect Encouragement/Reassurance Genuineness Self-disclosure Patience Flexibility Realism Responsiveness Role induction/preparation Cultivating positive expectations Engagement/investment Sources : Watkins [1, p. 144]; [2, p. 26]; [8]; [39]. Table 5 Relationship – Supervisor-Supervisee Common Factors in Supervision Bond development Collaborative goal setting Collaborative task setting Real relationship Cultivation of shared trust Allegiance Sources : Watkins [1, p. 145]; [2, p. 26]; [8]; [39]. Supervisee learning/change processes. Table 6 identifies those common processes that give rise to supervisee learning and change. The therapist becoming experience is characterized by disruption, disorientation, and development, transformative in nature, where the therapist/supervisee increasingly moves from a position of doubt and disbelief in oneself as therapist to a position of confidence and conviction — coming to deeply feel and believe “yes, I can” [67], [68]. The “making” of a therapist is no easy feat [69], [70]. What we see in this table are those very transformation-inducing, change-making processes by which “therapist becoming” happens. Practice, reflection, experimentation, and risk, all pivotal in that becoming, are integrally reflected across these 13 identified processes.