IJSP Number 5, 2023

75 CHOOSING SUPERVISORS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING VÎŞCU Loredana-Ileana 1 , CĂDARIU Ioana-Eva 2 , WATKINS Jr. C. Edward 3 1 European Association of Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP); The Institute of Psychotherapy, Psychological Counselling and Clinical Supervision (IPCS); “Tibiscus” University of Timisoara, Romania; 2 European Association of Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP); The Institute of Psychotherapy, Psychological Counselling and Clinical Supervision (IPCS); “Tibiscus” University of Timisoara, Romania; 3 Professor of Psychology, University of North Texas, and Trainer, Institute of Psychotherapy, Psychological Counselling and Clinical Supervision Emails: loredana.viscu@gmail.com, cadariuioanaeva@yahoo.com, watkinsc@unt.edu Abstract This study started from the observation that after completing training in a therapeutic orientation, some trainees turn to other supervisors, with a background in other therapeutic orientation and registered with other training providers. The supervisee has the right to choose the supervisor, and the supervisor has the right to accept or not to sign the supervision contract, but without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, etc. However, on the market of psychotherapy training programs, one can observe situations when future supervisees look for a supervisor from another training school/ institutions, not wanting to continue supervision within the same institution, where they trained to become psychotherapists. Thus the interest turns towards finding out what are the reasons standing at the basis of these situations in Romania. Another interest turns towards identifying what possibilities has training provider at hand to increase the quality of its training programs. Key words: supervisor, supervisee, learning style, supervisees’ needs 1. INTRODUCTION A psychotherapy professional training provider can be a professional association, institute, university, as required by the legislation of the state, the country where the training activity takes place. A professional training program in psychotherapy requires the accreditation not only of the training program, but also of the supervision program, the requirements for the development of these programs being regulated at national and international level. Currently there is no training program for psychotherapists lasting less than 4 years. Training to become a