3246 - SUPERVISEE-CENTERED COUNSELING SUPERVISION TEAMWORK IN TAIWAN: COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS

Session: 3243 - EMERGING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS: ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
AUTHORS:
Chiao Hung (National Taiwan Normal University ~ Taipei City ~ Taiwan)
Abstract text:
More than 6,000 licensed counselors have been trained and have provided services in education, community, and hospitals since the Taiwan Psychologists Act was established in 2001. All trainees are required to take internship courses in conjunction with on-site clinical training during the practicum and internship years. Thus, the internship course instructor and the internship clinical supervisors serve as key bridges between theoretical and clinical training. Serving as an internship course instructor for more than ten years, the presenter has learned that Taiwanese relational cultural rules play important roles in clinical training and collaboration between the program and various training sites. By recognizing the relational cultural rules and intentionally acknowledging and honoring the relational responsibilities, we can build stronger teamwork in providing training and supervision with accountability. In this presentation, the presenter will share her observations of the key ingredients of cultural factors in training and supervision collaboration dynamics, as well as her culturally sensitive supervision practices with trainees and collaborators in training sites, to build and maintain a good working alliance with all parties. In response to Zhou (2025)'s proposed framework for ethical practice in the majority world, the presenter will share a culturally sensitive supervisee-centered teamwork supervision framework with examples of how it works with both trainees with and without difficulties. The presenter aims to inspire more culturally sensitive supervision practices and teamwork models around the globe.