Defense Date

4-7-2025

Graduation Date

Spring 5-10-2025

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

PhD

Department

Counselor Education and Supervision (ExCES)

School

School of Education

Committee Chair

Dr. Matthew Joseph

Committee Member

Dr. Debra Hyatt-Burkhart

Committee Member

Dr. Gretchen Generett

Keywords

Clinical supervision, counseling, Black women, Black clinical supervisors, Black female clinical supervisors, Black leadership, Counseling Leadership, Counselor Education

Abstract

According to the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2014), the counseling profession’s core values include honoring diversity and embracing a multicultural approach to both direct services and supervision. Despite the acknowledgement of multiculturalism in clinical supervision, there is minimal research on the impact of supervisors’ intersectionality on supervision dynamics. This qualitative research study will examine the experience of Black female clinical supervisors and the impact the Superwoman Schema has on their role in supervision. This phenomenological research is grounded in the Superwoman Schema Conceptual Framework and Black Feminist Thought. A total of five superordinate themes and 14 subordinate themes were established from the data in this study. These themes will aid in literary and training gaps in supervision.

Language

English

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