The evaluation of supervision: construction of brief questionnaires for the supervisor and the supervisee.

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of two parallel questionnaires (for the supervisor and supervisee, respectively). Ninety supervisees and 37 supervisors from different parts of Germany took part in the study. The three dimensions of clarifying, problem solving, and relationship were confirmed, but for both supervisor and supervisee versions of the scale medium intercorrelations also allowed a combined scale to be formed. In exploratory regression analysis, the relationship dimension related to both perspectives (i.e., supervisor and supervisee) served as the best predictor for overall supervision satisfaction. Despite the fact that general session satisfaction correlated in the medium range between supervisor and supervisee, there was no correlation between the perspectives as measured by the questionnaires. Possible reasons for this unexpected correlational pattern are discussed.