Challenge and support in deliberate practice supervision

The study: A qualitative case study of 12 deliberate practice supervision sessions with an experienced clinical psychologist.

What they found: Annotated transcripts show how supervisor and therapist identified a client challenge, the therapist's skill gap and concrete learning goals, and then rehearsed new behavior in session. The paper builds on a six-step supervision model and a supervisor competency scale, and calls for empirical testing of these elements.

Why it matters for practice: Useful for supervisors wondering how to balance pushing the therapist with keeping practice manageable.

Husby, V. M. (2025). Challenge and support: Scaffolding the practicing therapist in DP supervision. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 81(5), 366–378. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23774