Section IV
Evaluation & Assessment
Evaluation is continuous, transparent, and multi-source. A supervisee should never be surprised by a summative rating.
I evaluate formatively — every session — and summatively at midterm and end of term. Both kinds of evaluation are named in the contract, so no rating arrives without warning. The purpose of evaluation is not judgment for its own sake; it is the visible, shareable evidence that supervision is doing its work.
I triangulate across three sources: the supervisee's self-report, direct observation of clinical work (recording or live), and outcomes for the client. No single source is enough. A confident self-report without observed skill is not competence; a strong session recording without client benefit is not effectiveness.
Instruments in Regular Use
Counselor Competencies Scale — Revised (CCS-R)
Summative
Focus
Skills, dispositions, professional behaviors
When
Midterm & final each semester
Anchored 5-point ratings across counseling skills and professional behaviors. Shared with the supervisee, discussed line-by-line, and signed by both.
Working Alliance Inventory — Supervision (WAI-S)
Formative
Focus
Bond, goals, tasks of the alliance
When
Weeks 4, 10, and 16
Supervisee-completed measure of the supervisory alliance. Low scores are treated as data about my practice — not the supervisee's.
Session Recording Review
Formative
Focus
In-vivo skill demonstration
When
Every 2 – 3 weeks
Time-stamped review of a 15-minute segment. Supervisee selects the segment; I add one segment of my choosing per month.
Case Conceptualization Rubric
Formative
Focus
Theory-to-practice integration
When
Once per case
Written conceptualization scored on presenting concerns, theoretical frame, treatment plan, cultural considerations, and risk.
Supervisee Self-Assessment (IDM-based)
Formative
Focus
Self- and other-awareness, motivation, autonomy
When
Start of semester & at review
Supervisee rates themselves across IDM domains. Discrepancies with my rating become explicit supervision goals.
Supervisee Evaluation of Supervisor
Summative
Focus
Supervisor accountability
When
End of each semester
Anonymous where the setting allows. Reviewed with my own supervisor-of-supervision.