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Aim: This study explored how supervision is experienced by psychotherapists who work with minorities, focussing on its positive and negative impact on clinical work as well as personal and professional development. The term 'minorities' encompasses any individual belonging to a category that faces difficulty or insecurity resulting from socio-cultural, ethnic, monetary, religious, gender, or sexual orientation aspects. Research indicates that psychotherapeutic work with minority clients requires the acquisition of a set of competencies and ways of being that allow therapists to be responsive to specific client needs in this population. Method: A systematic review of the literature led to the identification of published qualitative research studies. The findings from individual studies were subjected to grounded theory meta-analysis. Results: The analysis is still ongoing. The preliminary results might illustrate the beneficial but also the hindering aspects of the supervision process for therapists working with this population. The results will probably show that the supervision process must be undertaken with care to have a positive effect on the development of minority clients. Supervision seems to be the place where therapists can address some personal aspects within their clinical practice, such as the influence of their own majority or minority identity on their clinical work. They can also reflect on critical incidents occurring within their practice with such clients. Discussion: This study may help to understand the best ways for supervisors to support therapists who work with minority clients.
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de Condé, H., Willemsen, J., Cullman, L., & Zech, E. (2024). A qualitative meta-analysis examining the impact of supervision on personal and professional development in psychotherapists who work with minority clients. 6th Joint European & UK SPR Chapters Conference, Brno, Czech Republic. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/271205