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Table 1 Supervision characteristics (main studies reported in alphabetical order)

From: Empirical research in clinical supervision: a systematic review and suggestions for future studies

Publication

Therapy

Set-ting

Main mental health problem

SV manual or SVor training

Profession SVor

Therapy manual or SVee training

Profession SVee

Competence level SVee (%)

Supervision

Und

Grad

Post

PhD

Interven-tion

Frequency

Con-tact

For-mat

Tech-nology

Anderson (2012) [31]

PD

O

Depr, anx

Manual authors

Manual, instruction, video examples

Licensed PST

100

CD

Weekly / 1,5 yrs

F-t-f

Gr

Audio, video

Bambling (2006) [32]

PST

O

Major depr

Workshop, manual

Graduated in mental health, experienced

Workshop, manual

PS, PST, MHW, SW

20

75

5

CD

1 pre-PST + 7 weekly

F-t-f

Ind

Davidson (2017) [33]

Psychol-Therapy

O

Depr, anx, stress

PS, MHW

PS, MHW

FBO

F-t-f

Ind

Grossl (2014) [34]

Mixed

O

Mental disorders

PhD (PS, MFT)

Clinical PS, MFT, CS

68

32

FBO

16 weekly

F-t-f

Ind

Hiltunen (2013) [35]

CBT

O

Minor mental health problems

PST, experienced

Training

PS

100

3 weekly

F-t-f

Gr

Audio,video

Locke (2001) [36]

Mixed

O

Licensed

Training

CD, FBP

Live

Gr

Video, phone

Lu (2012) [37]

CBT

O

Comorbid PTSD

Workshop

PhD (PS)

Workshop

PS, CS, NU, SW

4

92

4

CD, FBP, RP, expert call

12-16x/weekly

F-t-f

Gr

Audio

Martino (2016) [38]

MI

O

Substance abuse

Workshop, manual, textbook

Certified, licensed CS

Workshop, manual, textbook

Substance abuse CS

9

14

68

1

FBP, coaching

On average 6.5x

F-t-f

Ind

Audio

Milne (2011) [39]

CBT

O

Depr, anx

Manual, training

Licensed PS

CBT training

PS

50

50

RP, FBP, others

37x / 11 months

F-t-f

Ind

Audio

Ng (2007) [40]

CBT

O

Medication-resistant psychosis

Certified PT, the CBT trainer

Manual, lectures

NU, SW

75

25

CD, RP

Weekly / 6 months

F-t-f

Gr

Video

Rizvi (2016) [41]

DBT

O

BPD

Licensed clinical PS / DBT expert / study author

Training, seminars

Clinical PS

100

FBP

5x weekly

BITE

Ind

PC, webcam

Smith (2012) [42]

MI

O, I

Substance abuse

Workshop

PhD (clinical PS)

Workshop

Substance abuse CS

28

31

40

CD, coaching

5x / 7 weeks

Live

Ind

Earpiece, phone

Weck (2016) [43]

CBT

O

Depr, anx

Technical instruction

Licensed clinical PS & SVors

CBT training

Clinical PS

100

CD, FBP

6x monthly

F-t-f, BITE

Ind

PC, webcam

Willutzki (2005) [44]

CBT

O

Affective disorders, anx

Training

PS

100

Every 4th session

F-t-f

Ind

Zarbock (2009) [45]

CBT

O

Affective & phobic disorders, others

Experienced

Training

PS

100

  1. SV supervision, SVsor supervisor, SVee supervisee; − not applicable or no information, PD psychodynamic, PST problem-solving therapy, CBT cognitive behavior therapy, DBT dialectical behavior therapy, MI motivational interviewing, Mixed different approaches, Psychol-Therapy psychological therapy, not specified, O outpatient, I inpatient; Depr depression, Anx anxiety, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, BPD borderline personality disorder, PST psychotherapist, PS psychologist, MHW mental health worker, SW social worker, MFT marriage and family therapist, CS counselor, PT psychiatrist, NU nurse, Und undergraduate, no degree, student, Grad graduate, Bachelor degree, Post postgraduate, Master’s degree, PhD doctoral degree, CD case discussion, FBO feedback on patient outcome, FBP feedback on performance, RP role play, coaching provide model behavior, suggest statements, F-t-f face-to-face, BITE bug-in-the-eye, Gr group, Ind individual