The Myers-Briggs type indicator and its impact on the supervisory relationship, supervisee self-efficacy and supervisor feedback

This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) supervision training on the supervisory relationship, counseling supervisee self-efficacy and supervisor feedback. Data in the form of scores from the Counselor Activity Self Efficacy Scales (CASES; Lent, Hill & Hoffman, 2003), the Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (SWAI; Efstation et. al, 1990), and the Supervisory Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ; Palomo, 2010) were collected in a pretest and posttest format from 16 counseling supervision dyads in the Rocky Mountain Region. Supervisees (n = 16) had varying levels of counseling experience ranging from 6 months ( n = 1) to 26 years (n = 1). The majority of supervisee participants had between 6 months to two years of experience (55%, n = 9). Supervisors (n = 10) also had varying levels of counseling experience ranging from 4 years (n = 1) to 30 years (n = 1). The majority of supervisor participants had between 5-10 years of counseling experience (30%, n = 3) or over 20 years of counseling experience (30%, n = 3). Results of this study indicate that after participation in a MBTI supervision workshop, the supervisory relationship and supervisor feedback have statistically significant greater posttest results than pretest results, according to counseling supervisees. Overall results of this study demonstrate that supervisor and supervisee participation in MBTI supervision training positively affects the supervisory relationship and supervisor feedback, as perceived by counseling supervisees.