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Structured Peer Group Supervision by Email: An Option for School Guidance and Counselling Personnel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2015

Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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Email: marylmcmahon@bigpond.com
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Abstract

Supervision is a mechanism for providing support for school counsellors, and peer group supervision has been found to be beneficial. Indeed, supervision is most often conducted in face-to-face interactions. However, advances in technology have opened up new possibilities for supervision via use of the Internet. The present study evaluates a structured peer group supervision program conducted for school counsellors using email. The findings indicate that email can be an effective medium through which to conduct supervision and that the use of a structured peer group supervision process is helpful.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 12 , November 2002 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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