Emotional Engagement & Attunement

Self-Assessment

Part 1: Vulnerabilities
Questions 1-35

1. I struggle to demonstrate authentic interest in supervisees' professional challenges and concerns.

NeverAlways

2. My responses to supervisee sharing feel mechanical or superficial rather than genuinely engaged.

NeverAlways

3. I find myself distracted or thinking about other matters during supervisee interactions.

NeverAlways

4. Supervisees seem to sense that my interest in their development is more obligatory than genuine.

NeverAlways

5. I have difficulty connecting personally with supervisees' professional experiences and growth needs.

NeverAlways

6. I maintain emotional distance from supervisees' clinical and professional struggles.

NeverAlways

7. My emotional responses during supervision feel inconsistent or unpredictable to supervisees.

NeverAlways

8. I struggle to be emotionally present when supervisees are processing difficult clinical experiences.

NeverAlways

9. Supervisees appear hesitant to share emotional aspects of their clinical work with me.

NeverAlways

10. I find it challenging to provide emotional support while maintaining professional boundaries.

NeverAlways

11. Supervisees seem guarded or careful about what they share with me emotionally.

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12. I inadvertently create emotional environments where supervisees feel judged or criticized.

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13. My emotional responses sometimes increase rather than decrease supervisee anxiety or stress.

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14. Staff members avoid sharing struggles or mistakes due to concerns about my emotional reactions.

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15. I struggle to create emotional conditions where supervisees feel safe to be vulnerable about their clinical challenges.

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16. My emotional support varies significantly depending on my own stress level or mood.

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17. I provide adequate support during routine situations but struggle during high-stress periods.

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18. Supervisees receive mixed emotional messages that create confusion about my availability.

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19. My emotional support feels conditional based on supervisee performance or behavior.

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20. I have difficulty providing consistent emotional presence across different supervisees or situations.

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21. I struggle to help supervisees process the emotional impact of difficult clinical situations.

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22. My approach to emotional processing feels rushed or superficial rather than thorough.

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23. I avoid or minimize discussions about the emotional toll of clinical work.

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24. Supervisees seem to process their clinical emotions elsewhere rather than in supervision.

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25. I lack skills or comfort in facilitating emotional processing during supervision.

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26. My emotional responses during supervision demonstrate poor emotional regulation.

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27. I struggle to maintain professional emotional composure during challenging supervisory situations.

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28. My emotional reactivity creates additional stress for supervisees rather than providing stability.

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29. Supervisees observe emotional regulation in me that contradicts what I expect from them.

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30. I fail to model the emotional regulation skills I want supervisees to develop in their clinical work.

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31. I have difficulty understanding or connecting with supervisees' emotional experiences.

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32. My responses to supervisee emotions feel disconnected from their actual experience.

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33. I struggle to demonstrate empathy while maintaining appropriate supervisory authority.

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34. Supervisees report feeling misunderstood or emotionally disconnected during supervision.

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35. I find it challenging to attune to the emotional undercurrents in supervisory interactions.

NeverAlways