The Unsaid II: In-depth accounts of non-disclosures in clinical supervision from the supervisor's perspective

Aim: To offer an in-depth account of non-disclosures from the supervisors' perspective, this study sought to explore the supervisor's experience of non-disclosure within the supervisory relationship. Method: Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), eight supervisors were interviewed. Findings: Five super-ordinate themes are focused on in this paper: (a) Supervisor training, (b) Supervisor non-disclosure, (c) Management of trainee non-disclosures, (d) Supporting factors for supervisor disclosures, and (e) The effect of non-disclosures. Conclusion/Implications: Exploring non-disclosures from the supervisor's perspective revealed that the supervisor's perceived lack of power and control at the beginning of supervision set the tone for their identification and management of non-disclosures in the supervisory relationship. A further finding related to how thoughts about non-disclosure were closely linked to reluctance to supervise and served the purpose of supervisor strategic self-presentation.