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Research supervision remains an undertheorised, under-regulated and often unsupported profession. This article focuses on what research supervisors and research supervisees regard as “helpful” supervision on doctoral programmes in the field of counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology. The paper is based on a mixed methods study consisting of an online survey (N = 226) with closed and open questions and optional interviews (10) analysed by “artfully interpretive reflexive thematic analysis” (Supporting research in counselling and psychotherapy qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research 19–38. Palgrave Macmillan.). In the survey questions, respondents rated “research knowledge” and “empathy” almost equally. The free-text comments and interview data added, in turn, deeper and more nuanced understandings into what both research “knowledge” and “empathy” might involve for different people—and at different stages of the research process. The analysis of free-text comments and interviews moved iteratively back and forth across six stages, typical for reflexive thematic analysis, and was influenced by our interests into “narrative knowing.” We started with the free-text comments and then read the interviews—to return to our free-text comment themes from new angles, which eventually were shared in a focus group with supervisors in training. The paper describes the development of a suggested “relational 3C model” with clarity, containment and compassion as key supervisory dimensions applied across eight areas with actions from supervisory contracts to research completion.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bager-Charleson, S., McBeath, A., & Challenor, J. (2023). The relational 3C model for research supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists and counselling psychologists. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12680. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Publisher Keywords:	3C model, counselling psychology research, mixed methods, narrative research, psychotherapy research, qualitative research, relational supervision, research supervision
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Departments:	School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Psychology
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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