UB School of Social Work Selected as Home for Interdisciplinary Journal

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo has been selected as the new home of The Clinical Supervisor, a journal that looks at aspects of supervision in the fields of psychotherapy and mental health.

Lawrence Shulman, Ed.D., dean of the UB School of Social Work, and Andrew Safyer, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the UB School of Social Work, will serve as editors of the journal, which will draw upon work in fields that include social work, psychology, counseling and educational psychology, nursing and other clinical professions.

The first issue of The Clinical Supervisor edited by Shulman and Safyer will be published this winter. The journal has been edited for 20 years by its founder Carlton Munson, professor of social work at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.

The interdisciplinary nature of the journal is important, noted Shulman, because it allows readers to tap into a wider range of research.

"As we read through recent submissions in working to assemble our first co-edited issue, we were struck by how interesting it was to read of clinical supervision practice and research written by professionals in other disciplines," he said. "We could see themes that cut across disciplines providing the constant elements of clinical supervision and, at the same time, we could identify variant elements."

The peer-reviewed journal contains a blend of theoretical articles, qualitative and quantitative empirical research and reflective pieces intended to interest all readers, as well as specific disciplines.

It will feature special sections and special issues focusing on timely subjects, as well as book and conference announcements. In addition, the editors will solicit submissions from clinicians outside academia on particular supervision issues encountered in practice.

The journal's editorial board is composed of academicians and clinicians representing the fields of social work, psychiatry, counselor education, psychology and family therapy from universities, institutes and hospitals from throughout the U.S. and Canada.