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Abstract
Over the last several years, implementation of Recovery-Oriented Care in the treatment of severely-mentally ill persons has transformed California’s educational requirement for mental health professionals and the state’s public mental health system. As a result of this transformation, a spotlight has been turned toward the ways in which mental health professionals can incorporate the core principles of Recovery into treatment. To date, little attention has been given to the crucial role of clinical supervisors in fostering the learning of these principles by their supervisees. Qualitative inquiry as a methodology lends itself well to exploration of this area of study given its newness and the focus of individual experience underpinning the Recovery-Oriented Care approach. This paper outlines the specific methodology used during the course of this investigation and shares the researchers’ observations of the process. In addition, the paper offers suggestions for future empirical studies of clinical supervision in Recovery- Oriented Care.