Child Psychology Exam Prep

Answer: A - The personality characteristic that seems to be most associated with effective performance for both supervisees working as therapists and the clinical psychologists who are their supervisors is empathy. Just as clients are usually responsive to a warm and empathic therapist, the same holds true for supervisors who also come across to their trainees as being warm, empathic, approachable, and helpful should a question or problem arise in their work.