Discrimination Versus Integrated Developmental Model: Comparison Between Two Counseling Supervision Theories

There are many different counselling supervision theories, however two of the most widely used theories are the Discrimination Model and the Integrated Developmental Model. The goal of supervision is to produce competent counsellor, so an outline of supervisee behaviours is created by the supervisor for them to establish counsellor competency. The goal of this paper is to compare and contrast the two different theories especially with related to its applicability in the Malaysian context. Further research is needed in order to fully understand the applicability of both theories in Malaysia.