The Supervisory Relationship
Subtitle: A Contemporary Psychodynamic Approach
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: December 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781572306219
Subjects: Psychotherapy; Supervision of; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Movements - Psychoanalysis; Psychology; Supervision; Study and teaching; Education & Training; Practice Management; Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training; Clinical Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Psychotherapists
First sentence: As late-20th-century writers influenced by postmodern philosophical trends, we approach this chapter on the history of supervision by acknowledging its perspectival foundation.
Description: "The volume begins by discussing the history of psychodynamic supervision, examining how major analytic theories and practices have been mirrored in this crucial element of professional development. An innovative typology is delineated to facilitate comparison among models and enable readers to think more systematically about their own supervisory priorities and styles. The authors' model is then presented within the context of contemporary relational theories of mind, health, pathology, and treatment.

Filled with detailed examples and vignettes, chapters show how the supervisor and supervisee can work together to co-construct, mutually derive, and negotiate meanings that elucidate both the treatment relationship and the supervisory relationship.

Key themes explored include issues of power and authority, regression in the supervisory relationship, rethinking the "teach/treat" question, parallel process as a relational phenomenon, working with group process in case conference, and the role of the organization in supporting training.".

"This thoughtful book will be read with pleasure by anyone interested in the intricate processes of clinical teaching and learning. It is a richly informative resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychoanalysts, and others involved in supervisory work. It also will serve as a text for courses on clinical supervision and psychodynamic psychotherapy."--BOOK JACKET.