The Supervisory Relationship

Since the 1980s many psychodynamic therapists have begun to view the relational processes taking place between patient and therapist as a central source of transformation. Yet traditional paradigms of clinical supervision, focusing primarily on didactic teaching, have limitations for training therapists to work in these new ways. This volume elaborates a comprehensive contemporary model of supervision. Using a range of examples and vignettes, the authors show how working within the vicissitudes of the supervisory relationship can allow the supervisee to gain a deeper understanding of the treatment method being taught. Key topics discussed in the book 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.