Supervising and Being Supervised: A Practice in Search of a Theory

Wiener, Jan; Mizen, Richard; Duckham, Jenny, Eds.

ISBN 10: 0333962699 / ISBN 13: 9780333962695

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK and New York, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Supervising and Being Supervised: A Practice in Search of a Theory
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK and New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333962699
• ISBN 13: 9780333962695
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Supervision is an essential constituent of analytic and psychotherapy training and a crucial part of ongoing professional development for all practitioners. In spite of this, little formal theory about supervision has been developed and, for the most part, learning to supervise has progressed using a simple apprenticeship model. Supervising and Being Supervised aims to rectify this situation. The authors draw together contributions from a number of experienced Jungian analysts who supervise to explore key aspects of the supervisory experience with the aim of developing a theory for analytically-based work.

From the Back Cover

Supervision is an essential component of all analytic and psychotherapy training and, with the increasing emphasis on regulation and moves towards registration, it has become a crucial part of ongoing professional development for all supervisors and supervisees.

In this authoritative and thoughtful new book, Jan Wiener, Richard Mizen and Jenny Duckham, together with a number of senior Jungian analysts, explore key aspects of the supervisory process. Two core themes run throughout the text. The first is the central concept of supervision as a relationship where both parties may be changed, especially if the unconscious processes that are evoked within that relationship are understood. The second is the question of whether there are theories or models, specific to supervision and if so, how they may be differentiated from our general theories about analytic practice.

The chapters are arranged in four sections. In Part One, authors explore the dynamic nature of the supervisor-supervisee experience. In Part Two, they look specifically at the relevance of the setting to the process of supervision. In Part Three, they examine potential problems and ethical dilemmas in supervision, and finally, in Part Four, turn specifically to the challenges of developing a clear theory.

Supervising and Being Supervised is an invaluable text for all practising analysts, psychotherapists and counsellors.