Relational psychodynamic psychotherapy arose in reaction to hierarchical, doctor-patient aspects of Freudian psychoanalysis. It emphasizes instead the partnership between therapist and client, and focuses on the power dynamics involved in this inherently unequal relationship. In this book, Joan E. Sarnat describes a model of clinical supervision that is based upon this therapeutic approach. While some clinicians treat the supervisory relationship as entirely distinct from the supervised therapy, Sarnat presents a straightforward and ethical framework within which a supervisor uses his or her clinical skills to work in the supervisory relationship, helping supervisees navigate their emotional responses to clients. Clear, concise chapters cover the theoretical and empirical basis for a relational model of supervision, and offer specific recommendations for addressing typical problems encountered by beginning, intermediate, and advanced supervisees. The book also includes revealing t
Trade Review“Psychodynamic psychologists—especially those supervising trainees who are also working psychodynamically—will find Sarnat’s Supervision Essentials for Psychodynamic Psychotherapies to be a useful guide to developing or refining a more relational approach to their supervision.” —PsycCRITIQUES®
Table of ContentsForeword to the Clinical Supervision Essentials Series
Acknowledgments
Introduction
- Essential Dimensions
- Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Relational Model of Psychodynamic Supervision
- Supervisory Methods and Techniques
- Illustration: An Excerpt From a Transcript of a Supervisory Hour
- Common Supervisory Issues, Part I: Working With Supervisee "Difficulties"
- Common Supervisory Issues, Part II: Working With Difference
- Common Supervisory Issues, Part III: Working With Legal and Ethical Issues
- Future Directions
Appendix
References
Index
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