Table Of ContentClinical Perspectives on the
Supervision oi Psychoanalysis
and Psychotherapy
CRITICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHIA TRY
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THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE PSYCHODYNAMIC AND
BEHA VIORAL THERAPIES
Edited by Judd Marmor, MD., and Sherwyn M. Woods, MD., PhD.
LAW IN THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY
Seymour L. Halleck, M.D.
NEUROPSYCHIA TRIC FEATURES OF MEDICAL DISORDERS
James W. Jefferson, MD., and John R. Marshall, MD.
ADUL T DEVELOPMENT: A New Dimension in Psychodynamic Theory
and Practice
Calvin A. Colarusso, MD., and Robert A. Nemiroff, MD.
SCHIZOPHRENIA
John S. Strauss, MD., and William T. Carpenter, Jr., MD.
EXTRAORDINARY DISORDERS OF HUMAN BEHA VIOR
Edited by Claude T. H. Friedmann, MD., and Robert A. Faguet, MD.
MARlTA L THERAPY: A Combined Psyehodynamie-Behavioral Approach
R. Taylor Segraves, MD., PhD.
TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS IN HUMAN SEXUALlTY
Edited by Carol C. Nadelson, MD., and David B. Marcotte, MD.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE: A Clinieal Guide to Diagnosis
and Treatment
Edited by Mare A. Schuekit, MD.
CLlNICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE SUPERVISION OF
PSYCHOANAL YSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Edited by Leopold Caligor, PhD., Philip M. Bromberg, PhD.,
and James D. Meltzer, Ph.D.
MOOD DISORDERS: Toward a Psychobiology
Peter C. Whybrow, MD., Hagop S. Akiskal, M.D., and
William T. McKinney, Jr., MD.
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Clinical Perspectives on the
Supervision oi Psychoanalysis
and Psychotherapy
Edited by
Leopold Caligor,
Ph.D.
Philip M. Brornberg,
Ph.D.
farnes D. Meltzer,
Ph.D.
The Willi(Jn! Altmson Wilde Psycho(JIzalylic 50ciely
New York, New York
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Clinical perspectives on the supervision of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
(Critical issues in psychiatry)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Psychoanalysis-Study and teaching-Supervision. 2. Psychotherapy-Study and
teaching-Supervision. I. Caligor, Leopold, date- . II. Bromberg, Philip M.,
date- III. Meltzer, James D. IV. Series. [DNLM: I. Clinical competence. 2.
Organization and Administration. 3. Psychoanalysis-Education. 4. Psychotherapy
Education. WM 19.5 C641j
RCS02.C55 1983 616.89/17 83·22939
ISBN 978-1-4899-3655-4 ISBN 978-1-4899-3653-0 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-3653-0
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Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1984.
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Dedicated to
The William Alanson White Institute
of
Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology
in this, its fortieth year
Contributors
PHILIP M. BROMBERG • Supervising Analyst, William Alanson White In
stitute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, New York, New
York and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology, College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
LEOPOLD CALIGOR • Training and Supervising Analyst, William Alan
son White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, New
York, New York and Clinical Professor of Psychology, Adelphi Univer
sity Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy, Garden City, New York
GERARD CHRZANOWSKI • Training and Supervising Analyst, William
Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology,
New York, New York and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Psychoanalytic Division, New York Medical College, New York, New
York
ALLAN COOPER • Director of Curriculum, Fellow, Training and Super
vising Analyst, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psycho
analysis and Psychology, New York, New York
RALPH M. CROWLEY • Fellow Emeritus and Training and Supervising
Analyst, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis
and Psychology, New York, New York and Past President, American
Academy of Psychoanalysis, New York, New York
AMNON IssAcHARoFF • Fellow, Training and Supervising Analyst,
William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psy
chology, New York, New York and Attending Psychiatrist, New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
ROBERT J. LANGS· Pro gram Director, Lenox Hill Hospital Psycho
therapy Program, New York, New York
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viii CONTRIBUTORS
RUTH M. LESSER • Clinical Professor, Training and Supervising Analyst,
New York University Postdoctoral and Doctoral Pro grams in Psychol
ogy, New York, New York and Guest Lecturer, William Alanson White
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, New York, New
York.
EDGAR A. LEVENSON· Fellow, Training and Supervising Analyst,
William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psy
chology, New York, New York and Clinical Professor, Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, New York University, New York, New York
ZVI LOTHANE • Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York, New York;
Training Analyst, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research,
New York, New York; National Psychological Association for Psycho
analysis, New York, New York
JAMES D. MELTZER· Teaching Faculty and Supervisor of Psycho
therapy, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis
and Psychology, New York, New York and Chief Psychologist, The
Roosevelt Hospital of the Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New
York, New York
RUTH MOULTON • Fellow, Training and Supervising Analyst, William
Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology,
New York, New York and Life Member, American Psychoanalytic Asso
ciation, New York, New York
Roy SCHAFER • Training and Supervising Analyst, Columbia University
Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York, New York
and Adjunct Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Cornell University
Medical College, New York, New York
JOHN L. SCHIMEL • Associate Director, Fellow, Training and Supervis
ing Analyst, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psycho
analysis and Psychology, New York, New York and Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, New York,
New York
ROSE SPIEGEL • Fellow, Training and Supervising Analyst, William AI
anson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology,
New York, New York and Consulting Psychiatrist, Saint Luke's-Roose
velt Hospital Center, New York, New York
CONTRIBUTORS ix
EARL G. WITENBERG • Director, Fellow, Training and Supervising Ana
lyst, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and
Psychology, New York, New York and Past President, American Acade
my of Psychoanalysis, New York, New York
MILTIADES L. ZAPHIROPOULOS • Director of Training, Fellow, Training
and Supervising Analyst, William Alanson White Institute of Psychia
try, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, New York, New York and Associ
ate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University, New York, New York
Foreword
In order to complete training successfuIly, every psychoanalyst has to be
a supervisee. This experience leads each analyst to want to become a
supervisor. Until recently, very little has been discussed about wh at
supervision is, how it is done, and how it is related to the various
theories of psychoanalysis that are held as articles of faith.
The 1980-1981 program of the William Alanson White Psychoanaly
tic Society was devoted to supervision-with representatives of various
"schools" demonstrating their ways of doing consultations with ana
lysts about patients. This book is an extension of that endeavor. In it,
supervisors of various persuasions discuss this topic.
The editors-Leopold Caligor, Philip M. Bromberg, and James D.
Meltzer-are to be congratulated for the high level of discourse repre
sented by the various chapters. They are to be commended as weIl about
the eloquent statement this book makes-namely, there are many an
swers and approaches and no final answer to the questions raised by the
volume.
This book will be valuable to a number of different groups. For
supervisors, it will offer an opportunity to see what other supervisors
are thinking, and it will enable them to sharpen their own perceptions
and help them to formulate their own ideas. For practitioners, it is a
grand opportunity to clarify what kinds of people they would want as
consultants. For beginners, it will enable them to ascertain the thinking
of different individuals bef ore selecting them as supervisors. For the
field as a whole, it is another giant step toward making the discipline
more open and less a trade guild. The editors are to be congratulated for
the dedication, thoughtfulness, and fair-mindedness this volume repre
sents.
Earl G. Witenberg
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