Relational Processes in Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision

187 Pages·2021·5.489 MB·English

by  Ottar Ness, Sheila McNamee, Øyvind Kvello

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Relational
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Supervision
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Ottar Ness Sheila McNamee
Øyvind Kvello
Editors
Relational Processes
in Counselling
and Psychotherapy
Supervision
Editors
Ottar Ness Sheila McNamee
Department of Education and Lifelong Department of Communication
Learning University of New Hampshire
Norwegian University of Science and Durham, NH, USA
Technology
Trondheim, Norway
Øyvind Kvello
Department of Education and Lifelong
Learning
Norwegian University of Science and
Technology
Trondheim, Norway
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
Ottar Ness, Sheila McNamee, and Øyvind Kvello
Introduction 1
Organizing of the Book 3
2 Theoretical Foundations of Relational Processes
in Supervision 9
Sheila McNamee
A Pluralist StanceTowards Supervision 10
Supervision as Social Construction 13
Pluralist Supervision 19
References 23
3 ConstructingSupervision:IntegratingtheProfessional
and Personal into a Relational Self—An Invitation
to Relational Integration 25
John Burnham and Barbara McKay
Integration and Distinguishing: Towards a Concept
of Relational Integration 25
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Significance for Supervision 27
In the Beginning… Is the Personal 28
Significance for Supervision 29
Significance for Supervision 30
Ethics of the Relationship Between Personal
and Professional 30
Significance for Supervision 31
Reflexive Loop Between Personal and Professional
and the Issue ofTransferable Risk 31
Significance for Supervision 32
The Coordinated Management of Meaning 33
Example (from Barbara). Mothers and Daughters 33
Social/Personal GgRRAAAACCEEESSSS… 40
Finding a Place for Feelings: Some FinalThoughts About
Our Conversation 50
References 51
4 Relational Responsibility: Ethics and Power
in Supervision 55
Sheila McNamee and JulieTilsen
Introduction 55
Content or Process? 57
References 74
5 Making the Combination of Support and Social
ControlWork in Supervision 77
Øyvind Kvello
Introduction 77
The Core Dimensions of Supervision 78
Words Are Not Neutral or Innocent 79
Supervising on How to Handle Family Resistance 80
Coping with Conflicting Discourses 82
Working/Therapeutic Alliance 88
AttachmentTheory and Supervision: BuildingTrust 91
Concluding Remarks 93
References 94
Contents vii
6 The Artistry of Stuck-Ness 103
Billy Hardy
Introduction 103
Being Stuck.What Is It? 106
Ending the Beginnings 116
References 117
7 ‘TheDifferencethatMakesaDifference?AQualitative
Study of Cultural Differences and Similarities
in Supervision’ 119
Philip Messent and Reenee Singh
Interviews and Analysis 123
Themes from Iranian Supervision Group 123
Themes from Interview with M 130
Themes from Supervision Across Region Interview 134
Discussion and Key Learning Points for Supervisors 138
Appendix 142
References 148
8 A Child-Friendly Supervision: Inviting Children
to Participate 151
Øyvind Kvello
Introduction: Strengthening Children’s Position 151
Strengthening Children’s Self-Agency 158
Learning Organizations 160
An Inclusive Practice:To Keep Children in Mind 161
Concluding Remarks 162
References 162
9 Safety and Self-Care of the Supervisor 167
ArleneVetere
Introduction 167
Supervision and the Arousal of Anxiety 169
Empathy and the Supervisory Alliance 169
Attentiveness and Attunement 170
Supervision andTherapy: ‘The Continuous Flow of Our
Work…’ 172
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Conclusion 174
References 175
Index 177
Notes on Contributors
John Burnham is a consultant family and systemic psychotherapist,
with forty years of working with families, couples and individuals. He
works at Parkview Clinic, Birmingham Children’s Hospital where he is
also director of the systemic training programmes in therapy and super-
vision. He is formerly Director of Training at KCC London. As well as
training in the UK he teaches in a variety of contexts overseas including
Scandinavia,TheNetherlands,theUnitedStatesandSouthAmerica.He
is past Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the
Academy of Social Sciences.
Billy Hardy is an independent Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist,
Supervisor and Trainer living and working in Wales, UK. He recently
moved from a full-time University context into a new phase of prac-
tice, learning and consultancy. He is a Taos Associate and member of
the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. He, with colleagues,
is embarking on forming a not-for-profit organization—the centre for
systemic studies—to develop and sustain systemic thinking and prac-
tices.Hehasoptimistichopesforthereconnectionandre-humanization
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