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Relational Processes in Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision

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Editors:
  1. Ottar Ness

    1. Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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  2. Sheila McNamee

    1. Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

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  3. Øyvind Kvello

    1. Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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  • Provides an up-to-date guide to supervision in family therapy, clinical mental health work, and social work
  • Demonstrates how supervision is used beyond the context of clinical work
  • Offers a cutting-edge approach that introduces and integrates a relational approach to supervision
  • Examines supervision issues in their wider — e.g., organizational — contexts

Part of the book series: Palgrave Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy (PTCP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Ottar Ness, Sheila McNamee, Øyvind Kvello
    Pages 1-7

  3. Theoretical Foundations of Relational Processes in Supervision

    • Sheila McNamee
    Pages 9-24

  4. Constructing Supervision: Integrating the Professional and Personal into a Relational Self—An Invitation to Relational Integration

    • John Burnham, Barbara McKay
    Pages 25-53

  5. Relational Responsibility: Ethics and Power in Supervision

    • Sheila McNamee, Julie Tilsen
    Pages 55-75

  6. Making the Combination of Support and Social Control Work in Supervision

    • Øyvind Kvello
    Pages 77-101

  7. The Artistry of Stuck-Ness

    • Billy Hardy
    Pages 103-118

  8. ‘The Difference that Makes a Difference? A Qualitative Study of Cultural Differences and Similarities in Supervision’

    • Philip Messent, Reenee Singh
    Pages 119-149

  9. A Child-Friendly Supervision: Inviting Children to Participate

    • Øyvind Kvello
    Pages 151-166

  10. Safety and Self-Care of the Supervisor

    • Arlene Vetere
    Pages 167-176

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 177-178
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About this book

This book is focused on relational processes in supervision for counselling and psychotherapy.  The aim is first to introduce a relational theoretical stance, then to apply that stance to the process of supervision, and finally to offer practitioners immediately accessible resources for relational supervision. Within a relational perspective, supervisor and supervisees are viewed as partners who co-construct the supervisory process. Unlike other approaches to supervision where the emphasis is on specific techniques and strategies for supervision, the relational orientation of this book invites supervisor and supervisee into different understandings of the supervisory interaction. This orientation directs our attention to the importance of co-creating the therapeutic relation/alliance with special attention to the wellbeing of the the supervisee and the supervisor. Supervision, from this perspective, is focused on what participants are making together rather than onthe individual abilities, strengths, and weaknesses of either the supervisor or the supervisee.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Ottar Ness, Øyvind Kvello

  • Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

    Sheila McNamee

About the editors

Ottar Ness is Professor of Counselling at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Adjunct Professor at the program of family therapy and systemic practice at VID Scientific University in Norway, Senior Advisor at the National Competence Centre for Mental Health Care, Norway, and Taos Institute Associate, USA.

Sheila McNamee is Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire and Vice President, Co-Founder, and Board member of The Taos Institute, USA.

Øyvind Kvello is Professor of Special Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

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