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The Contemporary Relational Supervisor The Contemporary Relational Supervisor, 2nd edition, is an empirically based, acade- mically sophisticated, and learner-friendly text on the cutting edge of couple and family therapy supervision. This extensively revised second edition provides emerging supervisors with the conceptual and pragmatic tools to engage a new wave of therapists, helping them move forward together into a world of highly systemic, empirically derived, rela- tional,developmental,andintegrativesupervisionandclinicalpractice.Theauthors discuss major supervision models and approaches, evaluation, ethical and legal issues,andtherapistdevelopment.Theypresentmethodsthathelptailorandextend supervisionpracticestomeettheclinical,institutional,economic,andculturalreali- ties that CFT therapists navigate. Filled with discussions and exercises to engage readersthroughout,aswellasupdatessurroundingtelehealthandsocialjustice,this practicaltexthelps emergingtherapistsfeelmoregrounded intheirknowledge and developtheirownpersonalvoice. The book is intended for developing and experienced clinicians and supervisors intent on acquiring up-to-date and forward-looking, systemic, CFT supervisory mastery. Robert E. Lee is a senior family science researcher and couple and family clin- ician who has shaped major academic CFT training programs and served on organizational and governmental panels and boards. Thorana S. Nelson is a couple and family therapist, supervisor, and educator. She developed and has taught in the AAMFT Foundations of Family Therapy Supervision online course. The Contemporary Relational Supervisor Second Edition Robert E. Lee and Thorana S. Nelson Secondeditionpublished2022 byRoutledge 605ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10158 andbyRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2022RobertE.LeeandThoranaS.Nelson TherightofRobertE.LeeandThoranaS.Nelsontobeidentifiedasauthors ofthisworkhasbeenassertedbytheminaccordancewithsections77and78of theCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedor utilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,now knownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinany informationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthe publishers. Trademarknotice:Productorcorporatenamesmaybetrademarksorregistered trademarks,andareusedonlyforidentificationandexplanationwithoutintent toinfringe. Firsteditionpublished2014byRoutledge LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Acatalogrecordhasbeenrequestedforthisbook ISBN:978-0-367-56898-6(hbk) ISBN:978-0-367-56896-2(pbk) ISBN:978-1-003-09983-3(ebk) DOI:10.4324/9781003099833 TypesetinBaskerville byTaylor&FrancisBooks Contents About the Authors x Foreword xii Preface xv PART1 Understanding the Supervisory Process 1 1 Basic Ingredients in the Supervisory Process 3 Getting the Training Process Started 6 Interdependent Fundamentals of Supervision of Relational Therapies 10 A Safe Place to Be and to Learn 10 Supervision Must Cultivate Awareness of Individual and Contextual Differences 15 Theory and Transparency Form the Core of Responsible Training and Therapy 17 Supervision Must Be Focused and Relational 19 Exercises 23 2 Systemic Supervisory Relationships, Roles, and Goals 24 Supervisory Relationships in a Training System 24 Other Important Supervisory Roles 29 Pragmatics of Navigating Supervision Roles 30 Supervision Goals 30 Exercises 36 3 Getting Started: Readiness and Procedures 38 Education, Training, and Experience 38 Participant Diversity 38 Developmental Aspects of Supervision 39 vi Contents Education and Training Requirements 40 Pragmatics of Getting Started 43 Fundamental Processes of Supervision 47 A Minimalist Way to Begin Cases 50 Exercises 51 4 Screening, Contracts, Core Competencies, Evaluation, and Feedback-Centered Supervision 52 Screening 52 Contracts 54 Core Competencies 55 Evaluation 56 Evaluation of Supervision 59 Feedback-Centered Supervision 59 Concluding Thoughts 62 Exercises 63 PART2 Relational Supervision Practices 65 An Overview 65 5 A Closer Look at Supervision Formats 67 Individual and Group Approaches: Advantages and Disadvantages 67 Live and Retrospective Approaches: Advantages and Disadvantages 73 Contemporary Variations: Novel Concerns 81 Exercises 87 6 Approaches to Supervision 88 Major Models of Therapy as Templates 89 Integrative Approaches 89 Developmental Approaches 90 Social-Role Approaches 90 Other Approaches: Skills and Feminist-Influenced 90 Common Factors in Supervision 91 In Conclusion, Supervision Maps 92 A Contemporary Illustration from the Field: The Contextual-Functional Meta- Framework for Supervision (by Jeff Chang) 92 Exercises 95 Contents vii 7 Effective Supervision According to the Literature 96 An Evolutionary Look at Best Practices in Supervision: From Opinion to Empiricism 96 Generic Family Therapy Skills 97 Professionalism 98 Content of Training 98 Supervisory Processes 99 The Advent of Surveys, Quantitative Analyses, and Qualitative Studies 99 Contemporary Research Initiatives 100 Exercises 102 8 Supervision Based on Core Competencies 103 The Need for a Standard 104 Core Competencies in CFT 105 Subdomains within CFT Core Competencies 105 Impaired Participants in Supervisory Systems 114 Exercises 115 9 Supervising Manual-Based Models 116 The Challenge of Executive-, Meta-, and Microskills 118 Guidelines for Ethical Practice 119 Increasing the Probability of Positive Results 120 Exercises 121 PART3 Contextual Considerations 123 10 Contextual Aspects of Supervision: Setting, Culture, and Self 125 Overview 125 Historical Context 126 Settings 127 “Culture” 131 The Developing Selves of Trainees 138 Selves of Supervisors 139 Supervisory Practices 139 Exercises 141 11 Legal Aspects of Relational Supervision 142 viii Contents Organization of Laws and Regulations 142 Clinical Practice: Licensure 143 Other Laws 144 The Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act of 1996 149 Summary 152 Exercises 152 12 Ethical Considerations in Relational Supervision 154 Overview 154 Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Supervisory Climate 155 Helping Trainees Develop Personal Ethical Decision-Making Models 160 Topics for Educating CFT Trainees 162 Situations for Discussion 164 Exercises 164 13 Self of the Therapist, Self of the Supervisor 166 Addressing the Self of the Professional as a Primary Goal of Supervision 167 Activities to Raise Self-Awareness within the Immediate Training System 169 Activities to Raise Self-Awareness Outside of the Training System 170 Supervisors’ and Trainees’ Self-Care 170 Resiliency 171 Assessing Impairment 172 Cultural Lenses: Biased Expectations Based on Group Membership 172 Exercises 175 PART4 Troubleshooting and Writing a Personal Philosophy of Supervision Paper 177 14 Troubleshooting and Pragmatics in the Relational Training System 179 Appreciating the Interpersonal Context of Training 179 “The Best Defense is a Good Offense” 181 Addressing Difficulties 184 Pragmatics: Facilitating Effective Supervision 188 Concluding Remarks 194 Exercises 194 15 Developing Your Personal Philosophy of Supervision Paper 195 Content Requirements 196 Contents ix Process 197 Formats 198 Filling in the Details 198 Connecting Your Therapy and Supervision Approaches 200 Common Mistakes to Avoid 200 Final Words 201 Exercises 201 Appendix A Major Marriage and Family Therapy Models 202 Appendix B AAMFT Core Competencies 230 References 238 Subject Index 260 Author index 267
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