Supervision of Psychotherapists

Discovery-oriented supervision is a whole new dimension of supervision. It explores deep down inside the other person' s ideas about psychotherapy; to discover their inner, probably unformed, deeper pool of ideas about psychotherapy.

This volume will help trainees, teachers and supervisors to become acquainted with the area of supervision.

Part I

Introduction to The Discovery-oriented Approach.

An introductory Background to The Discovery-oriented Approach to Supervision.

Some advantages of Discovering and Developing The Trainee's Deeper Framework for psychotherapy.

How can a Training Program Include The Discovery-oriented approach?

Some Qualities of a Good Discovery-oriented Teacher.

Some Qualities of a Good Discovery-oriented Trainee.

Some Practical-logistical Guidelines in discovery-oriented Training of Psychotherapists.

Part II

Introduction to The methods of Discovering and Developing The Trainee's Deeper Framework for psychotherapy.

Method 1,Identify and use The Part The Trainee Selected to study.

Method 2,How and Why is This Part so Pleasing, Displeasing,or inexplicable?

Method 3,What is The Therapist Trying to Accomplish Right Here?

Method 4,What is The Trainee's Answer to The 'basic Questions'?

Method 5, assign Homework, Conclusions and Invitations.

References.

Index

Alvin R. Mahrer, PhD, is a professor emeritus at the school of psychology at the University of Ottawa. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and past president of its psychotherapy division, Mahrer has published 11 books on experiential psychotherapy and holds dozens of lectures and workshops each year in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Discovery-oriented supervision is a whole new dimension of supervision. It explores deep down inside the other person' s ideas about psychotherapy; to discover their inner, probably unformed, deeper pool of ideas about psychotherapy.

This volume will help trainees, teachers and supervisors to become acquainted with the area of supervision.