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Section 2. Training and Supervision

Supervision: A Developmental-Relational Approach

Pages 288-298
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Research suggests that supervision that “matches” the supervisee's structure and style is more responsible than any other factor in determining successful outcome (Bernard & Goodyear, 1992; Stoltenberg & Delworth, 1987). This article presents a developmental-relational model of supervision that offers theoretical and practical support for understanding the supervisory experience. It offers suggestions as to how supervisors may effectively meet supervisees’ relational learning styles as well as more fully identify their own. The article also discusses the implications of the interrelationship between different structures and styles and the influence of fixated positions on the supervisory relationship.

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Mairi Evans

Mairi Evans is a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (clinical) and a founding director of the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, Nottingham, England, which offers a master's degree in transactional analysis.