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The Role of Vulnerability in Supervision

From Pain to Courage, Inspiration, and Transformation

Pages 331-342
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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As a supervisor, the author regularly witnesses the difficulty some educators have in being in touch with their vulnerability. They often do not know how to live with and embrace it as a serendipitous happenstance. This article offers reflections on the supervision relationship and what transactional analysis has to offer to support practitioners in taking into account and learning from their vulnerability. Case examples based on vulnerability in the educational context are easily transferable to any professional context. The author presents a new model of supervision that focuses on the importance of interconnectedness and fosters the development of resiliency and creativity in both the supervisor and the supervisee.

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Evelyne Papaux

Author Biography
Evelyne Papaux, a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (education), has worked for years with children up to the age of 12 and now also works as a trainer and supervisor in the initial and continuing training of educators. In addition, she is part of a pastoral team in a school and supervises several educational teams. She can be reached at Chemin des Vignes 7b, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland; email: .