title: Focused supervision seen through a recursive frame analysis.
abstract: The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the literature addressing family therapy training and supervision (Liddle, Breunlin, & Schwartz, 1988; Morris & Chenail, 1995; Selekman & Todd, 1995; Thomas, 1994). Most of this literature, however, focuses on theory rather than practice. This paper presents a study of solution-focused therapy's model of supervision, which we have labeled focused supervision. This supervisory process is conceptualized as a conversation during which supervisor and supervisee engage in a dialogue that mutually shapes the meaning of the experience. This study attends to the actual words spoken and utilizes recursive frame analysis to get closer to the talk of a focused supervisory session.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shilts
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans