Crisis management during "live" supervision: clinical and instructional matters.
In this article, we illustrate two examples of "live" supervision with marriage and family therapy trainees whose clients presented in the therapy room in immediate crisis. The case examples, one a client with suicidal thoughts and the other a parent who had struck her child, demonstrate how the university-based therapy team managed the recursive clinical and supervision processes that unfolded during the sessions. We present the case examples from the perspective of both supervisees and supervisor, discussing how our different experiences of the supervision unfolded in real time. Case discussion and reflections later in the article illustrate the need for an open, transparent, dialogical process throughout supervision. A case is made for supervisory participants to create alternative formats in which multiple supervisory voices can be heard.
Charlés
Laurie L
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Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA. lcharles@cas.usf.edu
Ticheli-Kallikas
Michele
M
Tyner
Kelly
K
Barber-Stephens
Brandi
B
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors