Supervising family therapy trainees in primary care medical settings: context matters.
The purpose of this article is to identify and describe four essential skills for effective supervision of family therapy trainees in primary care medical settings. The supervision skills described include: (1) Understand medical culture; (2) Locate the trainee in the treatment system; (3) Investigate the biological/health issues; and (4) Be attentive to the self-of-the-therapist. Recommendations are also made to help supervisors become better prepared for the questions medical family therapy trainees bring to supervision.
Marital and Family Therapy Program, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, California, 92110, USA. tedwards@sandiego.edu
Todd M
TM
Edwards
Jo Ellen
JE
Patterson
D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D013334:Students; D014481:United States