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Self and intersubjectivity in the supervisory process

W F Ricci1

  • 1Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis, Kansas.

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
|January 1, 1995
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Effective supervision in analysis requires supervisors to actively listen and understand patient and supervisee motivations. Recognizing differing needs and empathic failures resolves misunderstandings and enhances therapeutic relationships.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalysis

Background:

  • Supervision is crucial in psychoanalytic training and practice.
  • Interpersonal dynamics between supervisor, supervisee, and patient significantly impact therapeutic outcomes.
  • Motivational conflicts can arise from a lack of empathic understanding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of supervisor's skills in differentiating motivational needs.
  • To examine how empathic attunement and congruent understanding influence supervisory interactions.
  • To demonstrate how acknowledging differing motivations resolves subjective feelings of being misunderstood.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of supervisory interactions focusing on supervisor's listening, acceptance, and articulation.

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  • Identification of activated motivational needs in patient, supervisee, and supervisor.
  • Exploration of conflict arising from lack of empathic attunement and congruent understanding.

    • Main Results:

    • Supervisor's active listening and articulation skills are key to differentiating motivational needs.
    • Conflicts often stem from empathic failures and misaligned understanding of motivations.
    • Acknowledging differing motivations and empathic gaps bridges subjective feelings of being misunderstood.

    Conclusions:

    • Empathic recognition of diverse motivations is vital for effective supervision.
    • Addressing failures in empathic attunement enhances the therapeutic alliance.
    • Valuing each human encounter in supervision strengthens the analytical process.