Supervised psychoanalysis

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A supervised psychoanalysis or psychoanalysis under supervision is a form of psychoanalytic treatment in which the psychoanalyst afterwards discusses the psychological content of the treatment, both manifest and latent, with a senior, more experienced colleague.[http://www.enotes.com/supervised-analysis-control-case-reference/supervised-analysis-control-case Roger Perron, Supervised analysis]

The analyst who provides the supervision is called a supervising analyst (or less frequently supervisory analyst).

Training

Since 1925, supervised analyses have been a mandatory part of an aspiring analyst's psychoanalytic training within the International Psychoanalytical Association; and most training institutes ascribe great value to the experience of such an individual relationship about an analytic relationship.Janet Malcolm, Psychoanalysis; The Impossible Profession (1988) p. 54

A similar system was adopted after 1948 by the Society of Analytical Psychology.J. Weiner et al, Supervising and being Supervised (2003) p. 83

The danger of uncritically applying insights drawn from the supervision directly to the analysis is however also recognised; and some would stress the importance of developing one's own internal supervisor, as opposed to merely reproducing someone else's thinking in the session.Patrick Casement, Further Learning from the Patient (1990) p. 9

Length

The term "supervised analysis" is flexible. It can be applied to such treatment lasting over several years or to a single session; while even practicing analysts will sometimes seek supervision and discuss a challenging case with a senior colleague,[http://www.enotes.com/supervised-analysis-control-case-reference/supervised-analysis-control-case Perron] or resort to ongoing supervision at times of analytic difficulty.Casement, p. 124

See also

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Further reading

  • {{Citation|editor1-last=Caligor|editor1-first=Leopold|editor2-last=Bromberg|editor2-first=Philip M. |editor3-last=Meltzer|editor3-first=James D.|title=Clinical perspectives on the supervision of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy|publisher=Springer. Pp. 281|year= 1984|isbn=0-306-41403-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uNgreNV844C}}
  • {{Citation|last1=Fleming|first1=Joan|last2=Benedek|first2= Therese|title=Psychoanalytic Supervision: A Method of Clinical Teaching|publisher=International Universities Press. Pp. 252|year=1966|isbn=0-8236-5041-3}}
  • {{Citation|last1=Frawley-O'Dea|first1=Mary Gail|last2=Sarnat|first2=Joan E.|title=The Supervisory Relationship: A Contemporary Psychodynamic Approach|publisher=Guilford Press. Pp. 247|year=2000

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  • {{Citation|editor-last=Lane|editor-first=Robert C.|title=Psychoanalytic approaches to supervision|publisher=Psychology Press. Pp. 223|year= 1990|isbn=0-87630-603-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lB-Gv8HQJocC}}
  • {{Citation|editor1-last=Wiener|editor1-first=Jan|editor2-last=Mizen|editor2-first=Richard|editor3-last=Duckham|editor3-first=Jenny|title=Supervising and being supervised: a practice in search of a theory|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan. Pp. 245|year=2003|isbn=0-333-96269-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wy9C8bxZuOYC}}