A Course on the Supervisory Process for Candidates … and Supervisors: An Attempt to Address Inconsistencies in Psychoanalytic Education and the Fundamental Paradox of Psychoanalytic Training

Abstract

The author describes the content of a course on The Supervisory Process he has taught candidates for three years. He offers a rationale for the course in the context of the lack of training in supervision, inconsistencies in the approach to psychoanalytic education and a lack of appreciation for what he sees as a fundamental paradox in the training process. With the help of candidates'feedback he discusses how the course begins to address the problems he outlines. He describes the Swedish model for training supervisors and concludes with a discussion of the potential benefits to the field of adopting a similar program.

The author wishes to thank Drs. Dale Boesky, Daniel Jacobs, and Joshua Ehrlich for their helpful comments.

Notes

The author wishes to thank Drs. Dale Boesky, Daniel Jacobs, and Joshua Ehrlich for their helpful comments.