ABSTRACT
In this volume, as the title indicates, the focus is on understanding and elaborating what might be said to be "going on" in supervision as well as further exploring what is distinctive about systemic supervision. Looking at processes within systemic supervision involves engaging with the different contexts within which the supervision takes place and engaging with a range of theories - some developed or applied within therapeutic contexts and others drawn from theories of learning. Various theoretical frameworks have emerged and been described as underpinnings for systemic supervision. Social constructionist and narrative ideas have been vital in the creation of supervisory practices that promote open dialogues, multiple perspectives and the interrogation of traditional assumptions about expertise and hierarchy. This has inevitably led to a discussion of tensions and contradictions: unease about implicit practices of power, the problematics of assessment and evaluation and issues concerning the allocation of clinical responsibility. Positioning theory, dialogic theories and ideas from the field of adult education have also contributed helpful theoretical concepts for use by systemic supervisors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|2 pages
Evolving Theories
chapter Two|22 pages
The three faces of supervision
chapter Four|24 pages
Three gasps behind the screen
section II|2 pages
Group Processes
chapter Six|18 pages
Minding the group
chapter Seven|22 pages
From hazardous to collaborative learning
section III|2 pages
Power and Diversity
chapter Ten|22 pages
“Voice entitlement” narratives in supervision
chapter Twelve|18 pages
Putting a face to institutionalized racism
section IV|2 pages
Agency and Professional Contexts