ABSTRACT

Throughout this book, there is implicit, if not always explicit, acknowledgement of differences in structural relations of privilege and power along the supervisorsupervisee dimension. In clinical psychology, as in other mental health and therapy trainings, the supervision process aims to enable supervisees to learn to bring together theory, techniques and interpersonal interventions:

Supervisors are vested with the power and responsibility, by their institutions and training programmes to evaluate, influence and judge trainees. They are also supposed to provide to the less skilled inexperienced and less knowledgeable student therapist the skill, knowledge, and personal awareness, to help the client in a professional and ethical manner.