A supervision model
From initial interview to completed supervision assignment
Lilja CajvertA supervision model
Lilja Cajvert
A supervision model
From initial interview to completed supervision assignment
The book was first published in Swedish as Handledning – Från intervju till avslutat uppdrag
ISBN 978-91-44-12785-9, Studentlitteratur 2019
A draft translation was prepared by Magnus Koch and later revised by P-O Aston
© 2023 Lilja Cajvert
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand, Stockholm, Sweden
Printer: BoD – Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany
ISBN: 978-91-8080-263-5
To my grandchildren Julia, Linnéa, Ellen and Oscar Carry on being playful and creative
Lilja CajvertContents Preface 11 What has shaped my model of supervision? 12 Why do I author this book – to whom? 12 Introduction 15 What is supervision? 15 Agreements 16 My approach in the book 17 Synopsis – first interview with a supervision group 17 1. The Interview 21 The supervisor 21 Information prior to the interview 21 Interview with a potential supervision group 24 Presentation of the supervision model 25 How to present your experience of work? 25 Theoretical basis and how to use theories in supervision 25 Why asking in-depth follow-up questions? 27 Evaluation of the supervision 28 My strengths and difficulties 29 Supervision of the supervisor – meta supervision 29 Group members 30 Group members experience of supervision 30 Group members’ expectations 34 Expectations of the supervision 34 Group members’ expectations of the group 37 Group member expectations of oneself 38 Expectations of the supervisor role 39 2. Contact with manager or group leader 41 The management ’ s role in supervision 41 Contact prior to – and what can be raised in supervision 42 The manager ’ s expectations of the supervision 44
The manager ’ s role in evaluation of the supervision 45 Contact on specific issues raised in the supervision 45 Writing a contract 45 3. The supervision begins 49 Introductory lecture on unconscious processes 49 Projection 50 Induction 50 Resonance 51 Transference 51 Countertransference 51 Projective identification 53 Parallel processes 53 4. The supervision session 55 Stages of the session 55 Opening 56 Feedback and choice of supervision question 56 Feedback on the previous supervision session 56 Who has brought a supervision question 57 When no one has any issue to raise 57 Formulate a supervision question 58 Just describe a problem and then frame a question 61 The supervision process 62 Bridge to the work context 63 Review of the supervision session and feedback 64 5. Tools and approaches in supervision 65 The importance of reflection 65 Tools to help reflecting on a supervision question 66 Using pictures and cards 67 Pictures and cards to start 68 Group cards 71 “If it was my client, I would … ” 71 Using Ullman’s dream method in supervision 72 Stages in my method of supervision – summary 73 Stage I Who has a supervision question? 73
Stage II Dialogue supervisee – supervisor – group 73 Stage III Regrouping 74 Stage IV If it was my client, I would … 74 Stage V Regrouping again 75 Stage VI Summing up – Where to go from here? 75 Stage VII What is your take home message? 76 Writing on the board 76 Model for working with unconscious processes 77 Model using questions and answers 78 Reflection 82 Model for working with parallel processes 83 Stage 1: The supervisor’s inner experience 83 Stage 2: To “freeze” the situation – here and now 83 Stage 3: Visualise everyone’s experience of the process 84 Stage 4: Back to the supervisee 85 Stage 5: Theorizing and inter-subjectivity 85 Stage 6: How could the work with the client continue 86 Could all supervisors use this model? 87 Silent positioning – Life Staging 87 Ideas underpinning the supervision model Life Staging 88 Silent positioning in practice 89 The supervisor –‘ an artistic director’ 93 Taping with Playmobil® figures in supervision 94 Evaluation as intervention 96 When can evaluation as intervention be used? 96 Quantification & dialogue based on past – today – future 97 Reflection 101 6. Feedback & Evaluation in supervision 103 Feedback 103 Evaluation 105 What could be evaluated? 106 Evaluation focused on the group 106 Evaluation of individual development 107 What did you get from the supervision? 107 What do you want to focus during the next semester? 109 Evaluation of supervisor, supervision style and model 110
Discontent with the supervision 111 What the supervisor may maintain and continue doing 112 What the supervisor should change 113 7. Closing the supervision 115 Agreement to close 115 Closing according to the contract 115 Closing before the end of the contract period 116 A group searches new supervisors during the supervision 118 Model for collegial supervision 119 8. How to articulate your style of supervision? 123 Closing words – importance of using process supervision 125 References 127
