Consulting with gargoyles: applying narrative ideas and practices in counselling supervision

Using stories in supervision to facilitate counselor development

“…Finally, the literature on the use of narrative in supervision is especially rich (Bob, 1999;Carlson & Erickson, 2001;Sommer & Cox, 2003;Speedy, 2000). Noted mythologist Joseph Campbell (1976) suggested that one purpose of myth was to ''conduct people across those difficult thresholds of transformation.…”

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“…For example, narrative supervisors argue that the label "supervision" suggests a worldview of a developmental hierarchy of vision, experience, and knowledge (Carlson & Erickson, 2001;Edwards & Chen, 1999;Speedy, 2000).…”

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“…Techniques from person-centered, solutionfocused, cognitive-behavioral, and narrative theories are used within the supervision model (Speedy, 2000). These techniques offer supervisees some of the same benefits that clients gain in a therapeutic relationship.…”

“…For cognitive approaches, Pearson (2006) describes how goal-setting, evaluation, and raising awareness with the supervisee all help the process of working with clients. Narrative approaches involve the supervisor focusing on the story of the client and supervisee, and attempting to allow for more connectedness in the supervisory process (Speedy, 2000). These approaches help make supervision not just an evaluative process, but a tool to promote personal growth in both clients and counsellors (Pearson, 2006).…”

“…Social role models describe the roles the supervisor takes on with the supervisee including the teacher, counsellor and consultant roles. Psychotherapeutic models of supervision use psychotherapeutic techniques from cognitive therapy, play therapy, narrative, and person-centered therapy, as interventions within the supervisor and supervisee 8 relationship (Allen et al, 2007;Bernard, 1992;Pearson, 2006;Speedy, 2000).…”