A girl in the ‘boys’ club’: supervision, narrative ideas, ethics and intersectionality

This article describes some of the challenge involved in supervising a well‐established and experienced team of two Family Therapists and one Clinical Psychology trainee in placement. It highlights the journey of a female trainee family therapist's supervisor in the context of a male team. In t...

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Published in:Journal of family therapy 2017-08, Vol.39 (3), p.478-491
Main Author: Duch, Mariangels Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
family therapy supervision
gender differences
intersectionality
narrative approach
supervision
trust
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Summary:This article describes some of the challenge involved in supervising a well‐established and experienced team of two Family Therapists and one Clinical Psychology trainee in placement. It highlights the journey of a female trainee family therapist's supervisor in the context of a male team. In this article the author argues the importance of using a working framework and structure to unbalance power pressures and bring forth trust in the team. It is illustrated with narrative ideas, practices in supervision and a brief description of intersectionality applied to this context.
ISSN:0163-4445
1467-6427
DOI:10.1111/1467-6427.12179