Relational processes and power dynamics in psychoanalytic group supervision: a discourse analysis

The authors explore the relationship between language and interpersonal dynamics within supervision groups for psychoanalytically oriented child and adolescent psychotherapists working at a charitable clinical service in a large metropolitan city in the UK. Using discourse analysis, the authors iden...

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Published in:The Clinical supervisor 2023-01, Vol.42 (1), p.123-144
Main Authors: Lee, Michelle CY, Thackeray, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Discourse analysis
Group supervision
Interpersonal relations
power dynamics
Power structure
Supervision
supervisory language
working alliance
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Summary:The authors explore the relationship between language and interpersonal dynamics within supervision groups for psychoanalytically oriented child and adolescent psychotherapists working at a charitable clinical service in a large metropolitan city in the UK. Using discourse analysis, the authors identified key interpersonal functions of language in a professional supervisory setting. Results revealed linguistic processes through which power identities and dynamics were enacted and multiple opinions and perspectives negotiated during group supervision. The authors then make practical suggestions regarding the management of power differentials and interpersonal relationships to facilitate more constructive group supervision and promote better therapeutic outcomes.
ISSN:0732-5223
1545-231X
DOI:10.1080/07325223.2022.2164537