Once upon a time, in a supervisor’s office

• Agata Szekiełda

  Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4977-3739

• Anna Jaskulska

  -

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-4478

This article concentrates on the traits of a supervisor that are relevant at the onset of the therapeutic work as well as the phenomena that are likely to occur in the process of supervision. The authors emphasise the relevant aspects of supervision that require acknowledgement and analysis, such as entering games by taking on roles in drama triangle and experiencing fear/anxiety in relationship with a supervisor. Most importantly, the effective means of dealing with these obstacles are being presented in order to facilitate the process of establishing and maintaining a safe supervisory relationship. These include changing the drama triangle into a beneficial triangle and dealing with fear/anxiety in supervision in a way proposed by Shohet. In order to illustrate the above mentioned processes, the authors employ an original fairy tale.

1. Agata Szekiełda, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
   Psychologist, mathematician, PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Cognitivism at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Psychotherapist, in the process of training in the trend of transactional analysis. Scientific interests: relations between mind and body (psychosomatics, somatomorpfic disorders, eating disorders), relation trauma, personality disorders.
2. Anna Jaskulska, -

   Psychologist, psychotherapist in the field of transactional analysis during training, member of the Polish Society for Transactional Analysis. English philologist, translator of workshops and examinations conducted by the European Society for Transactional Analysis, author of the translation of the EATA Training and Examination manual. He runs a private psychological and psychotherapeutic practice in Szczecin, works with teenagers and adults.

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