Getting Tangled in the Web: A Systems Theory Approach to Supervision

Autor/inn/en	Orr, Penelope P.; Gussak, David E.
Titel	Getting Tangled in the Web: A Systems Theory Approach to Supervision
Quelle	In: Art Therapy Journal of the American Art Therapy Assoc, 22 (2005) 3, S.161-163 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
Schlagwörter	Systems Approach; Supervision; Art Therapy; Information Theory; Internship Programs; Higher Education; Supervisory Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Systemischer Ansatz; Kunsttherapie; Informationstheorie; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	The purpose of art therapy supervision in an educational setting has traditionally been seen as an opportunity to help interns adjust to and learn from their placement sites, understand their clients, develop an understanding of themselves in relation to their work, and translate theory into practice (Dye & Borders, 1990; Hawkins & Shoret, 1989; Malchiodi & Riley, 1996). The culmination of supervision is to guide the intern in developing a professional identity and devising successful therapeutic strategies (Malchiodi & Riley, 1996). There are two difficulties with this process: (a) Art therapy interns often come into the field with a narrow notion of where, when, and how art therapy works; and (b) professionals in the field of art therapy are constantly evolving in their answers to these questions. The supervision process must convey the nature of a changing and growing system of art therapy while gradually expanding the intern's comprehension of the field. To communicate the nature of the field of art therapy most effectively to the student, an understanding of the supervision context needs to be clear. Systems theory is a natural framework for understanding these contexts. In this essay, we present the concept of systems theory and discuss how it relates to the field of art therapy--particularly, the issue of developing a professional identity during internship. We then shift from theory to practice and present one program's attempt to overcome the challenges faced by interns in this process. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Art Therapy Association Inc., 1202 Allanson Road, Mundelein, IL 60060-3808. Tel: 888-290-0878 (Toll Free); Fax: 847-566-4580; e-mail: info@arttherapy.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10