Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:41-44
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Countertransference: a neglected subject in clinical supervision
MK Goin and F Kline
As an acknowledged aspect of psychotherapy, countertransference would be an
anticipated subject for discussion in clinical supervision. However, the
authors' review of videotapes of 24 supervisors working with second-year
residents revealed that 12 made no comments on the subject, 8 approached
the subject directly, and 4 approached it indirectly. The authors discuss
the reasons for this avoidance of countertransference issues and note that
discussion of countertransference does not necessarily change supervision
into therapy.
