Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 69(1), 31–33 · DOI 10.1177/1542305015572963 · 2015
The Intergenerational Transmission of Core Values in Clinical Supervision
Merle Jordan, Douglas Anderson, Brian Kennedy, and Julia Bagley
Four generations of therapists reflect on how clinical supervision conveys more than theory and technique. Through their linked experiences as supervisors and supervisees, the authors describe how presence, self-awareness, non-pathologizing curiosity, unconditional love, and respect for the whole person are transmitted from one generation of clinicians to the next.
Editorial context ·
Reading this supervision reflection in context
This coauthored 2015 publication by Merle Jordan, Douglas Anderson, Brian Kennedy, and Julia Bagley is a personal and clinical reflection on the transmission of values in supervision.
Reflection and research evidence
The original article refers to general studies and surveys concerning therapists’ capacity to convey love without identifying those studies. Those statements should be read as the authors’ clinical perspective, not as independently verified comparative outcome findings. The article itself is not a trial comparing psychotherapy methods.
The original PDF below retains its original wording. Read it together with these clarifications, which are separate from that edition.
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