Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Address Parallel Process in Supervision

Abstract

Supervision offers a distinct opportunity to experience the interconnection of counselor-client and counselor-supervisor interactions. One product of this network of interactions is parallel process, a phenomenon by which counselors unconsciously identify with their clients and subsequently present to their supervisors in a similar fashion (Searles, 1955). Addressing parallel process has the potential to be valuable in the advancement of counselor development, but few strategies exist in the literature for working with the phenomenon. The authors describe the use of motivational interviewing as one method for effectively addressing parallel process in supervision.

The Impact of the Use of Group Counseling Motivational Interviewing as a Strength-Based Approach to Reduce Students’ Disruptive Classroom Behaviors

“…In the fourth session, students' inherent resources and the possibility of change were recognized and encouraged (evoking) by emphasizing empathy (Giordano et al, 2013). Participants learned about perspective taking by working on different short case scenarios (Tobin & Sprague, 2000).…”

Utilizing Motivational Interviewing to Address Resistant Behaviors in Clinical Supervision

“…This is not the first time that supervisee resistance has been explained as ambivalence to change. Giordano et al () described supervisee reluctance to discuss parallel process during supervision as ambivalence. Furthermore, Kadushin () noted that the common factor associated with the various types of supervisee resistance is anxiety to change, brought about by the educational and evaluative nature of supervision.…”

“…In this article, motivational interviewing (MI; Miller & Rollnick, ) is presented as a framework to address resistant behaviors caused by supervisee anxiety. Described as a person‐centered counseling approach for eliciting behavior change (Miller & Rollnick, ), MI has been used with many different problem behaviors (Lundahl & Burke, ), including parallel process in supervision (Giordano, Clarke, & Borders, ). By elucidating the process in which supervisors can attend to supervisee resistance, the present article addresses a gap in the literature and provides supervisors with a model for using specific skills and techniques discussed in the literature in an intentional manner.…”

Structuring Individual Counseling Practicum Supervision: An Action Research

“…Psikolojik danışman eğitiminde etkili bir süpervizyon sürecinin nasıl olması gerektiği son yıllarda önemli bir konu olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır (Borders vd., 2014;Corey, Haynes, Moulton ve Muratori, 2010). Süpervizyon sürecinin önemi; mesleki becerilerin kazandırılması ve geliştirilmesindeki kritik işlevinden kaynaklanmaktadır (Giordano, Clarke ve Borders, 2013). Bu bağlamda süpervizyon, başlı başına bir uzmanlık alanı olarak kabul görmektedir (Borders, 2001).…”