Transcription of Parallel Process in Supervision
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April 1994 EDO-CG-94-15 Parallel Process in SupervisionMarie B. SumerelIntroductionThe concept of Parallel Process has its origin in thepsychoanalytic concepts of transference and countertrans-ference. The transference occurs when the counselor rec-reates the presenting problem and emotions of the thera-peutic relationship within the supervisory occurs when the supervisorresponds to the counselor in the same manner that thecounselor responds to the client. Thus, the supervisoryinteraction replays, or is Parallel with, the counseling and countertransference are covertbehaviors. Identifying their occurence requires an acuteand on-going awareness of one s own issues and theevents that trigger the issues. But awareness of oneself isonly the first step. Using the awareness as an interven-tion in facilitating growth in the counselor, and thus help-ing the client, is the ultimate of Parallel ProcessOriginally, Parallel Process was perceived to beginonly as transference, when the counselor acted out theclient s issues in Supervision .
Types of Parallel Process Originally, parallel process was perceived to begin only as transference, when the counselor acted out the client’s issues in supervision. Searles (1955) made the first reference to parallel process, labeling it a reflection pro-cess. He suggested that “processes at work currently in
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