The Role of Personality in Early Alliance Formation in the Context of Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapists in Training

This article examines some of the microskills associated with the moment-to-moment decisions and actions of supervisors within cognitive-behavioral supervision. Through a theoretical review and practice illustration, the article outlines the role of supervisors’ dialogue and questioning styles in promoting effective learning. The article also provides a potential guide to the training of supervisors and thereby attempts to benefit clinical practices in general.

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Supervision and Teaching

Specialty Competencies in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780199758708.003.0007 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 139-152

Author(s):

Alfred J. Finch ◽

John E. Lochman ◽

W. Michael Nelson III ◽

Michael C. Roberts

Keyword(s):

Clinical Supervision ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Educational Settings ◽

Work Settings ◽

Authority Figure

Chapter 7 discusses two competency areas that are important for some, but not all, clinical child and adolescent psychologists, which are providing clinical supervision to trainees or subordinate employees, and teaching students and trainees in college, university, or other educational settings. Depending on psychologists' work settings, they may be expected to spend some of their professional time in these activities, and it covers how the clinical child and adolescent psychologist will be placed in the role of providing information and facilitating learning, and in both cases there is a relationship between an authority figure (the psychologist) and a mentee (the clinical trainee or student) that must be carefully managed. It also addresses these two areas of professional activity, with reference to models of supervision and teaching, and to research on these topics.

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A model of electoral alliances in highly fragmented party systems

Journal of Theoretical Politics ◽

10.1177/0951629820963182 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 095162982096318

Author(s):

Marcelo de C Griebeler ◽

Roberta Carnelos Resende

Keyword(s):

Bargaining Power ◽

Party Systems ◽

Alliance Formation ◽

Sealed Bid ◽

The World ◽

Political Groups

Highly fragmented party systems are composed of a large number of political groups, many of which have negligible bargaining power when it comes to negotiations of electoral alliances. Inspired by the Brazilian system—one of the most fragmented in the world—we provide a stylized model of electoral alliances in which there is a competition for the support of the small parties. Two leading parties try to entice a small one by simultaneously offering transfers (e.g. government positions, support in other elections, prestige). Through a first-price sealed-bid auction approach, we can analyze the role of two particular factors in alliance formation, namely pragmatism and ideology. Our findings show that, in equilibrium, the favorite party tends to offer lower transfers than the underdog. Furthermore, the closer the leading and the small parties are in terms of ideology, the smaller the transferred amount. When the ideological closeness between the small party and the underdog is sufficiently large—relative to the favorite—the effect may be strong enough to overcome the electoral advantage of the favorite.

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The Role of Professional Advocate in Endoscopy: The A-Equip Model

Gastrointestinal Nursing ◽

10.12968/gasn.2020.18.sup8.s18 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (Sup8) ◽

pp. S18-S24

Author(s):

Loraine Chenai Mahachi

Keyword(s):

Quality Improvement ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Workforce Education ◽

Advisory Group ◽

Self Awareness ◽

The Face ◽

Human And Social Capital ◽

Tools And Techniques ◽

Clinical Audits

In endoscopy, quality improvement (QI) is paramount and integral to Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accreditation. The challenge is to keep staff engaged and enthused in the face of factors that influence their emotions and behaviour. This was demonstrated in the author's endoscopy recovery units being used to cope with an inpatient surge for 14 months, which increased stress, sickness and turnover and lowered compliance with clinical audits. The professional advocate (PA) was tasked with addressing this and established that the QI systems in place were inadequate without investment in the team's human and social capital. The PA acted according to the Advocating and Educating for Quality Improvement (A-EQUIP) model to create a positive environment and support continuous improvement using various wellbeing tools and techniques. Restorative clinical supervision, human factors training and concepts from neurological and social sciences were employed to increase self-awareness, improve attitudes and build resilience in the workforce. These techniques have received positive feedback and become integral to the service. Endoscopy services should prioritise investment in workforce education and wellbeing and adopt the role of PA, which should be considered as part of JAG workforce standards.

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Does CSR Matter for Alliance formation? The Role of Capability Complementarity and Institutions

Academy of Management Proceedings ◽

10.5465/ambpp.2014.16532abstract ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 (1) ◽

pp. 16532

Author(s):

Niloofar Abolfathi ◽

Hessamoddin Sarooghi

Keyword(s):

Alliance Formation

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Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Woman With Anxiety Attacks and Conversion

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900012372 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 61-66

Author(s):

David Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Young Woman ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Critical Junctures ◽

Psychoanalytic Treatment

AbstractThis case study describes the psychoanalytic treatment of a young woman presenting with symptoms of overwhelming anxiety, panic, and conversion. The emphasis is on technique with detailed reporting on the psychoanalytic process. Attention is paid to transference-countertransference paradigms at critical junctures in the treatment. The role of clinical supervision in the unfolding of the process is described also. This patient developed an identifiable transference neurosis during the course of the treatment, which became the focus of the analysis. Follow-up observations on this patient are also presented, as she returned for a brief course of treatment 4 years following initial termination.

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