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As psychoanalytic thought and practice gradually moved to a more relational model (wherein therapy became seen as an interaction between two human beings rather than an expert interpreting the thoughts of a patient), a parallel change occured in the practice of psychotherapy supervision. Adding to the impetus for such a change has been the increasing presence of humanistic, cognitive/behavioral, and interpersonal therapies that are inherently more egalitarian in structure. As a result, most effective supervisory styles incorporate elements of didactic instruction, interpersonal processing, inter-relational understanding, and awareness of the presence of the supervisor in the therapeutic interaction and of the client in the supervisory space. There is a parallel process between supervision and therapy.
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