A supervised psychoanalysis or psychoanalysis under supervision is a form of
psychoanalytic
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: + . is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a body of knowledge. In what might be ...
treatment in which the
psychoanalyst
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: + . is a set of Theory, theories and Therapy, therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a bo ...
afterwards discusses the psychological content of the treatment, both manifest and latent, with a senior, more experienced colleague.
The analyst who provides the supervision is called a supervising analyst (or less frequently supervisory analyst).
Training
Since 1925, supervised analyses have been a mandatory part of an aspiring analyst's psychoanalytic training within the
International Psychoanalytical Association
The International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) is an association including 12,000 psychoanalysts as members and works with 70 constituent organizations. It was founded in 1910 by Sigmund Freud, from an idea proposed by Sándor Ferenczi.
His ...
; and most training institutes ascribe great value to the experience of such an individual relationship ''about'' an analytic relationship.
A similar system was adopted after 1948 by the
Society of Analytical Psychology
The Society of Analytical Psychology, known also as the SAP, incorporated in London, England, in 1945 is the oldest training organisation for Jungian analysts in the United Kingdom. Its first Honorary President in 1946 was Carl Jung. The Societ ...
.
The danger of uncritically applying insights drawn from the supervision directly to the analysis is however also recognised; and some would stress the importance of developing one's own internal supervisor, as opposed to merely reproducing someone else's thinking in the session.
Length
The term "supervised analysis" is flexible. It can be applied to such treatment lasting over several years or to a single session; while even practicing analysts will sometimes seek supervision and discuss a challenging case with a senior colleague, or resort to ongoing supervision at times of analytic difficulty.
[Casement, p. 124]
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External links
Supervised Clinical TrainingTraining of the Psychoanalyst
Psychoanalysis by type