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Attachment Theory in Supervision: A Critical Incident Experience
Author(s) -
Pistole M. Carole,
Fitch Jenelle C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2008.tb00049.x
Subject(s) - psychology , critical incident technique , perspective (graphical) , attachment theory , exploratory research , social psychology , sociology , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , marketing , business
Critical incident experiences are a powerful source of counselor development (T. M. Skovholt & P. R. McCarthy, 1988a, 1988b) and are relevant to attachment issues. An attachment theory perspective of supervision is presented and applied to a critical incident case scenario. By focusing on the behavioral systems (i.e., attachment, caregiving, and exploratory) identified by J. Bowlby (1969), previous conceptualizations are expanded by illuminating relational concepts that supervisors could use to facilitate counselor learning.