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Harlene Anderson, Ph.D.
Houston Galveston Institute Taos Institute
www.harlene.org [email protected]
A Supervisor
y Approacheseachsessionandeachcourseofsupervisionasauniqueendeavor.y Assumesresponsibilityforinvitingcollaborativerelationships (context)and
dialogicalconversations (process).
y Allowsasuperviseetobecenterstage,toleadwithhisorherstoryasheorshewantstotellitwithoutbeingguidedbywhatasupervisorthinksisimportant.
y Keepsinquirywithinthe parametersofthesuperviseesagenda (i.e., problemasdescribedbythesupervisee).
y Entertainsmultipleandcontradictoryideassimultaneously.y Uses cooperativeratherthanuncooperativelanguage.y Learns,understandsandconversesinasupervisee'slanguage--offeringquestions,
opinions,speculationsorsuggestionsinatentativemannerthatconveysanopen
postureandallowsasuperviseetoshapehisorherownstory.
y Maintainsarespectful,activeandresponsivelistening positionandshowsthatheorshevalueswhatasuperviseethinksisimportant.
y Doesnotassumeanddoesnotunderstandtooquickly (ifever),butratherasalearnerasksquestions,theanswerstowhichrequirenewquestionsandopensup otherways
totalkaboutthefamiliar.
y Maintainsadialogicalconversationwithhimorherself,asafirststep towarddialoguewithothers.
