Supervision of psychotherapy with psychiatric residents. One model

Abstract

Training of psychiatric residents should include supervised experience in psychotherapy, whatever the mode of practice the psychiatrist to be will later choose. Individual supervision of psychotherapy on patients seen at least once a week for a year offers the best opportunity for learning in this area. The supervisor has a teaching role which includes showing the resident how to look more objectively and insightfully at the material, serving as a partial model of a professional identity, and giving direct didactic help regarding the subject of psychotherapy. Such an experience leads to growth and development of the resident in his professional role as psychotherapist.