Reflection and Supervision

Article Excerpt:

"The paradigm shift in family therapy that took place in the late 1970s to early 1980s was a shift towards a second order perspective (Hoffman, 1985). It embodied the view that we could no longer play the role of detached observers; the act of observation influences that which is observed (Heisenberg, 1962; Von Foerster, 1990). This shift implied that we needed to start asking questions of ourselves, and to consider our place in the therapy, in addition to the ideas and questions we may have about, and discuss with, our clients."

Mason, B. (2010), Six aspects of supervision and the training of supervisors. Journal of Family Therapy, 32, 436–439.