Abstract
Supervision is a tool that Medical Family Therapy students, interns, and novice professionals can use to help them navigate new and unfamiliar territory in healthcare settings. Supervision is also an invaluable resource for intermediate or advanced level Medical Family Therapists who are often isolated from other behavioral health providers and challenged by patients with complex medical and behavioral health conditions. This chapter describes the process of choosing a supervisor, developing a supervision contract, recognizing potential supervision dynamics across the levels of integrated care, and assessing clinical and supervisorial productivity. The chapter concludes with common supervision challenges, a case study, and reflection questions to assist with the application of the material presented in this chapter for future supervision discussions.
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Lamson, A., Pratt, K., Hodgson, J., Koehler, A. (2014). MedFT Supervision in Context. In: Hodgson, J., Lamson, A., Mendenhall, T., Crane, D. (eds) Medical Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03482-9_8
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