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Harlene Anderson, Ph.D.

Houston Galveston Institute Taos Institute

www.harlene.org harleneanderson@earthlink.net

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.