Search

The author discusses the distinctive features of transactional analysis supervision and presents an operational model based, in part, on the checklist proposed by Petruska Clarkson (1992) for evaluating supervision sessions. Clarkson's model was modified by the author, who defines seven aspects of supervision. The characteristics of the seven elements are discussed for each of the three development stages of training and are integrated with Erskine's (1982) developmental supervision model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Lazio region, Italy, at the end of 2017 more than 1,000 minors were present. About 95% were males, and three quarters of them were sixteen or seventeen years old. Among migrants, unaccompanied minors are a high-risk population, because they often live traumatic experience, as they are forced to leave their countries without elaborating a migratory project. Since 2011, the immigration scenario in Italy changed starting from the "North Africa Emergency", which has modified the routes and the arrivals of refugees because of the war in Libya and the "Arab springs". This seems to have had consequences on mental health, with data available on adult migrants arriving in Italy. This paper aims to assess whether a similar effect exists among minors, by comparing two groups accessing a care service for intentional trauma victims in Rome, before and after 2011. The analysis was carried out on the medical records of minors who consecutively used the Caritas service "Invisible Wounds" during the period 2006-2011 and 2012-2017. No significant differences were found between the two groups for any sociodemographic and clinical variable (level of education, knowledge of at least one vehicular language, level of knowledge of Italian, number ofpsychotherapeutic sessions, scores at the Clinical Global Impression Scale of Improvement: CGI-i), nor in the comparison between sociodemographic variables and clinical improvement at the CGI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The translation, back-translation and cultural adaptation of the Arabic version of the LiMEs is here presented. Possible uses of this self-administered checklist are discussed, together with main ethical and organizational problems arising from the reception of asylum seekers and refugees in Italy, within the context of European politics and rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article was written in response to receiving the 2012 Eric Berne Memorial Award for the author’s work on supervision. It underscores the value of theoretical knowledge of supervision for all practitioners, even those not directly involved in offering supervision. It also provides a practical approach to the analysis of the relational dynamics in both supervision and clinical practice through three questions practitioners might ask themselves: What am I feeling during the session? Why do I feel what I am feeling? Why does the other person want (unconsciously) me to feel what I am feeling? The use of these questions is described and illustrated through two case studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]