Critical Events in Psychotherapy Supervision helps supervisors understand the dilemmas they most frequently encounter when supervising psychotherapist trainees. Such dilemmas may include ambiguity about roles, misunderstandings related to cultural background and gender, problematic attitudes and behavior, skill deficits, countertransference, and sexual attraction to clients. Drawing on their extensive supervisory experience, the authors closely analyze transcripts of dialogs between trainees and supervisors, showing how dilemmas can be identified, mutually explored, and overcome. The dialogs illustrate a range of situations commonly encountered during the supervision of mental health professionals. This book offers solutions for academic and clinical supervisors in fields such as counseling and guidance, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, social work, and psychiatric nursing. Primary audience: Supervisors and trainers of psychotherapists and other mental health professionals. Secondary audience: Psychotherapists in training; anyone interested in how therapists and counselors are trained and the qualities of a good therapist/counselor.