임상수련의 실제

Clinical Practicum on Self-Analysis

This article is a part of the writer’s interests on developing a Christian approach on clinical practicum. It is a continuation of his former article on “the principles of counseling supervision” (Yoo, 2007). The current article’s purpose is to show how a clinical practicum on self–analysis could go in a Christian context. Yoo describes the process of self–analysis based on the ‘solution–oriented LifeWay therapy’ approach that he developed these years. LifeWay self–analysis is composed of self life–stage analysis, family of origin, and social relationship search of the supervisee. It begins by constructing a systemic relationship between supervisor and supervisee. In the open relationship of trust and acceptance based on God’s grace, a supervisee may look into his or her own past life stories and shares them carefully in front of supervisor and fellow supervisees. One of the characteristic elements of LifeWay self–analysis is its focus on the redemptive reflection on supervisee’s past experiences. Most psychological approach puts its emphasis on finding negative causes of problems and insights on them. LifeWay, however, pays more attention on the positive lessons and supervisee’s strengths, which God was the center of those elements. Even on problematic incidents, LifeWay wants to redeem those experiences and turn them into the sources of change and growth.