December 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Setting Expectations

Check out the posts from 2021 and 2020! They will explain how expectations are a common factor, and why they matter.

Here’s what I want for you. I want you to see yourself as an appreciative ally, a co-conspirator, a fellow traveler and all the other roles we take, yes…but I also want you to see yourself as a leader. And in particular, the leader in any clinical interactions you have.

As a leader, your job is to set clear expectations about how things will go. See this article on that, and then consider:

• How can you set expectations in a trauma-informed way?

• How can you discern what your client’s expectations are?

• How can you (meaningfully) influence their expectations?