Classification of countertransference for utilization in supervision.

Supervision of countertransference has been problematic for a number of reasons. Countertransference has had many different meanings and negative affective connotations associated with it. Conflict has existed over whether it is a subject more appropriate to personal therapy than to supervision.

The development of an internship program in psychiatric nursing.

As medicine and nursing have become increasingly specialized, the need for additional training for the graduate nurse has become more evident. One way in which nursing educators have dealth with this problem is through the establishment of general nursing internship programs. The authors review some of the historical background for the development of these programs and describe the establishment of an 8-week specialized nursing internship program in psychiatric nursing.

Some problems in learning to do "good psychotherapy".

In a discussion of some problems that psychiatric residents encounter in learning to do good psychotherapy, the author compares learning techniques of medicine and those of psychiatry. He concludes that one of the most difficult experiences for the psychiatric resident is learning tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty.