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Bill I thought you could do the same thing
and then you could boss her around.
Judi Yes but, yes but. Just on tomorrow I
just need to do a bit of thinking about it,
I’m not sure I understand it, but I'll still not
convinced about this therapy once a week,
not convinced about like the work of it.
I'm not convinced about, in terms of the
cost structuring analysis in terms of the
intakes that we get and nor of it's ... , in a
way it almost trivialises something rather
than ...
Bill Well psycho therapy [sic] trainings
elsewhere, you know, you start therapy
before you start training don't you?
Judi Yes, I'm not sure whether this is a
psycho therapy training or ...
Bill It’s part of the training for particularly
for mental health professionals and as such
it, ... lets talk about it in the meeting.
Judi
Yes let’s talk about it then, I just thought I
would mention it to you. I'm not
convinced about it that's all and I think you
should maybe use this years intake as a
sort of a pilot in a sense to see what ...
Bill
I mean we could write, I don't have to put
the paper in until next Monday, we can
write it in a different way.
Judi
I think we should not write it in too
particular a way. Lets talk about it
tomorrow yeah that's what I feel.
Bill
Let’s talk about it tomorrow. Yeah. That's
one of the things with this group isn't it,
particularly (student) and (student) haven't
been near therapy and nobody has tackled
them about it.
Judi
Chapter Eight – A Consulting Break - Page 245
I’m being facetious and patronising. I
think it’s because I feel attacked over the
community meeting, and Judi’s attempt to
do something that feels like denying
reality. Effectively, I’m retaliating by not
taking on Judi’s experience or concern.
I hear that I’m trivialising something.
I escalate my patronisation.
I begin to think, “Why are we having this
conversation?” Or perhaps, why am I.
Backing down.
Conceding.
I shift the focus to the group, hanging on
to my point of view about the course. I’m
aware of changing position around here
(i.e. role).