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Chapter 316 Peer Supervision
Nan Zhuren twitched the corner of his mouth.

Can he provide consultation for Teacher Zhao?

Obviously it can't be done.

Here's a quick recap: In psychological counseling, the two parties can only have a "councilor and client" relationship. If they have any other connections outside of counseling, such as "colleagues," "friends," or "family," it creates a "dual relationship" or even a "multiple relationship."

Under the influence of these additional relationships, both the client and the counselor are extremely susceptible to having a negative impact on the counseling process.

but.

Looking at Teacher Zhao, Nan Zhuren observed the other person's expression.

He lingered for a moment between the other person's forehead and eyebrows.

“Okay,” Nan Zhuren said.

He gestured for Teacher Zhao to sit in the visitor's seat, and then sat down to Teacher Zhao's right.

Consultations between friends, colleagues, or family members in a "dual relationship" should absolutely not be conducted.

However, there is one exception to counseling relationships—that is, between "councilors".

There is a more professional term for this situation, which is no longer "consultation" but "supervision".

Supervision in counseling is a professional guidance and support mechanism in the field of psychological counseling. It refers to the process in which experienced senior counselors act as supervisors to provide professional guidance, feedback, and evaluation to less experienced counselors.

However, in addition to "guidance and consultation", supervision has another important role: to alleviate or even intervene in the counselor's own negative psychological state.

Teacher Zhao seems to really need supervision right now.

Nan Zhuren's gaze continued to linger between the other person's forehead and eyebrows.

Contraction of the depressor supercilii muscle and orbicularis oculi muscle.

[—Frozen frown.]

This is the same expression Teacher Zhao still has, even when facing Nan Zhuren.

It is important to know that by now, Nan Zhuren has a clear understanding of her talent for "relieving negative emotions in the opposite sex even without doing anything".

At this moment, Teacher Zhao, standing in front of him, still had this expression of deep concern and a furrowed brow.

She definitely needs to talk to someone about her feelings.

Moreover, Nan Zhuren still remembers the expression and emotions she maintained at work when she first met Teacher Zhao, before the latter even recognized her.

……

Teacher Zhao seemed surprised that Nan Zhuren agreed so readily, and was even a little at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Nan Zhuren's ability to control the situation was already superb, and he quickly guided Teacher Zhao into the right mindset.

“We’ve been working together for a while now, and I’m a little curious why you chose today to talk about this?”

Ms. Zhao looked embarrassed upon hearing this: "You two had regular jobs before, Ms. Nan... and then today you started taking on consultations at the school, so I was thinking of asking you for help..."

Very good, the dialogue is proceeding as Nan Zhuren envisioned. This sentence reveals a lot of information, including some aspects of Teacher Zhao's personality.

Nan Zhuren's goal was to obtain the answer to the next question.

"So you actually had some issues a long time ago that you wanted to resolve through consultation?"

Teacher Zhao paused for a moment upon hearing this—this was a brief moment of "defense."

However, she is, after all, a professional.

"You could say that, I have indeed wanted to talk to someone for a long time... no, wait."

Teacher Zhao smiled and said, "I might have been a little defensive just now. I think I was subconsciously avoiding the word 'consultation,' so I used 'chat' instead."

"But in fact... I might really need 'consultation'."

She revealed a vulnerability.

Psychology students who take on counseling cases while still in school often experience various forms of discomfort when they suddenly enter the workforce. One of the most significant issues is the loss of their mentors as supervisors.

Psychology mentorship during school is an extremely valuable benefit. Industry leaders with various honors and impressive titles will patiently point out students' shortcomings and pay attention to their mental well-being.

Once you enter the workforce, if you want the same treatment, you'll have to spend money to hire professional supervisors who charge thousands per hour—and these supervisors may not even be as professional as the teachers you had in school.

A young psychology teacher like Ms. Zhao, who has just graduated, certainly wouldn't have that kind of financial means.

Clearly, she is currently experiencing this discomfort, and it has been building up for a long time.

Nan Zhuren smiled at Teacher Zhao: "Actually, what we are doing now is not really 'consultation'. You can think of our current conversation as a kind of 'peer supervision'."

For people in your own field, being more direct in your wording might actually be more effective.

Nan Zhuren spread his hands out, making a gesture of turning them outwards: "So, the issue we're going to discuss today is?"

Teacher Zhao looked up at the space above Nan Zhuren's head, pretending to reminisce.

With a heavy sigh: "Uh... to put it simply, since I started working, the things I've encountered are very different from what I imagined, and I also feel that I've undergone many changes that I didn't want to happen."

Nan Zhuren's attitude was somewhere between a consultation and a casual chat, with a relatively lively tone. In comparison, it was probably closer to how she was when she chatted with Dr. Chen in the car.

"The things I've encountered at work, and the many changes that have occurred." Nan Zhuren pursed her lips and nodded, making a very obvious change in expression.

"It sounds like it contains a lot of information, so what's the first thing that comes to your mind right now?"

With a simple guide, Teacher Zhao's thoughts were quickly organized.

She looked at Nan Zhuren's face and suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

The orbicularis oculi muscle contracts naturally.

The upward angle exceeded 30 degrees.

[Duration exceeds 3 seconds...]

[His eyes weren't on me; his emotions were directed at himself, not me.]

It was indeed a self-deprecating laugh, not a shy laugh.

"Teacher Nan, do you remember the first time I saw you?"

"Hmm... Objectively speaking, Professor Nan, you are a very attractive person to the opposite sex."

Teacher Zhao spoke frankly about something that was obvious but few people would express their true feelings.

“I’ve heard about you before, about what you did at Jiang University—so I really admire you.”

"When I met you in person, I felt something inside me was awakened."

"When I first saw you, the first thing I did was go to the restroom to touch up my makeup, because I hadn't paid attention to my clothes or appearance for a long time. Or rather, I hadn't paid attention to my social image in my interactions with the opposite sex for a long time."

They reveal their inner thoughts very quickly.

Nan Zhuren then asked, "Why is that?"

Teacher Zhao sighed deeply: "It's probably because of... some of the male students from before."

"When I first started working, I would deliberately dress more maturely to shed the image of someone who had just graduated from university: for example, wearing a more sophisticated coat in winter and putting on a slightly more elaborate full-body makeup..."

"But soon..." Teacher Zhao sighed, her expression unreadable.

"I was actually confessed to by a male student."

　I just got back to my dorm around 10 o'clock and wrote this chapter.

　　I have to get up at 7 a.m. tomorrow, so if there's no update by 2 a.m., there will only be one update tonight.

　　However, the second update can definitely be released during the day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)