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Journal of Marital and Family Therapy doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00128.x October 2009, Vol. 35, No. 4, 369 INTRODUCTION FOR SPECIAL SECTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION Harry J. Aponte Drexel University The succeeding three articles elaborate on the application of the Person-of-the-TherapistTraining (POTT) model for training and supervision in the use of self in therapy. The uniqueness of this model rests on the premise that while all would-be therapists need to continually work on knowing themselves and resolving their personal issues, the primary goal in training on the use of self needs to be the conscious, purposeful, and skillful management of self, as is, in the moment of engagement with the client. The first two of the three articles treat the POTT model as applied to the formation of master’s-level students in an academic setting, Drexel University’s Couple and Family Therapy Department. One article presents the training from the faculty’s perspective, the other from the viewpoint of two students. The third article, written outside the academic arena, applies the model to the supervisory process. These articles represent the first attempts to put into writing the application of the POTT model in an academic context and in the conduct of supervision. Harry J. Aponte, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, Clinical Associate Professor, Drexel University. Address correspondence to Dr. Harry J. Aponte, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102; E-mail: harryjaponte@verizon.net October 2009 JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 369