Abstract
Reflective supervision is a protected time and space for a counselor to consider his or her work from multiple perspectives with a trusted mental health professional (Shahmoon-Shanok, 2009). The authors present reflective supervision as an important component of on-going counselor practice that is separate from clinical supervision provided during counselor training. Theories of clinical and reflective supervision are discussed as they relate to the development of reflective practice for counselors. Reflective supervision is differentiated from clinical and administrative supervision as well as from periodic case consultation. The authors discuss how reflective supervision for counselors is a foundational component of their early childhood mental health consultation program, and they delineate challenges and considerations for implementing reflective supervision into a program or practice.
Recommended Citation
Vaughn, Krystal M.; Boothe, Allison B.; and Keyes, Angela W.
(2015)
"Reflective Supervision as a Key Support for Counselors,"
Louisiana Journal of Counseling: Vol. 22:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ljc/vol22/iss1/6