Talking about the social location of clients in supervision is acceptable, but what about the identities of the supervisor and/or supervisee? Who starts the conversation -the supervisor or the supervisee? Often the supervisee is interested in talking about their positionality but feels like the subject is not welcome. The supervisor may be open to the discussion but is waiting for the supervisee to initiate. The risk of not explicitly speaking about identities can negatively impact the supervisory relationship and trickle down to clients. This workshop intends to shine a light on the unspeakable, removing the taboo nature, encouraging supervisors to start the conversation because of the inherent power of the role. Exploring our identities and social location, participants will focus on their impact in clinical work with clients and in supervision with the supervisor and/or supervisee. As part of the workshop, participants will engage in artmaking to better grasp the benefits of discussing matters of identity in supervision.
Name three benefits of discussing matters of identity in supervision.
Identify three strategies to build the supervisory relationship, including difficult conversations regarding difference (i.e., religion, race, gender, and other salient identities) in virtual supervision.
Create artwork as a method of understanding our own social location in relation to our role as a supervisor and/or to our role as a supervisee.
5th Annual Integrated Creative Arts Therapies Conference
Expressing the Unspeakable: Bringing Taboos to the Surface, will explore traditionally taboo subjects, such as race, money, politics, sex, religion, and ability. In reflection on the events of 2020, we are now including current and relevant topics: the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disparities, healthcare access, anti-Asian racism, policing, white supremacy, and failed leadership.