Theoretical approaches that are cognizant of power differentials are useful in supervisory relationships, which are inherently power full. An approach that negates addressing differences can lead to microaggressions at best or can be damaging to a relationship at worst. Acknowledging and speaking about differences in supervision models ways of relating and understanding between clients and therapists. Supervision will be understood as an excellent practice place to “think and talk openly about our different backgrounds and experiences within a multi-ethnic, mixed racial, global frame” and to decrease the likelihood that “white, Eurocentric, middle class, heterosexual assumptions and stereotypes will continue within supervision settings where we practice. (Dudley 2013, p. 493) As art therapists, we are currently in an exciting time of practice, with critical race theory and critical race feminism being brought into our fields and disciplines. We will discuss the limitations of multiculturalism (i.e., awareness, knowledge, and skills) and identify how to employ a more systemic and integrative paradigm that explicitly acknowledges power in the practice of supervision. This workshop will include arts-based methods on how to encourage dialogue about power.
1.5 CEs. Free for New York Art Therapy Association (NYATA) members, $25 for all others.