Decolonizing Supervision: An Approach Rooted in Ancestral Wisdom - On-demand Training
When "Western" psychology’s dominating definition of health is forced onto people of diverse cultures, it can cause further stigmatization, shame, and division among families and communities. We must ask ourselves how this same system can cause chronic disconnection when working with the next generation of healers?
As supervisors we are not only responsible for meeting board requirements, but are often tasked with helping associates to identify who they are as healers and who they want to be. What we as supervisors choose to attune to, how we foster growth, and the means in which we engage with healers in training is directly interconnected with the type of healing our community has access to, and the associates that put their trust in us to walk with them on their journey.
To interrupt the cycle of pain we see in our communities we will explore how to shift from top-down to bottom-up process and guide our supervisees as they engage in ethical healing practices and heal from the wounding incurred during the academic process. We will discuss shifting from power-hoarding to power sharing. This requires providers to first unlearn and heal in order to collaborate in anti-oppressive, non-exploitive ways. Decolonizing power, knowledge, and relationships is a process that we must commit to as ethical mental health professionals who are guiding our future healers.
When "Western" psychology’s dominating definition of health is forced onto people of diverse cultures, it can cause further stigmatization, shame, and division among families and communities. We must ask ourselves how this same system can cause chronic disconnection when working with the next generation of healers?
As supervisors we are not only responsible for meeting board requirements, but are often tasked with helping associates to identify who they are as healers and who they want to be. What we as supervisors choose to attune to, how we foster growth, and the means in which we engage with healers in training is directly interconnected with the type of healing our community has access to, and the associates that put their trust in us to walk with them on their journey.
To interrupt the cycle of pain we see in our communities we will explore how to shift from top-down to bottom-up process and guide our supervisees as they engage in ethical healing practices and heal from the wounding incurred during the academic process. We will discuss shifting from power-hoarding to power sharing. This requires providers to first unlearn and heal in order to collaborate in anti-oppressive, non-exploitive ways. Decolonizing power, knowledge, and relationships is a process that we must commit to as ethical mental health professionals who are guiding our future healers.
When "Western" psychology’s dominating definition of health is forced onto people of diverse cultures, it can cause further stigmatization, shame, and division among families and communities. We must ask ourselves how this same system can cause chronic disconnection when working with the next generation of healers?
As supervisors we are not only responsible for meeting board requirements, but are often tasked with helping associates to identify who they are as healers and who they want to be. What we as supervisors choose to attune to, how we foster growth, and the means in which we engage with healers in training is directly interconnected with the type of healing our community has access to, and the associates that put their trust in us to walk with them on their journey.
To interrupt the cycle of pain we see in our communities we will explore how to shift from top-down to bottom-up process and guide our supervisees as they engage in ethical healing practices and heal from the wounding incurred during the academic process. We will discuss shifting from power-hoarding to power sharing. This requires providers to first unlearn and heal in order to collaborate in anti-oppressive, non-exploitive ways. Decolonizing power, knowledge, and relationships is a process that we must commit to as ethical mental health professionals who are guiding our future healers.