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Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Author ORCID Identifier

Sara E. Ellison: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-302X

Paul Tierney: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1007-4647

Margaret Taylor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1860-4892

Author Biographies

Sara E. Ellison, MS, APC, NCC, is a doctoral candidate in Counselor Education at Auburn University. Her research interests include trauma and resilience, disorders of overcontrol, the experiences of gender diverse adolescents, and social justice supervision practices.

Paul Tierney, M.Ed., LPC-S, is a therapist at Children's of Alabama and a doctoral student in Counselor Education at Auburn University. His research interests are social justice, telehealth, and foster families.

Dr. Margaret Taylor, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, BCTMHC is a Professor of Practice and Clinical Director in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling at Auburn University. Dr. Taylor's research interests include mitigating vicarious trauma in counselors, promoting wellness in first responders, preparing counselors for court testimony and trauma informed supervision practices.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc06czbz

Abstract

Addressing social justice in supervision is essential to dismantling systemic oppression and infusing social justice practices into the profession of counseling. Despite the importance of social justice to the training and development of novice counselors, few models exist in the professional literature to guide supervisors wishing to integrate these essential competencies. This article proposes a simple, structured Target Model for Social Justice Supervision utilizing the roles of Bernard’s Discrimination Model to focus on self-awareness, client and supervisee worldview, the counseling and supervision relationship, social justice interventions, and evaluation procedures. Specific goals, strategies, interventions, and the application of the model are discussed.

Public Significance Statement

Addressing social justice in supervision is essential for the training and development of novice counselors. This paper proposes a target model for integrating social justice into supervision utilizing the roles of Bernard’s Discrimination Model. Specific goals, strategies, interventions, evaluation procedures and application of the model are discussed.

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