Advancing antiracist supervision

ABSTRACTAdopting a critical events supervision framework to advance antiracist supervision offers valuable experience-near guidance and leverages supervisors’ existing skillset with a particular attention paid to interpersonal sensitivity. By addressing challenges and opportunities as they arise within critical events, supervisors can create a more safe, responsive and antiracist supervisory environment for supervisees when racial dynamics are broached in the discussion. Supervisors must first, however, progress in their own racial identity development and racial consciousness in order to lead, rather than follow or perpetrate harm, within supervisory settings.KEYWORDS: AntiracismEquitySupervision Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsKamaria E. WellsKamaria E. Wells earned her MA in art therapy psychology from Dominican University of California. Her research interests include utilizing art therapy experientials to reduce racial trauma symptomatology. She has developed a workshop utilizing altered books that have empowered minoritized communities and enhanced understanding of marginalized perspectives throughout the educational experience. She is the founder and owner of Missing Peaces LLC, consulting and coaching.Jessica E. IsomJessica E. Isom earned her MD and MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her research interests include workforce development and organizational transformation to support mental health equity. She has developed and led a variety of educational and consultative efforts with health care professionals, including trainees, faculty, supervisors, and organizational leadership. She is the founder and owner of Vision for Equity LLC, and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University.