PSY 6615 - Reflective Supervision

3 Semester Hour(s)

This is a graduate level course and will focus on understanding and engaging in Reflective Supervision exploring historical formation and current use of Reflective Supervision. The Reflective Interaction Observation Scale (RIOS™) will be used to understand and to practice Reflective supervision/consultation. Attention will be given to establishing, maintaining and improving the reflective alliance. Additionally, course work will include understanding Reflective supervision models, which will include but not be limited to fields of mental health counseling, early child care, psychology, social work, nursing, K-12 education, and any persons involved in working with infants/early aged children and their families. Student taking this course will conduct a series of three observations modified version of the “Tavistock method of Infant Observation” and receive a minimum of two hours of reflective supervision/consultation via an online platform every week during this course. Course readings and recordings are pulled from clinical and nonclinical infant/early childhood mental health and parent mental health sources.

Prerequisite(s): PSY 6607, PSY 6609, PSY 6612.