This is a two-part webinar intended for a diverse and inclusive audience who provide or work on behalf of babies, young children, and their families. Part I, Reflective Pathways to Discovery. Deborah Weatherston invites participants to explore core principles of reflective supervision through an historical perspective, framed infant and early childhood mental health, that leads to greater understanding of the process and a deeper awareness of who we each are in relationship to one another. The trainer offers a brief grounding in infant mental health, followed by an invitation to consider what reflective supervision is as she draws on past and present definitions that shape practice, making room for new possibilities and voices to emerge. Part II, Reflective Supervision: An Exploration of Ideas, Thoughts & Feelings, offers two real time reflective experiences, followed by shared observations and responses to the reflective process. Deborah Weatherston and Lacretia Powell take part in the first live, 45-minute reflective supervision with a focus on work with a young mother and her toddler, reflections following. Deborah Weatherston and Veronica Rosa-Sandoval engage in the second live, 45-minute reflective supervision with a focus on work with a supervisor of very young children with special needs, reflections following. The audience is invited to follow along, to consider questions as they observe and listen closely, e.g. What thoughts or feelings resonated in you? Did anything surprise you about the conversation? What are you curious about? How might issues of race, ethnicity, culture impact the conversation in this RS space?

Learning Objectives:

1. To explore core principles of reflective supervision practice through an historical, relational perspective.
2. To observe and listen closely to a live, real time reflective supervision, asking questions, shaping new ideas about practice and developing self-awareness.
3. To observe and listen closely to a live, real time reflective supervision and reflecting on the integration of theory and practice.