The Power of the Supervisory Relationship
in Growing an Inclusive Play Therapy Community | PARIE FARIDNIA, PSYD, RPT-S, RYT
T
he supervisory relationship is multifaceted, including elements of mentorship, teaching, empowering, and connecting. As in any meaningful relationship, the attachment bond a supervisor
and a supervisee share is built steadily and in stages. For growth bonds within the play therapy community, elements of relational trust and safety must be present consistently over time (Rock, 2008). To build a truly safe space, elements of diversity, equity and inclusion must be fundamentally interwoven into the supervisory relationship. To build an inclusive supervision environment, different approaches, which allows supervisees to bring their whole selves and all of their
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identities to be able to fully demonstrate their strengths and capacity for growth (American Psychological Association, 2021).
It is essential that Registered Play Therapist Supervisors (RPT-S) have access to current play therapy research that places cultural and social diversity at the forefront. The Association for Play Therapy (APT), recently added a credentialing requirement for attention to cultural and social diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in play therapy (Association for Play Therapy, 2022). The need for play therapist competency in DEI is evident, yet research in this area of play therapy supervision is limited. While there are many models
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