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Reclaiming Counternarratives: Telesupervisors’ Role in Supporting Diverse Trainees - Virtual
About the Session - Virtual
White Supremacy, systemic oppression, and Eurocentrism have shaped and pervaded psychological science, practice, and training (Guthrie, 2004; Mullan, 2023). Training programs model trainee development based on a master narrative constructed from this lens. “A master narrative is a script that specifies and controls how some social processes are carried out,” and “[acts] to universalize and cast dialogues in binary, contrasting categories that support the maintenance of dominant groups” (Stanley, 2007, p. 14). Internalizing a master narrative that does not align with their cultural experiences and worldview can lead marginalized trainees to have difficulty developing a positive clinical identity, and feel inadequate, confused, and without agency in the training process (Brunsma et al., 2017; Denu, 2023; Lund et al., 2014; Lykins, 2021; McLean & Syed, 2016).Supervisory relationships are foundational for developing trainee skill, practice, and clinical identity; thus supervision is a critical site for mitigating the internalization of the master narrative for marginalized trainees. Supervisors are in a unique position to support trainees in developing counternarratives, which seek to identify, deconstruct, and challenge the master narrative through creation of an alternative narrative grounded in their own perspective, culture, and values (Stanley, 2007). In the current digital landscape, supervision is often provided via telehealth or hybrid methods. As such, this program will present strategies for telesupervisors to (1) develop a strong working alliance with marginalized trainees; (2) address the impact of master narratives on trainees’ clinical identity, performance, and well-being during telesupervision; and (3) collaborate with trainees to develop personal counternarratives grounded in their strengths and resistance.
Learning Objectives
Define master narrative and counternarrative, and explain their relevance to telesupervision of psychology trainees.
Identify strategies for developing a strong supervisory relationship in the telesupervision setting.
Address the impact of master narratives on trainees’ clinical identity, performance, and well-being during telesupervision.
Identify ways to collaborate with trainees to develop personal counternarratives grounded in their strengths and resistance during telesupervision.
Instructor
Dr. Nadia Alsamadi is a queer and nonbinary Palestinian American clinical psychologist, educator, and speaker in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Dr. Alsamadi is the founder of Beyond the Binary Psychotherapy and Consulting, PLLC, where they collaborate with LGBTQ+, Arab/SWANA, BIPOC, and first/second generation immigrant clients to explore issues related to anxiety, identity, culture, oppression, and empowerment. They support their clients, students, and mentees in drawing strength and pride from their identities and culture, resisting false dichotomies, and reclaiming their own narratives. As a dynamic and engaging speaker, they build relationships with individuals and organizations to deepen cultural humility, critical consciousness, and compassion for the complexity of the human experience.
CE Information
Continuing education credits are provided by the D.C. Board of Social Work and by Continuing Education of Illinois. To find out if Continuing Education of Illinois credits are valid for your license or state, please consult this map: https://ceupro.com.
The Multicultural Counseling Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Multicultural Counseling Institute maintains responsibility for its programs and content. Full attendance is required. No partial credit will be offered for partial attendance per APA guidelines.
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