Reflective Supervision for Social Service Providers

Lincoln Families is bringing "Reflective supervision for social service providers" to Alameda County providers. Reflective supervision has been gaining momentum amongst leaders in social services and mental health. This training will provide an overview of the three pillars of reflective supervision. We will also discuss strategies to implement reflective supervision with your team. This training is ideal for individuals in leadership roles and those who are interested in taking on supervisory roles in the future.

Please note that in order to register for these free trainings you must be staff, caregiver or volunteer working directly with foster, adoptive or probation involved children, youth and their families in Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras only. Participants outside of these areas aren't eligible and will not receive the zoom link

The learning objectives for the training include:

· Participants will be able to explain reflective supervision

· Participants will be able to identify one of the three pillars of reflective supervision

· Participants will be able to identify at least one strategy to implement reflective supervision

The training will be provided by Nancy Acosta, PsyD of Klasey Consulting. You can learn more about Klasey Consulting at www.klaseyconsulting.com

Nancy Acosta is a bilingual therapist who has 7 years of experience working with trauma at a sexual assault center. She has provided services to children and adults in various settings including outpatient community mental health centers, college counseling centers, crisis centers, and in an integrated behavioral health setting. She has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy. She has experience providing training and supervision to doctoral level graduate students in trauma related topics including crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and grounding techniques. In addition to developing a training manual for a student training program at a rape and crisis center, she also has experience supervising practicum students and providing support to staff and advocates. Nancy has experience working as a behavioral health consultant with multidisciplinary staff to improve recognition, treatment and management of behavioral problems and conditions.