​​​Module 1:  Foundations of Trauma-Informed Supervision

Instructor: Jen Date: January 7, 2026

• Explore the five pillars of trauma-informed care — safety, trust, empowerment, collaboration, and peer support — and learn how to embody them in every supervisory interaction.

• Trace how trauma-informed approaches evolved from clinical and social justice roots, and why they’re essential to

      ethical supervision today.

• Reframe supervision as a healing environment where supervisees can safely explore their own edges, strengths, and

      learning moments.

• Align trauma-informed values with your professional code of ethics to strengthen both your integrity and confidence as a supervisor.

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Module 2:  Understanding Trauma and Its Impact in Supervision

Instructor: Jen Date: January 14, 2026

• Learn how different types of trauma — acute, chronic, and complex — shape emotions, behaviors, and relational

      patterns.

• Deepen your understanding of the nervous system through Polyvagal Theory and SIBAM from Somatic Experiencing,

      connecting body-based science to supervision practice.

• Recognize how trauma can live in both supervisees and their clients, influencing tone, pacing, and relational

      attunement.

• Discover practical ways to help supervisees regulate, reflect, and re-engage when faced with trauma-driven

      reactions in session.

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Module 3:  Creating a Safe Supervisory Environment

Instructor: Jen Date: January 21, 2026

• Redefine safety as a felt experience that supports growth, vulnerability, and authentic feedback.

• Develop advanced relational tools to manage power dynamics, repair ruptures, and invite open dialogue.

• Learn how to model co-regulation and calm presence — the heart of trauma-informed leadership.

• Build a supervision space where learning and accountability coexist with compassion and trust.

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Module 4:  Ethical and Legal Standards in Trauma-Informed Supervision

Instructor: Shirley Date: January 28, 2026

• Translate CRPO requirements into lived, trauma-informed supervision practices that feel humane and grounded.

• Examine how to hold professional boundaries with warmth — not rigidity — while modeling ethical presence.

• Engage in case-based learning that sharpens judgment and fosters calm, confident decision-making under pressure.

• Understand how cultural awareness, consent, and informed choice anchor ethical trauma-informed supervision.

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Module 5:  Reflective Practice in Supervision

Instructor: Shirley Date: February 4, 2026

• Learn structured reflection models such as Gibbs’ Cycle and Kolb’s Learning Theory — and how to make them experiential and trauma-sensitive.

• Use reflection to uncover blind spots, strengthen intuition, and deepen your “Safe and Effective Use of Self.”

• Develop rituals and rhythms that turn supervision into an ongoing reflective practice rather than a checklist task.

• Cultivate a mindset of continuous professional and personal evolution.

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Module 6:  Managing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout

Instructor: Jen Date: February 11, 2026

• Identify early indicators of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in yourself and your supervisees.

• Build a personalized prevention plan rooted in nervous system regulation and relational repair.

• Reimagine supervision as a container for renewal — where reflection, boundaries, and balance coexist.

• Learn how to use body-based and relational strategies to sustain long-term well-being in trauma-exposed work.

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Module 7:  Case Conceptualization in Trauma-Informed Supervision

Instructor: Jen Date: February 18, 2026

• Learn a clear, layered process for conceptualizing complex trauma cases with your supervisees.

• Integrate neurobiological, relational, and developmental perspectives into case understanding.

• Help supervisees identify trauma themes beneath presenting symptoms to guide more attuned interventions.

• Strengthen your ability to pace, frame, and contain trauma work without overwhelming clients or supervisees.

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Module 8:  Cultural Competency in Trauma-Informed Supervision

Instructor: Shirley Date: February 25, 2026

• Explore how culture, identity, and lived experience shape both trauma responses and supervision relationships.

• Learn strategies for recognizing and addressing unconscious bias and systemic inequities with humility and skill.

• Build a supervision style that integrates cultural responsiveness with trauma sensitivity.

• Practice language and awareness that empower diverse supervisees and clients to feel truly seen and respected.

 

Module 9:  Supervising Crisis and High-Risk Cases

Instructor: Shirley Date: March 4, 2026

• Strengthen your ability to supervise cases involving suicidality, self-harm, or acute distress with clarity and calm.

• Learn to differentiate between crisis, threat, and trauma activation — and guide supervisees accordingly.

• Explore ethical and emotional complexities that arise when supervisees experience fear, blame, or guilt post-crisis. 

• Develop structured, compassionate crisis supervision approaches that balance accountability with care.

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Module 10:  Integration, Application, and Final Reflection

Instructor: Shirley Date: March 11, 2026

• Revisit and synthesize all course learnings through reflection, dialogue, and applied case integration.

• Identify your growth edges and create a supervision philosophy that reflects your authentic, trauma-informed voice.

• Engage in collaborative discussion and peer reflection to celebrate personal and professional development.

• Leave with renewed confidence, grounded knowledge, and a supervision framework you can use immediately.

 

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