One State's Journey with a Reflective Supervision Professional Development Series: Development, Implementation, and Adaptation
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| Title: | One State's Journey with a Reflective Supervision Professional Development Series: Development, Implementation, and Adaptation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca B. Silver (ORCID |
| Source: | Infant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood. 2025 46(3):328-342. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (DHHS/PHS) US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Department of Education (ED) White House, American Rescue Plan Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | R01CE003103 90TP0027 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching, Curriculum, Program Development, Program Implementation, Home Visits, Early Childhood Education, Supervision, Best Practices, Infants, Child Care, Early Childhood Teachers |
| Geographic Terms: | Rhode Island |
| DOI: | 10.1002/imhj.22165 |
| ISSN: | 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
| Abstract: | Reflective supervision (RS) has been viewed as best practice and is therefore incorporated--and often mandated--as a key feature of many relationship-based infant and early childhood serving programs. To promote the implementation of high-quality RS for infant and early childhood professionals, it is critical that a focus is placed on "how" infant and early childhood professionals are trained to build RS capacities. To this end, we describe Rhode Island, United States's journey developing, implementing, and iteratively adapting an RS professional development series. We describe the structure of the curricula as well as the content and learning objectives, which strive to bridge the gap between the theoretical concepts foundational to RS, process-oriented self-reflection, and the practical application of RS skills and strategies. We also outline the development and process of iterative adaptation that has refined the curricula over the past decade. Finally, we chronicle the history of coordination and collaboration that promoted the development and implementation of this series, which has been disseminated within home visiting and early care and education settings. This narrative can serve as a model for organizations, systems, and states that are undertaking efforts to provide professional development focused on RS. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1469897 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Reflective supervision (RS) has been viewed as best practice and is therefore incorporated--and often mandated--as a key feature of many relationship-based infant and early childhood serving programs. To promote the implementation of high-quality RS for infant and early childhood professionals, it is critical that a focus is placed on "how" infant and early childhood professionals are trained to build RS capacities. To this end, we describe Rhode Island, United States's journey developing, implementing, and iteratively adapting an RS professional development series. We describe the structure of the curricula as well as the content and learning objectives, which strive to bridge the gap between the theoretical concepts foundational to RS, process-oriented self-reflection, and the practical application of RS skills and strategies. We also outline the development and process of iterative adaptation that has refined the curricula over the past decade. Finally, we chronicle the history of coordination and collaboration that promoted the development and implementation of this series, which has been disseminated within home visiting and early care and education settings. This narrative can serve as a model for organizations, systems, and states that are undertaking efforts to provide professional development focused on RS. |
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| ISSN: | 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/imhj.22165 |
