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Reflective Supervision

Reflective supervision involves a process where supervisors support staff members in exploring and understanding their feelings, reactions, and experiences related to their work. Through reflection, professionals gain insight into their practice, enhancing their effectiveness to support families and children. 

This collection features resources to learn about and implement reflective supervision in early childhood programs.

The Many Roles of the Home-Based Supervisor

Learn about the pivotal role supervisors play in a Head Start or Early Head Start program with a home-based option. Explore ways they enhance the quality of home visiting and group socialization services.

Supporting Home Visitors

Find ways supervisors support home visitors through challenging situations. Learn how they help manage relationships and promote positive outcomes for children and families.

Tips on Becoming a Reflective Supervisor and a Reflective Supervisee

Meet Sam and Janine. Both are new to reflective supervision. Sam is a new director and Janine is a new home visitor. Each has questions about how reflective supervision works. The information sheet for supervisors shows Sam thinking about steps she needs to take to become a good supervisor. The information sheet for supervisees shares questions Janine has about reflective supervision.

Reflective Supervision: Putting It Into Practice

This webcast is designed to help you implement reflective supervision in your Early Head Start, Head Start, or Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program. It features a mini-training with Early Head Start practitioners led by Rebecca Shahmoon-Shanok, LCSW, Ph.D., a leading early childhood expert.

Reflective Practices and Strategies in Early Head Start

Reflective supervision and reflective parenting practices can be considered as the circle of support or the continuous relationships that allow caring for and supporting infants and toddlers to be the main focus in Early Head Start.