Inclusive Play Therapy Supervision

Culturally inclusive play therapy supervision is grounded in cultural competence and cultural humility, incorporates culturally attuned interventions, acknowledges cultural dimensions of each member of the supervision triad, and facilitates play therapy skill development. Identity salience is the degree to which cultural dimensions influence self-concept and interpersonal interactions of play therapists and their play therapy supervisors. Intersectionality is the interdependence of intersecting identities such as race, sexual identity, gender identity, and ability status, which create systems of power and discrimination. In supervision, the intersecting identities of supervisor, supervisee, and client interact and impact the clinical process. This chapter explores identity salience and the impact of intersecting identities on the supervision relationship and the play therapy process.