Utilizing a Relational Framework in Supervision: Implementing Best Practices for Anti-Oppressive Social Work
August 21, 2025
12:00 – 3:00pm via Zoom
3.0 Category I CEUs
Presenters:
Jessie Pablo, MSW, LSW, Indiana Wesleyan University School of Integrated Health
Bethany Wallace, MSW, LCSW, Portland State University School of Social Work
Workshop Description
Explore the fundamental principles of relational theory and their application to social work supervision. Participants will learn practical strategies for fostering an inclusive learning environment through the use of motivational interviewing and emotion-focused conversations.
The presentation will integrate theory, research, and practice by applying a multi-theoretical approach to the continuum of social work supervision, including practicum and licensure supervision.
Participants will learn how a relational framework fosters an inclusive learning environment that encourages critical dialogue, self-awareness, and reflexivity, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of power, privilege, and structural inequities within the supervisory triad.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
Identify the key concepts of a relational framework and how they relate to supervision and anti-oppressive practice.
Learn motivational interviewing techniques enrich the supervisory triad.
Identify and disrupt power dynamics in supervision.
Identify trauma-informed supervision approaches.Gain skills for integrating lived experiences and self-disclosure into supervision.
About Our Presenters:
Jessie Pablo, MSW, LSW and Bethany Wallace, MSW, LCSW are Doctor of Social Work (DSW) students from the University of Kentucky and social work practicum faculty members from their respective institutions – Indiana Wesleyan University School of Integrated Health and Portland State University School of Social Work
Workshop Fees
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General Professional Community: $75
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Jewish Day School Educators, JCS Retirees, NJHSA Members: $60
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Current JCS Staff, Board, Advisory Council & Staff of Agencies Funded by The Associated*: Free with Code.
*To request your code and see a list of eligible agencies funded by The Associated, click here.
Jewish Community Services is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to provide
Continuing Education Units.
The Rosa J. Kolker Professional Development series is made possible with funding from Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, Inc.,
a supporting foundation of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore.