11 TPC Digest | To understand participant experiences in the social justice supervision case, we analyzed participants’ weekly practicum journal entries as well as their responses to individual semistructured interviews. Using case study research analysis guidelines, we identified three themes across all participant experiences emblematic of their experiences in social justice supervision. The first theme was the intersection of participants’ supervision experiences and external factors related to learning about social justice. They reported that their discovery of social justice was not limited to supervision alone but was also occurring during other counseling courses and took place in previous life experiences, too. The second theme was a shift in participants’ feelings about social justice. Two participants explained that their feelings grew from intimidation to enthusiasm discussing social justice, and one participant changed from feeling excited to confused about social justice. The third theme was personal and professional growth. Participants reported an increased understanding of their own privilege as well as an increased ability to understand their clients/students and their sociopolitical contexts. As a case study, we only explored the experiences of three counseling students in this social justice supervision case. Yet this study represents the first known study considering supervisee experiences in social justice supervision and hopefully can serve as a starting point for future research on the topic. The findings suggest that the supervisees in the case explored had beneficial experiences learning about social justice through supervision. This outcome supports calls from scholars for more social justice supervision and highlights the need for much more expansive research on the topic. Clare Merlin-Knoblich, PhD, NCC, is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Jenna L. Taylor, MA, NCC, LPC-A, is a doctoral student at the University of North Texas. Benjamin Newman, PhD, MAC, ACS, LPC, CSAC, CSOTP, is a professional counselor at Artisan Counseling in Newport News, VA. Correspondence may be addressed to Clare Merlin-Knoblich, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28211, cmerlin1@uncc.edu.
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