ABSTRACT Research Findings: Supporting the social and emotional well-being of early childhood professionals is of great importance for the sake of the workforce as well as the quality of the services they provide. Reflective supervision/consultation (RS/C) is an ongoing professional development practice that helps professionals process the emotional experience of working with young children and families. This qualitative study explores the social and emotional well-being of early childhood professionals engaging in RS/C practices. Ninety-seven reflective supervisors across the nation completed an online survey about their current practice of RS/C. The survey included questions about why they became reflective supervisors, what helped them learn and maintain their RS/C skills, and what effects of RS/C they experienced and perceived in others. Qualitative, inductive analysis of these open-ended questions revealed RS/C skills and experiences that aligned with four social and emotional well-being themes: emotional skills, reflective skills, stress-coping skills, and supportive relationships. Practice or Policy: With the high rates of turnover and job stress encountered by early childhood professionals, new strategies are needed to support their social and emotional well-being. RS/C is a unique professional development practice rapidly increasing in use and holds promise for building early childhood professionals’ social and emotional well-being.

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反思性监督/咨询与幼儿专业人士的幸福感：监督者观点的定性分析

摘要研究结果：支持幼儿专业人士的社会和情感健康对于劳动力及其提供的服务质量非常重要。反思性监督/咨询 (RS/C) 是一种持续的专业发展实践，可帮助专业人士处理与幼儿和家庭一起工作的情感体验。这项定性研究探讨了从事 RS/C 实践的幼儿专业人士的社会和情感福祉。全国 97 名反思性主管完成了一项关于他们当前 RS/C 实践的在线调查。调查包括以下问题：他们为何成为反思型主管、什么帮助他们学习和保持 RS/C 技能，以及他们在他人身上体验和感知到的 RS/C 有何影响。对这些开放式问题的定性归纳分析揭示了 RS/C 技能和经验，这些技能和经验与四个社会和情绪健康主题一致：情绪技能、反思技能、压力应对技能和支持性关系。实践或政策：由于幼儿专业人士面临高流动率和工作压力，因此需要新的策略来支持他们的社交和情感健康。RS/C 是一种独特的专业发展实践，其使用迅速增加，并有望建立幼儿专业人士的社交和情感福祉。实践或政策：由于幼儿专业人员面临高流动率和工作压力，因此需要新的策略来支持他们的社交和情感健康。RS/C 是一种独特的专业发展实践，其使用迅速增加，并有望建立幼儿专业人士的社交和情感福祉。实践或政策：由于幼儿专业人士面临高流动率和工作压力，因此需要新的策略来支持他们的社交和情感健康。RS/C 是一种独特的专业发展实践，其使用迅速增加，并有望建立幼儿专业人士的社交和情感福祉。