Cultural Self-Disclosure Among BIPOC Supervisors in Cross-Racial Supervision

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Abstract

This phenomenological study examined lived experiences of cultural self-disclosure among 10 counseling supervisors from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds in cross-racial supervision. Through in-depth interviews and Moustakas' analysis, five superordinate themes emerged: the vulnerable bridge (disclosure as transformative connection between theory and lived experience), relational transformation through authentic communication, cultural authority navigation amid intersectional identities, pedagogical catalyst effects creating sustained supervisee competence changes, and systemic ripple effects extending beyond individual relationships. Findings reveal cultural self-disclosure as embodied practice involving strategic vulnerability assessment and authentic professional communication that fundamentally transforms supervisory dynamics. Cultural self-disclosure functions as institutional activism challenging educational inequities. Implications include developing embodied supervision competencies, recognizing cultural education as legitimate service, and reframing supervision as social justice practice.

Author

• Sangmin Park, California State University - Sacramento