Al Killen-Harvey and Marie Secrist outline the principles of Reflective Supervision and the importance of incorporating this tool in ongoing supervision of staff impacted by Secondary Traumatic Stress.

Al Killen-Harvey LCSW, is the co-founder of The Harvey Institute, a training and consultation company whose mission is improving health care outcomes through integrating sexual health. For the past 24 years he has worked at the Chadwick Center where he has served in a variety of clinical and training positions. He has worked for several decades in the field of trauma treatment and is a past recipient of the San Diego County Child Abuse Coordinating Council’s “Unsung Hero” Award for his work with children who have been abused and/or neglected. He is a faculty member of the San Diego Public Child Welfare Training Academy. Mr. Killen-Harvey is a frequent presenter, nationally and internationally, on a wide variety of topics related to children and adolescents as well as sexual identity and gender identity. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of California as well as The Courthouse Dogs Foundation and is a past board member of CAPSAC (California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children). He has served as an expert witness for the United States Army and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. He also is on the Clinical Advisory Board for the Trevor Project, a national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth.

Marie Secrist, PhD, serves as an Implementation Specialist on the Advancing of California's Trauma-informed Systems(ACTS) initiative. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and is trained in providing evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents who have experienced child abuse and neglect, specifically TF-CBT and PCIT. Her primary research interests include trauma symtomatology and trauma-informed care. Additionally, she has experience as a statistics consultant for behavioral health.