Rhonda Neswald-Potter

02/28/2015

Dear Mr. Kevin Alderson:

Please accept the enclosed manuscript for publication consideration in The Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.  The manuscript, entitled Regenerative Supervision: A Restorative Approach for Counselors Impacted by Vicarious Trauma is a practice-based article, particularly relevant for counseling supervisors, expressive arts counselors, and clinicians who work with trauma. The manuscript is 23 pages long. However, one of those pages is reserved for placement of a single figure: a modified version of previously published supervision model

The authors sought and received permission in advance to modify and include the figure in the current manuscript. A copy of that permission is included with this submission. In addition to publications, data from original research about this model has also been previously presented at conferences. Please advise should you require copies of previous manuscripts detailing the model.  The enclosed work was prepared in accordance with the APA Publication Manual guidelines, is not in review elsewhere, and does not duplicate previously published manuscripts.  

This manuscript discusses the impact of vicarious trauma on practicing counselors and provides a rationale for employing expressive arts supervision when providing clinical supervision for trauma counselors.  An explanation of vicarious trauma and the phenomenon of vicarious posttraumatic growth is followed by discussion about vicarious trauma in supervision and the potential for counselor growth when the Regenerative Model of counseling supervision. Two case examples are included to help illustrate the supervision process.  

I will serve as the contact person and will keep my co-author informed about progress during review. We are both aware that if the manuscript is accepted for publication we will be required to certify authorship. 

Sincerely,

Rhonda Neswald-Potter
PO Box 608
Cedar Crest, NM 87008
Rhonda.neswald-potter@waldenu.edu