
Feedback or Public Humiliation?
Where do I start?? Listen. I am PRO-feedback. I want to grow. I want to be better. I want to run clean trials and fade prompts like a champion. But if my supervisor corrects me in front of the parent one more time with that tight smile and “Actually, let’s try it THIS way…” I might spontaneously combust. There is feedback. And then there is “correcting your entire existence in real time.”
When you jump in mid-trial and say, “You missed that opportunity for reinforcement,” while I’m actively trying to block a head-butt and maintain instructional control… I promise you: I did not MISS it. I prioritized survival. Can we do feedback after session? In private? With coffee? Like professionals? Because when I’m corrected in front of the parent, guess what happens? Parent questions my competence…And the kiddos senses tension…. and I feel two inchs tall. And then I spend the rest of session overthinking EVERYTHING.
Suddenly I’m not present with the client, I’m narrating my own performance. Feedback is necessary. Tone matters. Timing matters. Context matters. If you want me to grow, coach me. Don’t micromanage me in front of an audience. I want supervision that feels like mentorship, not surveillance. I want collaboration, not currection theater. Because when I feel supported? I thrive. When I feel embarrassed? I shut down.
