Reflections from the Editorial Team: Preparing the Next Generation of Helping Professionals

Authors

  • Darlyne Bailey Bryn Mawr College
  • Monica Leisey Salem State University
  • F. Ellen Netting Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Kelly McNally Koney The Kyla Alliance, LLC

Keywords:

self-reflection, reflexivity, positionality, trauma-informed practice

Abstract

We are excited to announce that our next publication will be the first in a series of Special Issues on Navigating Change. In this current Issue we highlight the important theme of preparing the next generation of helping professionals to be self-reflective, engage in reflexivity, learn to communicate well, and become effective supervisors and educators of the future. Eleven articles are highlighted in which authors’ personal and professional experiences reinforce a deep commitment to learning from others, so that expectations, boundaries, and interventions are available to light the way in uncertain and often challenging settings. In so doing, we aim to assist helping professionals to do their best work and to support one another in the process.

Author Biographies

Darlyne Bailey, Bryn Mawr College

Darlyne Bailey, PhD, LISW is Editor-in-Chief, Reflections, and Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, Executive Director, Social Justice Initiative, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA (dbailey01@brynmawr.edu).

Monica Leisey, Salem State University

Monica Leisey, PhD is Associate Editor, Reflections, and Professor, School of Social Work, Salem State University, Salem, MA (mleisey@salemstate.edu).

F. Ellen Netting, Virginia Commonwealth University

Ellen Netting, PhD is Associate Editor, Reflections, and Professor Emerita, School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (enetting@vcu.edu).

Kelly McNally Koney, The Kyla Alliance, LLC

Kelly McNally Koney, MSSA is Assistant Editor, Reflections, and Founder/Lead Consultant, The Kyla Alliance, LLC, Fairview, NC (kmkoney@msn.com).

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Published

2026-04-29

How to Cite

Bailey, D., Leisey, M., Netting, F. E., & McNally Koney, K. (2026). Reflections from the Editorial Team: Preparing the Next Generation of Helping Professionals. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 32(1), 6–12. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2385

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