Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Social Workers
Kia tutuki ai ngā whainga me ngā tumanako kia mau tonu i ngā mahi
Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui
Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.
What you bring into the space of Kaitiakitanga / supervision is your social work practice obligations, knowledge, experience and your whakapapa.
Lets korero about mahi, whanau and ko wai au.
Mauri ora
» Read moreI have supervised social work students on placements in Whakatane and Rotorua. This is due to agencies not having qualified clinical supervisors. This has been very refreshing because of their enthusiasm to learn. My passion to ensure practitioners have an opportunity to have a safe place to question processes, procedures and reflect on their practice.
I use an eclectic range of supervision approaches (reflective, strength-based, task-centred, person-based, interactive drawing therapy) to empower supervisees to learn and become effective workers within the boundaries of their agency/organisation they work for. For some starting with karakia or prayer before a session is up to the supervisee.
I am also passionate about self-care and work/life balance.
I may not be the usual Professional Supervisor with a social work qualification, however, I bring a vast knowledge of social services, ethics and nuances of work in the community, keeping oneself safe and growing. I am also an effective coach bringing a different approach to supervision, helping social workers get free of their own triggers.
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I am passionate about supporting practitioners to achieve best practice within their mahi, as well as managing personal well being and encouraging professional growth.
I facilitate a reflective learning process that empowers practitioners to explore issues from various perspectives and make the best decisions they can. I also incorporate strengths-based and solution-focused approaches to build resilience, assist problem solving and achieve desired outcomes.
I have a particular interest in child focused practice – ensuring voices of tamariki are heard and their rights are upheld.
I am able to provide face to face and online (zoom) supervision.
I contextualize supervision as a conscious and thoughtful experience, one that is imbedded in a cultural context exploring theories of social and cultural differences. Focusing on mentorship, leadership, cultural humility and mutual learning through the process of creativity , supervision can become the platform to explore the complex issues that social workers face such as
Race, class, gender, sexuality and disability intersect.
There’s no human endeavour that can’t be improved with a little creativity, and social work is no exception. While social workers can draw upon any number of talking therapy and talking supervision, there are times when talk isn’t helpful or can’t be summoned.
As an Arts Therapist and Social worker I a hold full conviction that creativity and arts can open a back door to the psyche, soul and body. Allowing Supervisees to draw from that which they cannot be put into words, thus catalysing subsequent therapeutic conversations, and self exploration.
We will explore supervision in a way which involves the multifaceted ways of communicating, This can aid the process of connecting implicit traumas of the self into explicit knowledge , thus informing our social work practice by exploring the multilayers of trauma that social workers can experience as a result of our own and that of the work we engage and our clients traumas. In and become exposed.
Creative arts therapies Social Work Supervision can involve the use of the arts—visual art, music, dance and movement, drama, and poetry.
I am available to do online supervision- tele health. Spanish and English speaker
I operate within a number of theoretical and practice orientated frameworks including strengths and a relational approach.
» Read morePersonal journey as a person and social worker
Team dynamics
Conflict issue
managing personal life and work.
Social Work practice
I am keen to work with people of any gender, race, religion or ability. My main interest is to support and empower men to create positive change for themselves and those around them. I strongly encourage male involvement in the social service industry and I enjoy accessing opportunities to enhance clients’ non-oppressive leadership capabilities. I work collaboratively using client centred, strengths based, reflective and solutions focussed methods to disentangle and analyse issues and create effective solutions. I am available for in-person or on-line individual sessions.
» Read moreI strive to provide a space so supervisees can reflect on their practice, processes, challenges, insights, struggles, achievements and learnings when managing complex cases. Empowering and facilitating best practice so supervisees can be prepared to make the best decisions in their field of practice in relation to risk and safe practice. Encouraging work/life balance.
» Read moreI offer a reflective and supportive service, where I bring strong interpersonal skills. I hold value to listening with intent to understand, providing empathy and guidance to facilitate growth in professional practice and personal well-being. I use Davys and Beddoe’s (2010) Reflective Learning Model of supervision as my primary approach to support reflexive practice.
I provide an organic therapeutic approach, which is open and honest, driven by the learner, facilitated by myself as the supervisor; to support professional resilience, help to define new ways forward in your mahi and to enhance effectiveness as a social worker. I offer support to understand application of theory to practice, ensure accountability in terms of adhering to ethical and safe practices, support to nourish well-being and plan professional development pathways.
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