Currently the Lead DBT therapist at Te Whare Mahana and private practice . Available by videoconferencing or in person in Takaka. 25 years of social work DBT, somatic experiencing, narrative family therapy, supervision, self-care, psychodynamic, integrating Whanau Ora and other therapy practices, art therapy, leadership, parent and child/adolescents . Help you shine, learn, be effective and take care of yourself
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Adults, Advanced Social Work Methods (e.g. Resistant Clients/Addictions/FV), Advocacy in Social Work, Biculturalism in Practice, Care and Protection, Casework, Child Abuse Detection and Prevention, Clinical, Clinical Practice Issues, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Collaborative Approach, Conflict Resolution, Continuing Professional Development, Counselling, Couple Therapy, Cross Discipline, Culturally Safe Practice, Dads, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Ecological Model, Ethical Practice, External, Family Focussed, Feminist Approach, Fieldwork (student), Find a Supervisor, Group, Holistic Supervision Approach, Management & leadership, Mentoring, Mindfulness Strategies, Narrative Approach, Nelson Marlborough, NGOs/Community Agencies, Online Supervision, Personal Development, Practitioner, Professional, Project management, Reflective, Reflexive Practice, Relational Approach, Safe Practice, School, Strengths Based, Stress Management, Supervisor, Supervisors Listing, Systemic Family Therapy, Theoretical Perspectives, Trauma Grief Loss, Trauma Therapy, Work/Personal Life Balance/Wellness, Workplace Organisational & Team Dynamics, Youth Work
My study at Te Wānanga in 2017 allowed development and consolidation of my own bicultural model of Kaitiakitanga and supervision interweaving Te Āo Maori values. The story of my ancestors of English and Tahitan descent help me to consider a bicultural journey as way to reflect on how we are to engage in relationships. Āta, Ako and Āhurutanga are the tenets to my model. I draw upon their lessons of careful deliberation, reciprocal learning, in developing a safe space. Growth, mana and transformation are central to the supervisory relationship and reflective practice core to this.
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I assist practitioners to develop their self-care techniques that they utilize during their work to ensure they are ready and able to perform their duties to their highest standard at all times.
I provide both ongoing supervision and annual self-care supervision for practitioners in the helping professions.
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My supervision approach is based on strength based relational practice and acknowledges the inherent value, opportunities and challenges/risks of working within human services.
I believe self care, and professional development are essential aspects of social work practice as are the opportunities to reflect, enquire and make changes.
My approach encompasses appreciative enquiry, motivational interviewing and solution focused. I believe supervision is a doorway to possibilities, action and hope. It requires integrity, curiosity, clarity, openness from both the supervisor and supervisee.
I offer sessions with individuals and within group/peer supervision.
I appreciate working within cross cultural and multidisciplinary contexts.
I have a personal experience of neurodiversity so believe I can offer insight into this in a professional/work context
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Adults, Advocacy in Social Work, Best Practice, Care and Protection, Casework, Clinical Practice Issues, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Collaborative Approach, Continuing Professional Development, Counselling, Crisis Management, Cross Discipline, Culturally Safe Practice, Disability, Ethical Practice, External, Facilitative Approach, Family Focussed, Fieldwork, Fieldwork (student), Group, Health & Disability, Holistic Supervision Approach, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPPT), Management & leadership, Marginalised Groups, Mental health, Mentoring, Migrant Refugee Communities, Mindfulness Strategies, Motivational interviewing, NGOs/Community Agencies, Online Supervision, Peer, Personal Development, Play Therapy, Practitioner, Professional, Reflective, Reflective Practice, Reflexive Practice, Relational Approach, Risk Management, Safe Practice, Sand-tray Work, School, Social Service Profession, Solution Focussed Social Work, Solution Focussed Therapy, Statutory Work, Strengths Based, Stress Management, Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Transformative Practice, Trauma Grief Loss, Voluntary Sector, Work/Personal Life Balance/Wellness, Worker Safety & Boundaries, Workplace Organisational & Team Dynamics
Strengths-Based & Reflective Supervision. Child-Centred Approach, Self-Care, Safety Planning, The Recovery Model.
I am passionate about helping students and new graduates explore their new-found passion within Social Work with an emphasis on Self-Care and Theory to Practice.
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I am passionate about empowering social workers to provide the highest quality of reflective practice they can. I have a great deal of experience in working with complex and vulnerable clients and feel I could be helpful in providing supervision for those also working with these challenges. I personally enjoy providing couple and family therapy and would love to help social workers eager to improve their practice in this area.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Addictions, Advanced Social Work Methods (e.g. Resistant Clients/Addictions/FV), Best Practice, Biculturalism in Practice, Care and Protection, Casework, Child Abuse Detection and Prevention, Clinical, Continuing Professional Development, Couple Therapy, Crisis Management, Cross Discipline, Ethical Practice, Evidence Based Practice, External, Family Focussed, Fieldwork, Fieldwork (student), Find a Supervisor, Group, Holistic Supervision Approach, Marginalised Groups, Mental health, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Strategies, Motivational interviewing, Narrative Approach, NGOs/Community Agencies, Online Supervision, Personal Development, Professional, Reflective, Reflective Practice, Risk Management, Social Service Profession, Solution Focussed Social Work, Solution Focussed Therapy, Strengths Based, Stress Management, Supervisor, Supervisors Listing, Systemic Family Therapy, Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Task Centred, Workplace Organisational & Team Dynamics, Youth Work
I deeply value the importance of the Kaitiaki/supervision relationship and the need to provide a safe, supportive space where there is the freedom to openly express yourself – with the confidence that your voice will be heard in an empathic, confidential and non-judgemental setting.
My supervision practice is based on upholding Mana of both the supervisee and supervisor- Mana Atua, Mana Tipuna, Mana Tangata, Mana Motuhake. This is a reflective practice using my own reflection framework called KA TU TE MANA – KA TU TE ORA
I also have experience and ongoing interest in the areas of student supervision and the benefits of group and peer supervision.
I am available to provide supervision face to face and/or via zoom or skype
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Solutions focused, reflective practice, strengths based.
24 years working in care and protection services, including 10 years social work (residential care and protection) 6 years caregiving/relief caregiving (residential care and protection) 4 years team leader (care and protection) 2 years practice management (social workers in schools)
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