Qualified and accredited professional, clinical and team supervision since 2014. Please use the booking system or contact form to make an enquiry. Different kinds of supervision are provided, and can be accessed in person or via Zoom. Group supervision can be arranged for groups of three or more people working in the same professional context or organisation:
> Individual or group professional supervision: For front-line professionals - including medical professionals, emergency services personnel, police officers, teachers, social workers, prison and corrections facility personnel, spiritual and community leaders, and allied health professionals. This is a safe and confidential space to reflect on and process the emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and psychological toll on you as a human being in supporting people who have experienced trauma. You may have also experienced direct or vicarious psychological trauma yourself in the course of your professional duties, and professional trauma-informed supervision can support you to minimise the impact of this aspect of your work on your own health, well-being and professional capacity.
> Individual or group clinical supervision: For clinical practitioners - including psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors. To fulfil the ethical requirements of your professional body, you will need to maintain a regular supervision to client contact ratio. Specialist trauma-related clinical supervision through Mātai Rongo can be added as an adjunct to your other supervision arrangements or engaged as your regular supervisory contract. Currently this service is only being offered to qualified professionals and is not available for trainees. Clinical supervision is a confidential space to discuss client interventions anonymously, to reflect on relationship dynamics including transference processes between yourself, clients and colleagues, to discuss professional development options and opportunities, and to engage in supportive collegial conversations about managing ethical and risk-related professional matters.
> Organisational or team supervision: For organisations that work with people who have experienced trauma as their core business - including sexual harm charities, foster care agencies, drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, and other community service providers. The research evidence shows that those teams of people working day-to-day with people who have experienced trauma, are more vulnerable to compassion fatigue, burnout, stress and to potentially engage in unhealthy coping strategies. Psychological processes such as 'splitting' and 'projection' between team members can undermine strong and supportive working relationships. A trauma-responsive approach to caring for staff in a trauma-facing work context can involve planning in a few times a year to invite someone from outside the organisation to facilitate a safe space for colleagues to reflect on the internal systems of the work context. The goal is to re-calibrate hearts and minds to the vision and values of the organisation, help staff re-connect to self-care and self-compassion routines, and to re-establish strengths-based team practices that will maintain the health and resilience of the workforce.