Supervision

Last updated: 27/05/2024

Āta

This phase is a central navigation point throughout the session with a focus on respectful relationships, negotiating boundaries and creating safety.

Continuous intentional and thoughtful critical reflection

This phase involves intentional and thoughtful reflection, to pause, to breathe, be gentle and proceed with care and caution.

This phase is a central navigation point throughout the session. Āta focuses on respectful relationships, negotiating boundaries, and creating ahurutanga or safety within those relationship engagements.

Within te reo Māori, āta is often the prefix used to emphasis thoughtful, contemplative, careful and reflective states such as āta rongo (reflection using all the senses) and āta haere (safe, careful and intentional movement).

Prompts: skills, knowledge and behaviours

At a beginner stage, I am committed to developing my skills and abilities in engaging in āta.
At a more advanced stage, I can engage with the constituents of āta throughout the supervision session.

Supervision prompts

How do I practise āta, both within and outside of supervision?
In my busy workday, how do I create space and time to stop, breathe, ponder, consider and reflect on personal and professional insights?
What might the kaiārahi notice about me when I am engaging in āta?
What do I notice about myself when I am engaging in āta?
How do I like to be reminded when I could benefit from engaging in āta?
Am I comfortable with silence to prompt intentional and thoughtful reflection?

At a beginner stage, I am committed to developing my skills and abilities in engaging in āta.
At a more advanced stage, I can engage with the constituents of āta throughout the supervision session.
I can intentionally create space and time, and provide the opportunity to stop, breathe, ponder, consider and reflect on personal and professional insights.
I can use silence, at appropriate times, to promote intentional and thoughtful reflections by the kaitiaki.

Supervision prompts

How do I practise āta, both within and outside of supervision?
In my busy workday, how do I create space and time to stop, breathe and prepare myself, before moving into the supervision space with the kaitiaki?
What do I notice about the kaitiaki when they are engaging with āta?
What do I notice about myself when I am engaging with āta?
How can I gently encourage the kaitiaki to engage with āta when I notice that we need to slow things down, pause and ponder?
Am I comfortable with silence to prompt intentional and thoughtful reflection?
Which constituents of āta do I find myself engaging with most? Which ones do I not engage with so much?

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Continuous intentional and thoughtful critical reflection

Prompts: skills, knowledge and behaviours

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