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Printed: 26/04/2025
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The whakatika phase of the supervision session involves laying down the take (reason for supervision or issues), so that exploring the pathway and direction forward can start.
Working to our agenda
The whakatika phase should be closely coupled with the whakatau phase. It involves laying down the take (reason for supervision or issues), so that exploring the pathway and direction forward can start.
The kaitiaki should be prepared for supervision and should have some thoughts about the take that they wish to discuss. The kaiārahi can also add take to the 'agenda'.
Prompts: skills, knowledge and behaviours
I know that I need to put in the wā in terms of preparing for supervision. Preparing appropriately supports supervision to be more relational, rather than transactional.
I embed practices that support me to be more reflective and reflexive in my practice. This supports me to be more conscious of what I need to take to supervision so that I can get the most out of conversations with the kaiārahi.
I will introduce the kaupapa for discussion and will identify, to varying degrees, those things I hope to achieve from the session. This may include revisiting actions from the previous session.
Supervision prompts
In what ways do I prepare for supervision? Do I review notes from the previous session so that I am cognisant of previous discussions and any actions that may need to be revisited?
Do I like to 'offload' before moving onto the agenda, and if so, is the kaiārahi aware of this?
How do we jointly negotiate the agenda?
Who normally takes the lead? Do I feel empowered to take the lead?
Do I remain alert to whether particular functions of supervision are focused on more than others – that is, management, development, support, or mediation?
Do we regularly review the focus or agenda so that supervision remains balanced across the 3 expressions of oranga?
I facilitate a process for the kaitiaki to reflect, learn, develop and seek support to enhance practice.
I respect that the kaitiaki comes with their practice wisdom intact from a range of sources and should have already applied some of this knowledge to the kaupapa.
I enable a safe space where the kaitiaki is prepared to be more vulnerable than they may be used to.
I am clear about the difference between case management and professional supervision. In supervision, as kaiārahi I refrain from solving problems or directing the conversation.
I employ skills of reflective questioning and appreciative enquiry.
Supervision prompts
In what ways do I prepare for supervision? Do I review the notes from the previous session so that I am cognisant of previous discussions and any actions that may need to be revisited?
Does the kaitiaki like to 'offload' before moving onto the agenda? If so, how do I make space for this?
How do we jointly negotiate the agenda?
Who normally takes the lead? As kaiārahi, how do I empower the kaitiaki to take the lead?
How do we keep the practice approach in focus in our agenda – enacting our statutory duties and responsibilities through practice that is relational, inclusive and restorative?
How are we making sure that supervision discussions are supporting the kaitiaki to ensure safety and wellbeing for tamariki and rangatahi?
Do I remain alert to whether particular functions of supervision are focused on more than others – that is, management, development, support or mediation?
Do we regularly review our agreed focus or agenda so that supervision remains balanced across the 3 expressions of oranga?
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