Mar 07, 2018

Community-based services, Education / training, Leadership, Private practice, Residential, Workforce and/or service development

AOD specialist treatment, Assessments/brief intervention/screening, CEP, Corrections / justice, Cultural practice, Grief & loss, Harm reduction, Peer support, Primary care (e.g. HIPs), Rangatahi, Supervision, Trauma-informed care, Whanau

Kia ora. My name is Mandy and I’m a New Zealand born of Eurasian ethnicity based in Tauranga. I have gained understandings within a Te Ao Maori world view while working within Kaupapa Maori organisations My success in supporting staff working in our bicultural country (both Maori and Non-Maori staff), helps positive engagements and healthy outcomes for our clients. My 10+yrs experience in supervision and adult training can support staff in Registration requirements (RNs, SWs etc) and exploring competencies necessary for individual disciplines, clinical and professional care, social services, education sectors (ECE to Adult tertiary education), support work and anyone else “working with people”. I bring a combination of 30+yrs experience working within Mental Health and Addictions, case management, dementia care, gender diversity and the LGBTQ+ community, Domestic Violence, the education sector, family issues and concerns…. as well as, engagement and outcomes, and ethical or challenging issues. This, combined with a willingness to learn and remain open to changing contexts helps me to best engage and support staff and organisations. Through reflection, narratives and strength-based / solutions focused discussions, I facilitate a process to support staff through a collaborative and trusting relationship, to find solutions or outcomes to issues or challenges. As we develop a professional relationship, I will help: · Find support in challenging situations · Identify risk, and support to eliminate or reduce · Grow professional practice · Address professional and ethical accountability · Restore personal wellbeing · Positive communication skills (with clients and/or colleagues/managers) · Develop professional resilience and strengthen professional identity · Find insight, understanding and creativity in your work with clients and organisations . Continual professional development and my own supervision, refresh my practice and ensure clarity, confidentiality and ethical accountability. I hold my session in my office in Tauranga or via the zoom app to anyone around NZ