| What you might like to know about Kate: |
| Kate is a qualified Social Worker based
in Melbourne, Australia with over 20 years experience in: |
- Community Health
- Aged Services
- Youth Services
- Family Support
- Community Development
- Local Government
- Crisis Intervention – (worked with marginalised
people)
- Volunteer Management
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| She has provided Contracted Professional
Supervision for the past 9 years and successfully utilised her
experience and understanding to enhance the practice of a wide
range of staff from many organisations. |
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| Kate is a current member of the Australian
Association of Social Workers www.aasw.asn.au |
| Kate approaches Professional Supervision
believing: |
- The supervisee is resourceful and able to deal with their
professional issues, but requires the opportunity to regularly
step back and reflect on what they are doing and what they
are aiming to achieve
- The well being of the professional is an essential parameter
of maintaining effective practice standards
- Professional Supervision is an ongoing process that requires
continuous focus on goals in order for the supervisee to
develop professionally, personally and within their specific
role
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| On a personal note: |
Kate understands the issues facing frontline
professional practitioners. She reflects on her own career and
can pinpoint those critical times when having positive professional
supervision provided her with the support, the confidence, the
reassurance, and the challenges necessary to keep her focussed
and supported to continue to not only ‘do the job’
but aspire to achieve best possible practice.
Kate believes that regardless of how experienced you are, the
opportunity to debrief and reflect with someone outside the
immediate organisation is vital to ensuring your well being,
minimise burn out and create continued focus on being an effective
professional.
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