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Jo Kennedy

Clinical Supervision provides that safe confidential place to explore and process the challenging issues faced in clinical work with clients, families, colleagues and others in the helping system. It plays an important role in helping us to remain true to our humanity through enabling ongoing self-development which helps support functional relationships with others in our working lives.

I have been providing Supervision to other nurses within the CDHB for more than 15 years. Whilst I continue to do this through my work as an RN at the CDHB I have now extended this role into private practice.

I have been involved in the past in training nurses to be Clinical Supervisors using Role Theory and have an Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision. I have also completed the 2-year Family Therapy Training through the Williams Road Centre in Melbourne. I have a B.Ed (La Trobe, Melbourne) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Nursing). I maintain my nursing registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and am a member of NZNO.

On a personal level, I have two treasured adult daughters and balance my working life with reading, theatre, movies and having fun with my wonderful friends.

Jo’s contact information

Phone: 027 7522 584
Email: jmkennedy.nz@gmail.com

Linda Bougen

Registered Nurse, Naturopath and Professional Supervisor

I have extensive healthcare experience working in clinical settings and I have gained immeasurable knowledge in the field of nursing. This has led me to supporting people from all walks of life, sometimes during the most crucial times of their lives.

Supporting the people who care for clients, residents, patients and students has become my primary focus over the last few years. I have experience in supervising people at all levels of their profession, including managers, nurses, teachers and caregivers.

I believe that professional clinical supervision is invaluable for those who want to enhance their skills, whilst complementing their personal wellbeing. Clinical supervision enables employees to achieve the best outcomes in their clinical and educational settings, whilst feeling good about themselves without compromising work or family time.

Receiving supervisory consultation allows for reflection of values, practical skills, ethics, work issues and whole life experiences. It is important to address any difficulties that may arise and more importantly, to celebrate successes.

Role Theory Model, a fun personalised supervision workbook and other supervisory models with a good dose of NLP are methodologies that I use to engage employees in valuable supervision sessions.

Linda’s contact information

Phone: 027 416 8921
Email: lindandnaturopathy@gmail.com

Angie Spencer

I have always been a passionate advocate of supervision and providing high quality supervision throughout my nursing carer. As I believe that supervision can assist us to grow and flourish as clinicians and people.
By recognising that we all bring our life experiences inside and outside work to the therapeutic and collegial relationships we have in our work and that these relationships are sometimes difficult to build, maintain or end. I believe that having a trusted and highly experienced supervisor to walk alongside you while you explore and reflect can be enlightening and gratifying. Allowing us all to be the best we can for ourselves and the clients we work with.

I began providing supervision 27 years ago as I recognised that my colleagues and I did not have a safe and enabling environment to discuss the challenges working within mental health often brings as well as being able to celebrate and build on the successes. But found this place for myself and my supervisees within a supervision framework.

I have been working in Mental Health Nursing for almost 30 years and in this time have worked within mental health acute inpatients, community teams, rehabilitation, and primary care mental health in the UK. Since moving to New Zealand I currently work part time as a Clinical Nurse Therapist within an anxiety disorders service and clinical Nurse Educator plus providing private psychological therapy and supervision. I have also worked within a corrections environment here in New Zealand.

I have undertaken training in clinical supervision in the UK and then here in New Zealand using a role theory framework. I am experienced and highly effective in the role of supervisor and have previously and continue to provide high quality supportive supervision to all my supervisee’s both within the CDHB and my private practice. I have a Post Grad Diploma in Advanced Topics in CBT and have attended basic and master class level training in EMDR plus being an Advanced Practitioner in Emotional Freedom Therapy.
My life and work is supported and enabled by my wonderful husband and amazing son who bring joy, laughter and reality to my world. I am also assisted by good friends, a regular mindfulness practice, avid reading and our fun and naughty cats.

Angie’s contact information

Phone: 021 1219 739
Email: angiespencer67@hotmail.com

Helen Shaw-Brown

Registered Nurse, Educator, Professional Supervisor, Coach and Mentor

I am enthusiastic about providing the opportunity for professionals to explore challenging work related situations and options for personal and professional development.

I work with supervisees/clients ( people receiving mentoring or coaching) in a creative, safe and supportive environment :

to develop confidence and competence in providing innovative, individualised and quality service
to develop levels of critical thinking, reflection on practice and decision making skills
to manage the dynamics of their team involvement both as a member and/or a leader
to manage the many challenges within their roles more effectively and in a professional manner
to explore career potential and progression
to explore options of how to gain and maintain work-life balance

My expertise in supervision, coaching and mentoring has grown through my own participation and related training in these areas and my 40 year career in nursing and health education. My training encompasses the utilisation of an eclectic mix of models and theories that include Role Theory, the TAPES model and Solution Focused models. My masters thesis (A survey of Canterbury nurses’ perceptions of the activities, effectiveness and benefits of professional supervision) has also given me an in depth understanding of the essential elements that sustain effective supervision.

As a full time role I work in my own business, ValueMe Ltd, providing individual supervision, facilitation of and training in peer group supervision, mentoring and coaching to persons working in all professions.

I am a member of the NZ Nurses Organisation.

On a personal note, I enjoy outdoor activities with my husband and family, reading, handcrafts, travel and playing with our, pooch Beau.

Helen’s contact information

Phone: 021 295 0010
Email: helen@value-me.co.nz
Website: value-me.co.nz

Lynere Wilson

Ko Hakatere tōku awa
Ko Wakanui tōku hau kāinga
No Waitaha me ōtepoti ahau
Ko tangata Tiriti ahau
Ko Lynere Wilson tōku ingoa

Mā te huruhuru, ka rere to manu.
Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly

Working in mental health as a nurse has been my career since I completed my training at (what was) Sunnyside Hospital in the mid 1980’s. I’ve worked both in NZ and in the UK and found myself traversing mental health care in public, private, NGO, university and primary care settings.

In 2016 I graduated with a doctorate from Otago University having submitted a thesis exploring self-management and bipolar disorder. This project helped in a number of ways to reshape my thinking about my role as a mental health nurse and what I have to offer others. In 2018, after working in primary mental health, I started training with EMDR NZ as I feel strongly about being to be able to provide a validated treatment for trauma.

Since 2009 I have worked as a kaiako (tutor) for the Moana House Training Institute who provides Te Taketake, a NZQA Level 7 Addictions Counselling qualification.

I began working as a supervisor for the CDHB after completing Mike Consedine’s Clinical Supervision for Role Development course in 1998. Focussing on my PhD took me away from supervision but with the PhD now completed, I’m returning to work as a supervisor. In 2019 I became registered as a dapaanz accredited supervisor.

I’m now embarking on a new adventure towards becoming self-employed so I can work in a way that combines my skills in therapy, supervision and education. The whakatauki (proverb) at the beginning expresses well how I have come see my work as a mental health nurse; when we have what we need, be it care, support, or knowledge, we will thrive. It has taken me a while to discover my own potential and I would not have made it here without the support of my mentors and supervisors.

Lynere’s contact information

Phone: 027 676 5745
Email: lynere@inet.net.nz

Michelle Cole

Kia ora, I have private rooms in the Hurunui and Waimakariri where I supervise nurses and other community workers who work in North Canterbury. I was very fortunate to be trained as a supervisor by Ruth & Lindy in the Role Theory model which fits well with other theorists that influence my practice and supervisory style, including; Sen & Nussbaum’s Capability Approach, Foucault’s theories of relationships between power and knowledge and Lefebvre & Masseys theories of space and place.

Currently I contract to several services and have a private practice. I love getting supervision and I love providing it, being held in a space and holding space for others. It is a privilege to experience supervisee’s illuminations, growth and development, the stuck becoming unstuck and the relaxing of body and limbering of mind in a safe supervisory environment.

My nursing experience has included both primary and specialist healthcare in aged care, surgical wards and mental health inpatient, community and school environments, and I have co-ordinated an NGO service. My area of speciality is child, adolescent and family mental health and wellbeing. I have completed post graduate specialty certificates in mental health and a Masters in Public Health. I learn more every day.

Michelle ‘s contact information

Phone: 027 313 8032
Email: michelle.cole@amuri.net
www.meaningfulhealthhurunui.org

Gayle Lauder

Supervision sets a foundation in my clinical practice providing me with the space to pay attention to self, the commitment to be open and present in my work, the willingness to continue to grow and be challenged. This experience guides my enthusiasm and belief in supervision having a necessary place in our professional lives.

I have been in private practice as a supervisor since 2010 after completing the foundational supervisor’s training course with Margaret Morrell. Various modalities are in my supervisory kete such as Strength-based practice, Role Theory, Competency Based Practice, and importantly the learning from supervisees. Being a supervisor offers me the opportunity to give back to the nursing profession and my practice is now broadening to include other professions including education, youth work, and administration.

The experience I seek to offer in supervision is to provide a safe and purposeful place:

for learning to occur
to shed the grime of the working day
to celebrate good work
to foster balance in daily life
to reduce burnout
with the odd bit of humour thrown in!

I am a Registered Nurse with significant experience in working with vulnerable youth in a variety of roles in primary care, youth justice, and Oranga Tamariki. Currently I am working in the Child and Family Safety Service at Christchurch Hospital in a role focusing on the reduction of family harm. I also am privately contracted to Youth Justice, Oranga Tamariki to provide health assessments for youth who offend.

The other important aspects of my life are: whānau and friends, home, exercise, and being in nature.

Gayle’s contact information

Phone: 021 144 0888
Email: g.dotlauder@gmail.com

Jo Butfield

Registered Nurse, Educator & Professional Supervisor

Tēnā koe, Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Hello!

I believe that professional supervision is an important, and often undervalued relationship which provides the supervisee with a safe, dedicated space to reflect on their practise. The ultimate purpose of this relationship is to support the supervisee to be the best that they can be.

As a supervisor, I bring to the session a lens, which is informed by my nursing profession in both primary and secondary care, a Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision, and a mind that is curious to learn and grow. I use a blend of theoretical reasoning skills and critical reflection, to support the supervisee, celebrate their successes, and acknowledge the effort and commitment they make on a daily basis.

Working alongside the supervisee, my role is to help identify, clarify and explore professional issues, workplace relationships, and ethical dilemmas. I provide the supervisee with the space and time to find their own solutions, and offer a strengths-based approach to supporting them. By clearing away the mysticism that surrounds the process of supervision, my wish is to enable the supervisee to see clearly their reflection, by holding up a mirror along their journey.

I offer supervision and mentoring under the business name ‘Here & Now’ and can provide individual or group sessions, in person or via tele-supervision, for a variety of professional backgrounds.

On a personal note, I am fortunate to live in beautiful Diamond Harbour, with my husband Rich, Rooby Chewsday the pup, and Tigster McJingle the cat. I enjoy yoga, mindfulness, singing and reading, and I secretly believe that I am taller than I really am…

Happy to connect over coffee for an informal chat.