Online Workshop: A brief exploration of ethics in supervision

- Programme Development and Training, Workshop Facilitation and Professional Supervision
- Member of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW)
- Registered Social Worker

Karen has worked as a social worker and supervisor for over 30 years, both within the Health, Statutory and NGO sectors. Previous work roles have also included work with the strengthening Families initiative, Service coordinator for the High and Complex Needs Unit (HCN), and ANZASW social work competency assessments.

All her roles have involved a training component, including an extensive role in training within Professional Supervision programmes for Health and Government agencies.

Karen is passionate about supervision and has been involved in paper presentations and workshops on supervision at four supervision conferences. In addition to work with The Project team, Karen runs her own consultancy business, where she engages in professional supervision with a wide variety of helping professionals and other contract work.

- Professional Supervision and Workshop Facilitation
- Accredited Member of Korowai Tupu

Supervision is one of the things that has sustained my two decades in youth work. I’ve worked in local youth centres, for national organisations, government agencies and global movements. Supervision has been the reflective rhythm keeping my heart for this mahi beating. I feel grateful and responsible to offer this to other practitioners, especially youth workers, as well as other people who work with people.

I teamed up with Trissel Eriksen from Palmerston North’s Youth One Stop Shop (YOSS) to translate some of the literature into frameworks that make sense for youth workers which became the ‘Supervision Scrapbook‘.

I love developing workshops and facilitating courses for supervisors and supervisees alike. I stay actively connected to the ever-emerging supervision literature and attend professional development for supervisors. I’ve presented workshops at the annual Australian Clinical Supervision Conferences.