Abstract
As a clinical supervisor, I have been receiving increasing requests for supervision that is both culturally appropriate and culturally specific. There is a growing recognition that supervision covers a broad range of topics from clinical and administrative issues to specific cultural requirements, particularly of tangata whenua workers. Traditionally, supervision of social and health practitioners has been held predominantly within an agency’s interview spaces or supervisor’s offices. This article will look at ancestral sites as alternative locations for cultural and professional supervision, specifically within the Ngāti Awa rohe.
Highlights
Ko Pütauaki te maunga, ko Öhinemataroa te awa, ko Mätaatua te waka, ko Ngäti Pükeko te iwi, ko Ngäi Tamapare te hapü, ko Rewatü te marae, ko Vicki Rangitautehanga Murray ahau
Vicki Rangitautehanga Murray (Ngäti Pükeko, Ngäti Awa, Te Whänau-a-Apanui, Tühoe me Ngäpuhi) worked in the Mätaatua ki te Moananui-a-Toi as a tutor/supervisor at Te Pü Wänanga o Anamata in the social and health fields for eight years, was a student of Te Tohu o Te Reo Maori and is completing a Masters in Social Work through the University of Otago. 2013 provided Vicki an opportunity to return to Te Matau-a-Maui to work in the Whänau Ora Team at Te Kupenga Hauora – Ahuriri
There is a growing recognition that supervision covers a broad range of topics from clinical and administrative issues to specific cultural requirements, of tangata whenua workers
Summary
Ko Pütauaki te maunga, ko Öhinemataroa te awa, ko Mätaatua te waka, ko Ngäti Pükeko te iwi, ko Ngäi Tamapare te hapü, ko Rewatü te marae, ko Vicki Rangitautehanga Murray ahau. Reflecting and weaving the past into the future in meeting cultural safety in supervision was signalled in writings by Bradley (Jacob & Bradley, 1993) and Eruera (2005). The foundation of this process is through the use of pepehä and whakataukï. Establishing links to whenua through whakapapa and historical events are essential elements to knowing for Mäori (Ruwhiu, 1995; Webber-Dreadon, 1999; Pohatu, 2003) These concepts from te ao Mäori must be woven into social work practice.
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