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To be purposeful in the guise of aimless “hanging out” is a complex and unusual skill – not easy to learn but easy to underestimate.
Having provided group supervision to workers in drop-in centres for over twelve years, I have developed a strong respect for the complexity of this work. Not everyone has the ability to build a warm connection with someone, whilst simultaneously monitoring the rest of the space for anyone else in need and keeping an eye out for brewing unrest or …
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Providing clinical supervision to social workers, counsellors and welfare workers in rural and remote areas has become an increasingly large portion of my work in the past few years.
As technology has improved and people become more comfortable using computers to facilitate their everyday discussions, more social workers and other allied health professionals are choosing to seek out remote access supervision and support. Not only for workers who are professionally isolated, I have found that a …
Lisa Derham
BA, BSW, AMHSW, Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy, MACA Level 4
