Emerging Insights

Playing To Your Strengths

  An interesting study topic has recently led me to some eye opening conversations. I’ve been talking with colleagues about ...

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Motivating Change – A Chance To Step Out

One of the insights I had while participating in the Occupational Therapy Clinical Workshops in Wellington this month was how ...

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Life Gets In The Way

Life has got in the way of blogging the last few weeks. A combination of assignments due, a workshop to ...

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Hands Up For A Change – Ideas To Enhance Behaviour Change

In my current studies I have been exploring models of behaviour change and motivation. I find this a fascinating subject ...

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The Why Behind Cultural Competence

Sometimes in supervision I have found cultural competence a bit like politics – often a loaded topic, not easily raised ...

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Sustainable Self Care

My latest reading material NO SWEAT by Michelle Segar PhD has been providing me rich food for thought. In this book Segar ...

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Prioritising – What Makes Frogs Easier To Swallow?

I was supposed to be eating frogs yesterday. If Frog Eating is new to you see my earlier blog here. ...

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When Colleagues Behave Badly

Why does it come from out of left field sometimes when our colleagues behave badly? What happens when we encounter ...

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The Art of Brain Dumping

I’ve recently been reminded of the value of the brain dump: the art (or science) of writing down everything that ...

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What Do You Mean?

I’ve been facing the challenge of describing clearly what I do in supervision – who I work with, what problems ...

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Professional Development – More Than One Option

I’ve been thinking today of the different ways of addressing professional development. Most professions require members continue to develop their ...

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Great Supervision Grows Great Professionals

Great supervision makes you a better practitioner/therapist/social worker/manager (substitute your role here)! Bold claim? Maybe, but it is something I ...

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