individual supervision
Individual yarns at hobajing narrative practice are reflective and encompassing of culture, self and profession. Together, we explore how to do more of what does work and less of what doesn’t in your specific professional and personal space. Yarns are centred around empathetic engagement where you can safely speak about your fears, your desires, your frustrations and your needs.
group supervision
Our group yarns support people working in all healing and sewb professions, and aim to increase professional confidence and wisdom through open dialogue, exposure to other professional experiences and constructive feedback in a trusting online space. Each person is given an opportunity to add to the agenda prior to the yarn, and in turn, share their professional needs with the group.
There are two groups held per month: wabu (river bend) and gandaarr (other side of the river). wabu is open to all professionals, to share and exchange ideas, as they take in what they need, and let go of what is no longer working. In this space, Attendees share emotional demands of day to day work, struggles of connecting with colleagues, blocks to building skill capacity or maybe even debriefing a past event. Just like a river bend, there is the pressure of constant erosion and constant deposition which makes the bend bigger. Wabu is held on the second Thursday of every month.
The gandaarr group is closed for professionals who identify as Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander, whether or not they work in an Indigenous workspace. Gandaarr means other side of the river, symbolising a space, set aside from the mainstream, so Attendees can observe and reflect on the unique needs of being an Australian First Nations person in the healing workforce. Format of the groups is the same as wabu, with each person adding a concern to the agenda. Those concerns often centre around cultural load, diversity within our own nations and community and peer networks, responsibilities as knowledge holders and professional and cultural obligations but can flow into any cultural and/or professional area that you feel the space can support. Gandaarr is held on the fourth Thursday of every month.
details
All supervision sessions are led by Jedison Wells, Yuwaalaraay woman, Narrative therapist, member of the ACA College of Supervisors, and current Facilitator for the Indigenous Chapter of the Australian Counselling Association. Individual sessions are $125 dollars for one hour, and group sessions are $125 for an online zoom session of two hours. Rate is reduced to $75 for Counselling students, note that only one student can attend a group with four other professionals and proof of enrolment is required for rate reduction.
Payment is required prior to the session and upon payment, an email of introductory information including a questionnaire to provide initial consultation data and consent form, will be emailed. Paid invoice for group session provides log for two ACA supervision hours, paid invoice for individual session provides log for one ACA supervision hour. Supervision yarns are not eligible for private health insurance rebates. Please see below for future dates and contact the practice directly for bookings.
| group | wabu (open to all) | gandaarr (closed space) |
| dates | Thursday 13 June 24 2pm to 4pm NSW/QLD/TAS/VIC 1.30pm to 3.30pm SA/NT noon to 2pm WA | Thursday 23 May 24 2pm to 4pm NSW/QLD/TAS/VIC 1.30pm to 3.30pm SA/NT noon to 2pm WA |
Explore the site or contact the practice directly for more information.