Supervision and Tools for the Helping Professions
Supervision
A one on one space to focus on skills, practice, the issues you face and making sense of a chaotic world
Training & Consultation
One off trainings offered on a periodic basis around the country.
Bespoke workshops and sessions that are tailored to your agency’s needs
Consultation on projects or pieces of work to help foster best practice
Practice Resources
Links, articles, videos and downloadables that you can add to your toolbox
Kerri Hurman
Social Worker, Supervisor, Author and Trainer
Kerri’s roots are in Canada where she grew up, but in her heart she is all Kiwi. Since migrating here in 2007 she has worked extensively in the sector in both preventative and crisis forums. She headed the crisis response in Waitemata for Family Violence, Sexual Violence and Refuge for eight years, sadly overseeing more than 15,000 cases while in that role.
She has extensive experience leading teams in not only the violence sector, but also care and protection, youth residential care and is a supervisor of Social Workers. She regularly lectures at Universities on Social Practice and Violence. She has worked on the Whāngaia Ngā Pā Harakeke Board as a Community Representative with NZ Police and is the Chair of Unitec’s Advisory Board for Social Practice.
Specialities
Family and Sexual Violence
Care and protection
Youth and Social Work
Community Development
Risk Assessment,
Working with offenders
Support for Section 13 pathways
Restorative Justice
Origin
This logo and the naming of my company is the story of two cultures melding yet distinct and has a lot of symbolism for me. Canadian meets Kiwi. I very firmly identify as both. One through birth and one through choice.
The bird is a stylised Canadian Goose which is iconic but it also reminds me of the kererū, which I love. Both are striking, and you always know when they are around!
Manitouana is the traditional name for the 1000 Islands, an amazing area of Canada where I grew up. It translates into “the Garden of the Great Spirit”, and a place Manitou created for the peace and prosperity of his people.
The subtle design behind is reminiscent of a stylised koru. The koru, which is often used in Māori art as a symbol of creation, is based on the shape of an unfurling fern frond. Its circular shape conveys the idea of perpetual movement, and its inward coil suggests a return to the point of origin. The koru therefore symbolises the way in which life both changes and stays the same.
The whole design is about taking what’s inside yourself and using it to grow, solidify and improve.
