Social Work

Able to Be is all about the person, we strive to create a space through meaningful and honest interactions where all its people can be encouraged to prioritise their wellness, so potential is uncompromised and mana is focussed to drive personal and collective strength to be who they want to be.

What we do

Services

What we do

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers

Developing peoples interpersonal and professional skills and resilience.

Building bespoke plans to navigate challenges and encourage growth with individualised strategies to enhance wellness and grow potential.

Identifying community resources to support individual wellbeing.

Enabling Communication between agencies through facilitation and collaboration.

Able to Be is committed to implementing highly effective, sustainable and personalised support options through professional and safe practice consultations and approaches.

Professional supervision makes a pivotal contribution toward enhancing professional skills, engaging in professional learning and ensuring quality, ethical and accountable service delivery.

Professional social work supervision aims to solidify practice frameworks, understanding of theories, addressing ethical dilemmas and professional integrity and development.

Able To Be provides professional supervision and mentoring to social workers and other professionals in the human services sector.

Benefits of engaging with Supervision include:

Advancing your professional skills and abilities
A safe space to debrief, reflect and learn
Receive constructive feedback and support to navigate issues
Implanting and awareness of professional boundaries
Stress management, wellbeing and self-care

Areas of experience:

Child, Youth, Family and Community Social Work and Therapy
Adult Mental Health and Addictions
Child and Youth Mental Health
Grief and Trauma
LGBTIQA+
Housing
Hospital and Health
Education and Learning
Program Development
Human Resources
Leadership

Able To Be offers therapeutic social work sessions that uphold the principles of empowerment and self-determination. In these sessions we work together to recognize the present resilience factors and strengths, which frame and guide a pathway to regaining a sense of control over the issues brought to the session. Therapeutic support and motivation involves developing an accepting, trusting, and respectable relationship through open communication and empathy.

Areas of experience:

Child, Youth, Family and Community Social Work and Therapy
Adult Mental Health and Addictions
Child and Youth Mental Health
Grief and Trauma
LGBTIQA+
Housing
Hospital and Health
Education and Learning
Program Development
Human Resources
Leadership

About Ruth

Born in Ireland, Ruth came to Taranaki in 2007 where she continues to live with her family. Qualified as a teacher Ruth worked for several years in a Coastal Area School as a classroom teacher as well as in a careers and guidance role. She left teaching in 2013 to work in a wider social service context and has been employed in NGO, Statutory and Private sector. Ruth is now a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work (App) from Massey University.

Having gained an in depth knowledge of community conditions throughout Taranaki Ruth believes there is a scope for developing and offering services which enhance both individual, agency and community relationships across the region.

Perhaps it’s the Irish in her but you will find Ruth easy to talk to and enjoy meaningful interactions which are driven by her passion for people, their wellness and our community.

Contact

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E. ruth.dudley@outlook.com

P. 027 318 1976