Sande Ramage

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Your Professional Supervisor

Key strengths

  • Reflective listener
  • Insightful questioner
  • Compassionate presence
  • Can hold the tension of the opposites
  • Unafraid of silence
  • Understands the vulnerability of being human
  • Integrates spirituality
  • Non-judgemental, especially when things go wrong
  • Incisive thinker
  • Clear communicator

My self-care

I love

  • Thought provoking movies on the big screen
  • Daily walking
  • Deep conversations
  • Historical and crime novels
  • Sopranos and orchestral music
  • Australian Shiraz
  • Dogs, who are the best spiritual directors.

Education

  • Bachelor of Theology: University of Auckland and St John's Theological College (2002)
  • Ordained Priest: (2003)
  • Graduate Certificate in Religious and Values Education: Charles Sturt University, Australia (2009)
  • Clinical Pastoral Education: Auckland (2001) and Wellington (2011)
  • Narrative Therapy Training: Dulwich Centre, Adelaide (2016)
  • Restorative Foundations and Restorative Responses, Health and Disability, Micro Credentials, Kapuhipuhi Wellington Uni Professional (2023)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Theology and Pastoral Supervision, Laidlaw College, Auckland (Completing in 2024)
Plus, many other courses in conflict resolution, supervision, mediation, counselling, restorative, cultural and spiritual issues have enhanced my practice.

Accreditations and Memberships

  • Spiritual Care Australia: Senior Practitioner Certified (Level 3)
  • Restorative Justice: Accredited to facilitate Standard and Family Violence Cases