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INTRODUCTION: Cultural supervision with Ma¯ori (tangata whenua) in social work has been a focus of practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. New approaches to address the cultural needs of Ma¯ori social workers and those of other cultural backgrounds have been developed. This article portrays a model of cultural supervision for Muslim social workers in Aotearoa. APPROACH: The broader methodological structure of this reflective account is a kaupapa Ma¯ori framework and Rangahau (a Wa¯ nanga response to research). Rangahau is the traditional Ma¯ori methodology of inquiry utilising ma¯ tauranga Ma¯ori and a¯ huatanga Ma¯ori - traditional Ma¯ori bodies of knowledge from the context of a Ma¯ori world view. Critical self-reflection and use of reflective journals are used as methods of the rangahau. FINDINGS: A model of supervision is presented which is tawaf, a ritual of haj - one of the pillars of Islam. Muslims (who follow Islam as a religion) perform haj (pilgrimage) to receive hedayet (spiritual guidance) to cleanse their nafs (soul). In this model, the phases of tawaf have been applied to structure and guide social work supervision sessions designed for Muslim social workers. Some important values of Islam such as tawbah, sabr, shukr, tawakkul, and takwa, have been integrated into the model as every action of Muslims is value-based. The model combines both nafs and a value-based approach in supervision. IMPLICATIONS: Tawaf represents the Islamic worldview and aims to deconstruct and reconstruct supervisees' practice and assumptions. This will be used in the context of cultural supervision with Muslim social workers by Muslim supervisors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
