

I also work part time within a kaupapa Māori health and social service organisation as the SUDI prevention coordinator for Waitaha (Canterbury). I have always had a focus on working with young parents and whānau Māori. I am a pākehā midwife who has worked as a community midwife in Ōtautahi (Christchurch) for about 17 years. I also explore what ways midwives can play a role in creating equity and decolonising maternity services. In the presentation I consider what knowledge is privileged and how this impact on whānau hapū particularly in the area of pregnancy and parenting education. Presentation: This presentation was my assessment for the Working Tangata Whenua paper. Title: Why can we sing English nursery rhymes to our children but not know oriori for our pēpi? She is married with three adult children and a granddaughter. Her research interest areas are sustainability in healthcare, self-care, interprofessional education and midwifery workforce issues. She a researcher and author who has published extensively in journals, contributed chapters to many textbooks and has authored and co-authored a number of books herself. She is currently employed as an Academic Manager and Associate Head of Midwifery in the Department of Health Practice at Ara.

Presentation: In this seminar she will discuss some of the findings from her doctoral research which explored midwives understanding of and attitudes towards sustainability and midwifery practice.īio: Lorna Davies has been working in midwifery education for over two decades and for the last 15 years in Christchurch, New Zealand. Title: The ambiguity of sustainability in the midwifery context – Findings from a Participatory Action Research study. Join us for this online Midwifery research seminar:

Helen teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the Occupational Therapy school, and has a coordinating role with the Occupational Therapy Post Graduate team. She is also interested in therapists' use of theory and evidence in practice, and in what influences therapists application of theory and evidence. She explored New Zealand Occupational Therapists' use of adventure therapy in her masters research, and has developed an interest in nurturing the development in the field of adventure therapy in New Zealand. Helen graduated as an occupational therapist in 1982, and has worked in a variety of practice areas, primarily in the mental health settings. Then facilitated discussion on how these strategies might be able to be intentionally incorporated into a variety of usual occupational therapy practices. Overview of some of the principle strategies commonly used in adventure therapy, and discussion regarding them and usual occupational therapy practice. Topic: Integrating Adventure Therapy Strategies into Everyday Practice Join us for the final research forum from the Occupational Therapy school for 2020: Integrating Adventure Therapy Strategies (November 25 2020).View the trailer for a taste of what's in store > Booking is essential, so grab a group of friends! Book early as tickets will sell out! Get dressed up and join us for Quartz Reef wine and canapés and be among the first in the world to see the video celebrating young designers from across the globe. View the 32 finalists' collections in a video filmed in bedrooms, hallways and parks across 14 countries during the Covid-19 lockdown.Įdited by world-leading production house, NHNZ, the video provides a very personal insight into the finalists as they introduce themselves and their design inspiration. In an exciting first, the iD International Emerging Designer Awards in association with Otago Polytechnic has moved online. Tickets are on sale now for the premiere of the iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2020 video and winners announcement! iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2020 (July 13 2020).
