Interviews
- 07 Oct 2008
Maria Low is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Rehabilitation for the Burwood Spinal Unit, Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB). Recently, Maria wrote a successful business proposal to CDHB for additional hours dedicated to addressing sexuality in rehabilitation and last month she was appointed to that role. Read more »
Anne Ronaldson, Nurse Specialist for "Rehab Plus" at Auckland District Health Board, advocates for the role of nursing in rehabilitation and discusses the possibility of a set up of a special interest group for rehabilitation nursing in New Zealand. Read more »
Alison Masters is a psychiatrist in the Early Intervention Service for Mental Health Services at Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB). She gives the lowdown on providing early interention for young adults with psychosis, the role of consumer advisors in mental health services and the place of rehabilitation principles in the management of psychiatric illness. Read more »
- 01 Jul 2007
This month’s interview is with Julian Verkaaik, Manager of the Burwood Academy of Independent Living (BAIL). BAIL is an independent public trust, situated at the Burwood Hospital campus in Christchurch, and established in Feb 2006. Read more »
- 21 Mar 2007
Ginny Hickman is a psychotherapist in private practice who works part-time as a family therapist for Capital & Coast Rehabilitation in Wellington. Ginny is also a part-time lecturer for the Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit at the Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences (University of Otago) where she teaches a distance-taught paper, “Family Systems and Rehabilitation” for health professionals working in rehabilitation settings. Read more »
William Levack
