Family/whanau and carers
- 08 Jul 2008
In the 'advice you didn't need to know' column this week we have: how to prepare brains for invalids. These helpful hints come from a 1971 edition of the Edmonds' Cookery Book and were brought to my attention by my partner along with the comment: "I can't wait until you get sick." No advice about checking for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were included unfortunately... Read more »
- 26 Oct 2007
The Ministry of Social Development and the Carers Alliance have been conducting community-based consultation on developing a national "Carer's Strategy". Keep up with the play on support for carers or contribute your own perspectives to the development of the strategy. Read more »
- 21 Mar 2007
Carers NZ is an information and advocacy service for all people involve in care-giving roles. The organisation is free to join and provides a regular e-newsletter devoted to caring in New Zealand. The organisation also keeps members updated about news bulletins and publications about care-giving and disability support. Plus the website features summaries of contemporary research and links to other resources of interest. 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 »
Steve La Grow
