College Events

Speakers: Marjorie Afitu and Lewis Boyles

This title expresses the words of Marj -a Pacifica whaiora who has a well-established diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Marj has had numerous long admissions over the years and when unwell recognised she wouldn’t listen to anyone; family, staff, doctors – however she might just listen to herself.

As part of this Webinar presentation, you will get to listen to her story of how her Advanced Audio-Visual Directive evolved, get to see her work, and have the opportunity to ask questions of Lewis and Marj around the whole process.

Coming from a nursing perspective, Lewis will look to Te Ao Maramatanga: New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. Standards of Practice for Mental Health Nursing in Aotearoa to summarize the work of this collaborative project.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

My strength is not that of a single warrior but that of many

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Speakers:  Dr Henrietta Trip, Dr Nic McKenzie, John Young RN, Bel Macfie Director of Nursing and Helen Peterson, Advocacy Manager.

This workshop will cover the PPR Act, Advanced Care Planning, and the Role of Hospice.

Attendees are welcome to join in person at Waikato University or online.

• If you are attending in person, Morning/Afternoon Tea and Lunch will be provided. The venue is located on I Block, Room I-109.
• If you are attending online, we will email you the Zoom link closer to time.

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Presenter: Dr Alison Schneller – Te Hiringa Mahara I Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission

This webinar will present Alison’s recent work related to monitoring and reporting on coercive practices under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. We call for a new law, based on supported decision making, embedding Te Tiriti and a Te Ao Māori worldview. We also call for changes that can, and should, be made in practice now.

The presentation will acknowledge how mental health professionals, district inspectors, lawyers, and judges can bring important knowledge and understanding about these processes in practice. We include the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the compulsory community treatment order process, in particular the clinical review (application) and the court hearing (outcome) as formal substitute decision-making practices under the Act.
Please join us to begin a discussion on how we can support the shifts required in practice under the current Mental Health Act.

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