Position within Board of Directors and Terms of Serving: Pākehā co-representative from Council for Social Work Education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): Senior Lecturer, School of Healthcare and Social Practice, Unitec, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Membership of organisations (other than IASSW):
- Registered Social Worker (Kāhui Whakamana Tauwhiro – Social Workers Registration Board, Aotearoa New Zealand)
- Member of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
- Executive member Council for Social Work Education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees): M Phil (Social Policy and Social Work), Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work, Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Policy and Social Work), B A, Dip Teaching
Languages written and spoken: English
Interest Areas (social work teaching, research and practice):
- social work and poverty
- mental health
- social work with rainbow communities
- international social work
- social policy
- personal/professional intersection for social workers and students
Current Activities (social work teaching, research, practice, others):
- Leading and teaching within Bachelor of Social Practice degree programme, Unitec
- Executive member Council for Social Work Education in Aotearoa New Zealand
- PhD research into social work and poverty particularly focusing on practice in mental
health