Gemma Askew  (Detox Nurse)

Qualifications

Bachelor of Nursing

Professional Registrations

Dapaanz
NCNZ registered comprehensive nurse
DANA

Jenny Atherley  (Community Support Worker)

Qualifications

Level 3 Advocacy Mental Health - 2006
V1 Internal Verification Award - 2005
NVQ 4 Management - 2001
A1 & B1 NVQ Assessor Award - 2001
Higher Diploma Child & Adult Social Care - 2000

Experience

7 years Mental Health
3 years learning disabilities
1 year young carers
2 years family support

Dawn Badco  (AOD Youth Clinician)

Qualifications

BalcDS, CertGamblCDis, CertAlcDYW

Professional Registrations

Dapaanz

Continuing Education

Completed Dual Diagnosis post grad papers at Massey University

Experience

AOD counsellor in the Hutt Valley DHB

Randal Cornish  (AOD counsellor and group facilitator)

Qualifications

B.A. - Auckland

Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling (with distinction)
Massey University, Palmerston North

Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences (endorsed in Addiction and Co-existing disorders)
Otago University
Winner of the John Dobson
Memorial prize for most outstanding graduate 2009

Professional Registrations

MNZAC - member
DAPAANZ - member

Experience

2 years at The Sedgley Family Centre
2 years Relationships Services
3 years Stopping Violence Services
Joined WASI as Alcohol and Drug Counsellor November 2005

Mary Freeman  (Manager)

Qualifications

Registered Nurse - Diploma in Nursing
Wellington Polytechnic

Bachelor of Nursing - Massey University

Post Graduate Diploma in Addiction Studies - Otago University

Clinical Supervisor - CIT Wellington

Certificate National Opioid Treatment Training - Goodfellow Unit - University of Auckland

NZMI Frontline Business Diploma - NZMI - Wellington

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ - Registered as a Competent Practitioner

Continuing Education

Involved at National level in Leadership Days and ongoing short courses.

Currently � enrolled for New Zealand School of Addictions workshop � Clinical Training and Consultation � Engaging and Working with Families. February 2005.

Experience

10 years Mental Health Service
5 years part time Methadone
2 years Detox
Manager of Wairarapa Addiction Services since 2000

Annie Gibson  (Methadone/Detox Nurse)

Qualifications

Bachelor of Nursing
Universal College of Learning

Registered Nurse
Nursing Council of New Zealand

Post Graduate Certificate in Addiction and co-exising disorders

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ
Nursing Council of NZ
DANA

Continuing Education

Specific to Alcohol and (other) Drug, Detox and Methadone Services.
Also ongoing Hospital based clinical training.

Lyn Greenwood  ( Alcohol and Drug Counsellor)

Qualifications

B.A. in Psychology & English
Rhodes University - South Africa

Diploma Teaching - School Counselling
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Various papers in Theory of Counselling, Employment Law and Health & Safety - Open Polytechnic of NZ

Postgraduate paper "Assessment of Addiction and Co-existing disorders" (University of Otago)

Professional Registrations

MNZAC - member
DAPAANZ - Registered Alcohol and Other Drug Practitioner

Continuing Education

Specific to A & D
Postgraduate papers registered for 2010 (University of Otago)

Experience

8 years teaching
13 years EAP counselling
7 years School Counsellor
Started position as Youth A & D Counsellor in January 2007
Now in Adult AOD

Other Relevant Experience

Taught Special Needs

Lurline Guillam -Scott  (Community support worker)

Experience

12 Years Hutt Mental Health
Various administration roles

Cheryl Hughson  (Finance and administration)

Linda Kenny  (Alcohol and Drug Counsellor & AOD Team Leader)

Qualifications

Bachelor of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Weltec

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ Member

Continuing Education

Attending further training on a regular basis

Experience

Eleven years Recovery-base
Placement Wairarapa Addiction Service last five years
Currently AOD team leader

Joanna Morris  (Youth Alcohol and Drug Counsellor)

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Massey University

Graduate Diploma Criminology - Victoria University

Treaty of Waitangi certificates

National Opioid Treatment Training - Goodfellow Unit University of Auckland

Post Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences - majoring in Addiction and Co-existing Disorders - Otago University

Winner of the John Dobson Memorial prize for most outstanding graduate 2008

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ registered Member

Continuing Education

Attending regular education seminars

Experience

Child Youth & Family Service � four months in Youth Team

Alcohol and Drug Counsellor since 2004

Gail Oates  (Alcohol & other drug group facilitator)

Qualifications

Registered Mental Health Nurse

BA Psychology - Open University

Diploma Herbal Studies

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ Member

Continuing Education

Continuing in Alternative Medicine
Post Graduate Addiction Studies � University of Otago

Experience

Mental Health Service - 16 years
Co-ordinator
Community Nurse

Registered Nurse � Staff Nurse Mental Health Service

Steve Oates  (Alcohol and Drug Counsellor)

Qualifications

Dip.Nursing AUT, BSc Open University (UK), PG Dip Mental Health Nursing Massey, PG Dip Addiction Studies Otago, Primary Certificate in REBT

Professional Registrations

RCpN
DAPAANZ - Registered as a Competent Practitioner

Experience

Has a background in Mental Health Nursing. Has worked as an A&D Counsellor since 1994.

Past experience as a consumer of A&D services.

Lorelei Olafson  (Methadone team leader & Case manager)

Qualifications

Psychiatric Nurse - Selkirk Mental Health Centre, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Bachelor of Psychology Degree - University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - University of Otago

Certificate in Supervision - WelTech

Professional Registrations

NZNO

Applicant status with NZAC

Experience

15 years as mental health nurse including detox
1 year as the co-ordinator for elder abuse services
1 year gambling addictions

George Smith  (Counsellor, Methadone Case-manager, registered Nurse)

Qualifications

2 Years of BA @ Otago University 1987-8
subjects studied - Economics, Latin, Russian

Comprehensive Nurse - graduated with Diploma of Nursing from Otago Polytechnic 1991

A years part-time study in Intensive Care Nursing, Dunedin Public Hospital 1997

Post Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies 2007
- University of Otago

Professional Registrations

Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Experience

General Medical Nursing, Dunedin Public Hospital 1992-3

Surgical Nursing, Southland Hospital 1993-4

Nursing in London, UK in specialist areas of
-Recovery, PACU Bartholomews Hospital, Whitechapel
-Coronary Care Unit- London Chest Hospital
-Spinal Injuries- Stanmore Hospital Spinal injuries Unit

Hospital for HIV +ve Children, Chernavoda, Romania 1996

Intensive Care Unit, Dunedin Public Hospital 1997-2002
- High Dependency Unit, Intensive and Coronary Care Masterton Hospital 2002-2005

Wairarapa Addiction Service 2005-2008
-Methadone Case- Manager

Other Relevant Experience

Locum position in Outpatient Psychosocial Groups 1993- Mental Health Services, Dunedin Public Hospital
Stopping Violence Services Dunedin Trainee Group Leader 1997

Barbara Spencer  (Personal Assistant / Reception)

Experience

Began working for WASI in 1997 after choosing to make a lifestyle change to work in a smaller centre rather than the city.

Prior to working at WASI employed in both the private sector and Government Service, initially in secretarial / clerical / reception roles for many years, then in Senior Personal Assistant roles, including five years at the Head Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and ACC in Wellington city.

Naomi Wickens  (Gambling Coordinator & methadone case manager)

Qualifications

Advanced Certificate Addiction Stedies CIT
Post Graduate Certificate Health Science endorsed alcohol & drugs Otago University

Professional Registrations

DAPAANZ

Experience

Over 15 years working in the AOD field

Other Relevant Experience

Developed Methadone Service in the Wairarapa

Wendy Woodhouse  (Gambling Public health promotion )

Qualifications

Registered Nurse

Experience

Wealth of experience in the public health arena