Project Leader, Co-existing (joint)
Helen joined mental health and alcohol and drug services as a nurse and addictions counsellor in 1982 and has held a variety of roles since then. Her clinical and academic interests have focused on working with people with co-existing problems. Her PhD involved a grounded theory study of people “living well with co-existing problems”. The research used a qualitative approach to discover the main concerns of ‘consumers’, health workers and families and to explain the processes they used to make sense of their world to live rich and fulfilling lives. Helen is also employed as a senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) running the graduate certificate and diploma in addictions.
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