A Co-Existing Problems Training Framework for the Addiction and Mental Health Workforce
Matua Raki, 2009, Wellington
This document outlines an integrated framework for the addiction and mental health sectors which will support the dissemination and implementation of the updated clinical practice guidelines Te Ariari o te Oranga: The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems (Todd, 2009), and the Service Delivery for People with Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems - Integrated Solutions service guidance document (Ministry of Health, 2009).
He Tētē Kura -- Maori Addiction Treatment 1980-2008
Cave T, Robertson P, Pitama S and Huriwai T. Matua Raki. Ōtautahi, Christchurch, NZ. 2008.
He Tētē Kura reviews the growth of the Māori addiction treatment sector and examines the lessons for a new generation of workers and leaders. The title comes from the whakataukī ‘Mate atu he tētē kura, ara mai he tētē kura’. The koru which is often associated with this whakataukī represents birth, regrowth and regeneration and symbolises sustainability and the passing of knowledge and resources from one generation to the next.
Advanced Practice Nursing Strategy for the Addiction Treatment Sector: A discussion document
Daryle Deering. National Addiction Centre, Matua Raki. July 2008. This project aimed to establish recognition of specialist addiction nurses. Download
A Question of Visibility
In 2008 Diana Rands, from Auckland CADS was contracted by Matua Raki to develop the DVD ‘A Question of Visibility’; How to ask about sexual orientation in an alcohol and drug treatment setting.
