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Te Pou works to support and develop the mental health, addiction and disability workforces in New Zealand. Te Pou incorporates Le Va and Disability Workforce Development.
Te Pou has developed a range of resources and information to improve services, support the workforce, inform outcomes and provide training and funding.
Browse our library for the latest information and research, and read inspiring stories from the sector, that's you!
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Let's get real pilots...two years on
In 2011, as part of the overall evaluation of the Let’s get real enablers, Te Pou approached several of the original 16 pilot sites and invited them to provide feedback about the achievements in their organisations, in terms of the specific Let’s get real enabler that they had tested during the last two years. Read more
Implementing and tracking progress of a seclusion reduction strategy in an adult in-patient mental health service
This story focuses on Waitemata District Health Board's successful implementation of a seclusion reduction strategy. The strategy aims to reduce the frequency and duration of seclusion and restraint episodes and to ultimately become a seclusion-free environment. Read more
Successfully using sensory modulation in community group work
This story focuses on the development of a workshop series used to deliver sensory modulation to service users. It is one of two stories that look at the innovative approaches being applied across Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB) to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint and to deliver sensory modulation, and is likely to be of interest to clinicians and clinical leaders. Read more