Emma Wood
National Manager - Practice
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Name:
Emma Wood
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Position:
National Manager - Practice
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Area:
Disability, Addiction, Lived Experience, Mental Health -
Phone Number:
09 300 6778
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Mobile Number:
027 2331714
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Location:
Auckland
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Email:
emma.wood@tepou.co.nz
My role oversees the practice team and portfolio within Te Pou. This includes a range of initiatives which assist the workforce across health to be equipped with the values, attitudes, knowledge and skills when supporting people with mental health and addiction needs.
The foundation for this work is Let's get real which outlines the fundamentals of our practice when working with people. Building on this, there are specific areas of knowledge and skills that our initiatives focus on which can include the development of practice resources such as guidelines, e-learning, tools to support the implementation of change initiatives and delivery of training.
With a background in social work, I have worked in mental health and addiction for more than 20 years. Many of these have been within workforce development as I see the importance of equipping the workforce with the knowledge and skills they need as essential to ensure that people accessing services receive the best possible support in times of need.