• Collaborative goal setting and reviewing in music therapy for children with special needs: An action research project to improve practice and measure efficacy 

  Piggot-Irvine, Eileen; Molyneaux, C; Willis, M; Talmage, A; Scoones, R; Travaglia, R; Gang, N (2011)

  The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (Raukatauri) is New Zealand's first music therapy centre delivering music therapy to children and young people with special needs up to the age of 21. There are six New Zealand Registered ...
• Effective programmes for NEET young people : a case study evaluation 

  Benseman, John (Social Work Review, 2006)

  The transition phase of moving from compulsory schooling to tertiary training, education or employment is an important part of the life cycle in most societies. When this transition is achieved successfully, young people ...
• Learning contracts and self-evaluation 

  Napan, Ksenija (Unitec Learning Innovations Conference, 1998)

  This paper focuses on possible ways of improving student motivation and methods of assessment at tertiary level. It also addresses the need for integration of theory, practice and experience in the teaching/learning process ...
• Taking it slowly with managed care - Invited address in a workshop on Managed Care for Mental Health: International Experiences and the New Zealand Direction, Schizophrenia Fellowship National Conference, Christchurch. September 5-7. 1997 

  Bridgman, Geoff (Schizophrenia Fellowship National Conference, 1998)

  Managed care arose from a need to contain the escalating health costs of the insurance and litigation based US health system, which were rising at rates of more than 10% a year through the early 1990S. It is described as ...
• The mental health service needs of the Deaf and the development of a National Plan 

  Bridgman, Geoff; McPherson, Brent (Building Bridges - Community Mental Health Conference, 1998)

  Issues surrounding the mental health of Deaf people receive little attention from practitioners in mental health services. International studies have shown that Deaf people are vulnerable to misdiagnosis of mental illness, ...

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