Alcohol and Drug Studies Staff

Steve Marshall
Head of School, Health Services

Steve Marshall has worked in the mental health /addictions sector for over twenty years.  During that time he has held positions working in psychiatric hospitals and on mental health crisis and assessment treatment teams before moving more fully into the addiction field.

Steve has a Masters degree in Health Sciences at Otago University with a thesis topic of; Depressed Patients’ experience of cannabis use. Previous to working in education, Steve was Team Leader for the Wairarapa methadone programme and has also worked at CADS Wellington on the opioid substitution team.  His key areas of focus includes injecting drug users, cannabis dependence and major depression. 

Qualifications:
Masters Health Science

Deirdre Richardson
Lecturer, Christchurch

Deirdre has a Masters in Psychology hons and qualifications in Counselling and Clinical Supervision. She has worked in clinical roles in the Alcohol and Drug, Youth and Mental Health areas, having worked in helping services since 1987.

Deirdre spent most of the 1990's working in London and since her return has held the position of Clinical Director of Lifeline Christchurch for 5 years, has tutored at the University of Canterbury and held her position as Lecturer for WelTec's Bachelor of Alcohol and Drug Studies Degree since January 2004, becoming a Senior Lecturer in January 2006.

She has currently completing her PhD in the area of co-existing disorders.

Qualifications:
MA hons Cant. Cert Cl Sup., Cert Coun., Cet Adt Tchg

Jan Davy
Lecturer, Auckland

Jan has a long history working in health - as an Occupational Therapist, a Psychologist in the Mental Health Services, and in more recent years - as an Alcohol and Drug clinician.

She has a strong interest in the area of co-existing mental health and substance use condtions, and in frameworks which optimise therapeutic outcomes for those clients unable to well utilise services.

Qualifications and Memberships:
MA First Class Hons Psychology; NZROT; DAPAANZ; Cert. Tertiary Teaching; Cert. Supn

Annabel Prescott
Senior Lecturer, Auckland

Annabel Prescott has been working with young people in various roles for the last 15 years and has specialised in working with youth who have alcohol and drug issues and in youth health.  She has experience working with young people in a variety of different settings including clinical and non-clinical settings and is passionate about advocating with young people and implementing principles of youth development. Annabel is actively engaged with research having completed her Masters she is now a PhD scholar at the University of Auckland researching school drug policy.

Qualifications:
Masters Health Sciences (Hons), Postgraduate Diploma in Youth Development, Bachelor of Alcohol and Drug Studies  

Mirjana Vilke
Senior Lecturer, Wellington 

Mirjana is a senior lecturer, and has been with the Alcohol and Drug Studies since 1996. Prior to that she had worked as a clinical psychologist and an educator in the fields of alcohol and other drugs assessment and treatment, dual diagnosis and secondary and tertiary education.

Her research interests include assessment and treatment issues of young people who are abusing drugs, focusing more specifically on cognitive-behaviour interventions.

Qualifications and memberships:
Ma Psych BA Psych Cert REBT
NZPSS DAPAANZ 

Paul Schreuder
Senior Lecturer, Wellington

Paul has been a lecturer in an Alcohol and Drug studies for the past ten years. His interests are in Gambling Cognitive behaviour therapy, logotherapy and narrative therapy.

This year Paul completes his post graduate studies at Waikato University. He has an MA Psych and a BA Soc Sci from Massey University. He has completed certificates in REBT Melbourne and New York.

Qualifications:
BA Soc Sci, MA Psych, Cert in REBT (New York), Post Graduate Dip in Education, Cert in Supervision, Dip in Addiction studies

Klare Braye
Lecturer, Wellington 

Klare has worked in the Alcohol and other Drug and mental health fields for over 16 years. This has been in a variety of settings and roles, most recently as counsellor and trainer. She is an accredited member of both NZAC and DAPAANZ and is currently completing her Masters Thesis.

Qualifications and Membership:
PG Dip; BA Hons; Dip
MNZAC; DAPAANZ 

Tony Carton
Senior Lecturer, Auckland

Tony delivers Alcohol and Drug modules in Auckland and various other delivery locations across New Zealand. Originally from Ireland he has over twenty years experience in the field of A&D as well as general counselling experience in New Zealand and Ireland. Tony has a particular interest in sociological insights in the substance abuse field, and recently completed a thesis on a Foucaultan critique of Motivational Interviewing.

Qualification:
MA ,Sociology, BA Sociology Diploma AoD Studies Cert Clinical Supervision

Gayle McGarry
Lecturer, Wellington

Gayle has been an Alcohol and Drug practitioner for eight years, with clinical experience and qualifcations in occupational therapy and Alcohol and Drug Studies. 

Qualification:
Bachelor in Alcohol and Drug Studies, Adv.Dip OT  

 

Paula Foreman 
Programme Coordinator Trauma and Supervision certificates
Senior Lecturer Bachelors Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Studies and Counselling

Paula's professional background and training was initially as a Community Psychologist. She has over 20 years experience in the education and professional development of practitioners working with vulnerable client groups. She also has direct experience in the supervision of practitioners in the health and social services sectors. As a professional/clinical supervisor she also utilises a variety of approaches including client-centered and strengths-based approaches. 

Qualifications and Memberships:
M.Soc.Sci(Comm Psych)

 

Justine Te Moananui  
Lecturer, Wellington

Justine Te Moananui is descendent from Ngati Tamatera and Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairoa. She has been working in the social services and education field for the last 10 years and has a passion towards improving Iwi Maori educational success. Justine is a co-tutor for the Treaty of Waitangi and Whakaruruhau courses whilst undertaking a research project regarding Maori pedagogies and how they can be applied to marae-based education programmes. She has presented on an international stage regarding Maori models of practice, within the field of social services as well as organisations.