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Dr Dianne Wepa

  • Lecturer in Community Health School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • City East Campus (C6-44)
  • tel +61 8 830 22354
  • email Dianne.Wepa@unisa.edu.au
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About me

Dr Dianne Wepa

Kia ora (greetings)

I originate from Hastings, New Zealand which is very similar to Adelaide with sunny weather and glorious beaches. My iwi (tribe) is Ngati Kahungunu. My Phd focused on how Maori (Indigenous people) from New Zealand engaged with healthcare services. I have publised text books on Cultural Safety and Clinical Supervision. I am a registered social worker and my background is in mental health, youth health and Maori health.

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Other UniSA associations

  • Health Sciences Aboriginal Strategy Group, UniSA
  • CALHN ATSI Cadetship (AIN) Planning Group, UniSA & SA Health
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About me

Kia ora (greetings)

I originate from Hastings, New Zealand which is very similar to Adelaide with sunny weather and glorious beaches. My iwi (tribe) is Ngati Kahungunu. My Phd focused on how Maori (Indigenous people) from New Zealand engaged with healthcare services. I have publised text books on Cultural Safety and Clinical Supervision. I am a registered social worker and my background is in mental health, youth health and Maori health.

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Professional Associations

ATSINaM Affiliate Member, Congress of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, Majura ACT

NATSIHWA Friend Member, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association, Sydney

Member, Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, NZ

Registered Social Worker, NZSWRB, NZ #4638

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In the media

Date Title
01/11/2018

Maori recruitment video for Hawke's Bay District Health Board, NZ, https://www.quest.net.nz/portfolio-item/hb-district-health/

02/01/2018

100 Maori Leaders 2016 Profile, Te Rau Matatini and Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation Māori Leadership in Health , https://100maorileaders.com/dr-dianne-wepa

21/12/2017

Graduate Profile, https://www.aut.ac.nz/student-profiles/dianne-wepa

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Experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy Auckland University of Technology

  • Master of Philosophy (Social Work) Massey University of New Zealand

  • Graduate Diploma in Social Work Massey University of New Zealand

  • Bachlor of Social Work Massey University of New Zealand

  • Certificate of Qualification in Social Work Massey University of New Zealand

Work history

For the past 29 years I have practised as a Registered Mental Health Social Worker, Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Practitioner and Senior Lecturer for Auckland University of Technology and Eastern Institute of Technology, NZ.

My role before coming to UniSA in 2018 was as the Coordinator of a Maori workforce programme in Hawke's Bay, NZ. I focused on the recruitment, retention and succession planning of Maori within the health workforce using Prince2 project management methodology.

I enjoy teaching and research and plan to continue publishing within the area of cultural safety within Australia.

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Research

Research themes

  • Transforming societies

Highlights

2018 We-dentity: The collective consciousness of Māori. Co-author Wilson, D. NZ Medical Journal. (In Press)

2018 Co-author E Blackman (PhD student) and K Rhodes. Critical Appraisal - Systematic Review for Suicide Prevention Education Training (In progress)

2018 Feminist Intercultural Perspectives Chapter In Kohlen, H. & McCarthy J. (Eds) Nursing Ethics: Feminist Perspectives. Springer (In Press)

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Other projects

2018 Peer Reviewer: Biles, J. and Biles, B. (Eds). Indigenous Health and Wellbeing. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Australia

2018 Co-Supervisor: Deb Chaudhuri, Masters of Health (Minor thesis), Men as carers of their wives with dementia, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UniSA

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Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

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Books

Year Output
2015

Wepa, D 2015, Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand, Cambridge University Press, Australia.

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Journal Articles

Year Output
2010

Wepa, D 2010, 'What's needed in preparing health and human services professionals for working with Indigenous communities: lessons to be learnt from New Zealand', Journal of Australian indigenous issues, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 22-28.

Other outputs

2018  We-dentity: The collective consciousness of First Peoples within Aotearoa New Zealand Healing our Spirits Worldwide: The       Eighth Gathering Conference, Sydney 29th November

2018  Co-presenter D Wilson. Effective engagement with Māori and Importance of Culture, Keynote presentation, General Practice      Conference & Medical Exhibition, Rotorua, NZ, 9th June

2015  Culture and ethnicity: What is the question? Chapter In Wepa, D. (2nd Ed). Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand. Cambridge

2008  Cultural safety vs cultural competence, Nursing Review, 9(3), 10             

2007  Editor Clinical supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand: A health perspective Auckland. Pearson Ed

2007  Co-authored: J Te Huia, Cultural Safety and the birth culture of Māori, Social Work Review, Winter 2006, Vol XVIII, Number 2,Te Komako IX, pp 26-31

2005 Culture and ethnicity: What is the question? Chapter In Wepa, D. (Ed). Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland, Pearson Ed

2005  Editor Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand Auckland, Pearson Ed

2002 An exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators in New Zealand –   an action research approach. Transcultural  Nursing Journal  14:4 Conference Report: The 27th Annual Transcultural nursing society conference. Oct 10-13 2001 Marriott City Centre Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Vol 18 No.1 2002

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Current research & highlights

2018 We-dentity: The collective consciousness of Māori. Co-author Wilson, D. NZ Medical Journal. (In Press)

2018 Co-author E Blackman (PhD student) and K Rhodes. Critical Appraisal - Systematic Review for Suicide Prevention Education Training (In progress)

2018 Feminist Intercultural Perspectives Chapter In Kohlen, H. & McCarthy J. (Eds) Nursing Ethics: Feminist Perspectives. Springer (In Press)

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External engagement & recognition

Highlights

Online resource for Health Quality Safety Commission (NZ) on Maori responsiveness

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External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition Year

Member

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers

2018

Keynote Speaker

Midwifery and Health Science Research Symposium Advancing Practice, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia

2017

Highest Performing DHB to improve Maori workforce development

Ministry of Health New Zealand

2016

Keynote Speaker

Aboriginal Cultural Safety Symposium, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA), Alice Springs, Australia

2013

Maori Research Award

Health Research Council New Zealand

2013

Keynote Speaker

Sponsorship of Science and Technology Academy Address, Capping Ceremony, Hastings Intermediate School

2011

Keynote Speaker

Maori Workforce Development, National Maori Nurses Student Hui, Omahu Marae, Hastings

2011

Keynote speaker, Turuki Maori Workforce Plan, Careers Breakfast

Midcentral District Health Board, Palmerston North

2011

Visiting Scholar

University of British Columbia, Canada

2010

Purehuroa Research Award for Maori Post Graduate Students

Massey University, New Zealand

2009

Other

2017- current     Member – NZ Lotteries Commission – Health Research Committee

                          Member – NZ Audiological Society – Consumer Representative

2011 – 2018       Member – NZ Social Workers Registration Board

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Courses and programs

Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

  • NURS 5151 Qualitative Design for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Research (2019)
  • NURS 5151 Qualitative Design for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Research (2018)
  • HLTH 1036 Global and National Health (2019)
  • HLTH 1036 Global and National Health (2018)
  • HLTH 1047 First Peoples' Health (2018)
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