Listening to Families is a series of free video resources that answer real, everyday questions about health challenges facing our community, particularly our children, young people and their whānau.
The videos within each topic record a conversation and are arranged in chapters for quick reference.
The Listening to Families videos provide answers to questions that families have about a range of health issues and challenges.
The questions the Listening to Families series answers are real – they come directly from families, with the answers provided by trusted specialists.
The Listening to Families videos can be used as part of a facilitated group session, one-on-one in a school or health setting, or as part of a facilitated group session.
They can be watched by individuals and families in their own environment. Each video has a similar chapter format, with each chapter addressing a specific issue or question.
This activity is funded by the Maia Health Foundation.
ADHD
Matt Eggleston (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist) answers questions from parents, students and teachers.
Anxiety
Fiona Prest (Clinical Psychologist) answers parent’s questions.
Autism
Catherine Swan (Developmental Paediatrician), Helen Wagstaff (Autism Coordinator), and Sharyn Gousmett (Educational Psychologist) answer families’ questions.
A mother of two autistic children shares the story of her journey with Helen Wagstaff (Autism Coordinator).
CAF
Valerie Black (Clinical Director) answers families’ questions about interacting with CAF (Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service).
CFS
Professor Warren Tate answers families’ questions about ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Eating disorders
Heidi Brace (Adolescent Family Therapist) answers families’ questions about Eating disorders and Disordered eating.
Ursula McCulloch Consultant Clinical Psychologist answers families’ questions about ARFID and Fussy eating.
Emotion regulation
Jessica Caldwell (Psychologist) answers families’ questions.
General practice
Students from the Youth Advisory Council provide tips for adolescents on getting the most out of an appointment with a general practitioner.
Muslim families
Najah Ali Mohamed (Nurse) and Zeenah Adam (Clinical Psychologist) answer questions about stress.
Dr Amin Daneshfar, (Physical Health Coach) and Dr Isa Sulaiman-Hill (General Practitioner) discuss Muslim wellbeing.
Topics currently being progressed include anxiety (adolescents), autism (explore, LifeLinks, MoE), gender diversity, sensory processing, sleep.
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