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Helen Jeffery

Helen.Jeffery@op.ac.nz

Helen graduated as an occupational therapist in 1982, and has worked in a variety of practice areas, primarily in the mental health settings. She explored New Zealand Occupational Therapists' use of adventure therapy in her masters research, and has developed an interest in nurturing the development in the field of adventure therapy in New Zealand. She is also interested in therapists' use of theory and evidence in practice, and in what influences therapists application of theory and evidence.
Helen teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the Occupational Therapy school.

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Jeffery, H. (2022) Ringa Tautoko – A Supporting Hand in Student Fieldwork Experiences. Occupational Therapy Insight Vol 43(7), 22-24

https://mcusercontent.com/88f16fdff5cc4ce8e439bcff8/files/d8e9513c-ae61-87b2-60d8-332d09eee428/Final_OTInsight_Vol43_No7_October2022.pdf

Benfield, A. & Jeffery, H. (2022) Exploring Evidence Based Practice Implementation by Occupational Therapists: Implications for Fieldwork. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education 6(4), https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol6/iss4/10

https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol6/iss4/10

Jeffery, H., & Hensey, C. (2022) Exploration of adventure therapy community and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42322-022-00115-z

Jeffery, H., & Herkt, J. (2022) Crossing Thresholds of Understanding: Threshold Concepts and Occupational Therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand OT Insight May 2022, pg 8-10

Researcher Profiles:
Jackie Herkt, Helen Jeffery

Jeffery, H. (2022) Nature – Nurturing Health and Enhancing Sustainability Through Adventure Therapy Practices.

Robertson, L & Jeffrey, H. (2020) What are the Evidence Based Practice Strategies that are Essential for New Graduate Therapists to Utilise and Supervisors to Promote with Junior Therapists? Abstract published in Proceedings of OPSITARA Collaborative Staff Research Symposium, Invercargil, 26-27 November.

Researcher Profiles:
Helen Jeffery, Linda Robertson

Jeffery, H. (2021) Islands in the Harbour: Our Community of Practice. Adventure Therapy Aotearoa Conference, 2021, 14th - 16th May, 2021, Dunedin.

Jeffrey, H. (2020) What are Current Adventure Therapy Practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand Doing? Abstract published in proceedings, OPSITARA Collaborative Staff Research Symposium, Invercargil, 26-27 November.

Jeffrey, H. (2020) Gardening in the age of COVID-19. Collective Voices of COVID 19, Otago Polytechnic, ISBN 978-0-908846-61-0.

Jeffery, H. (2020) Adventure Therapy: Using Adventurous Activities as Occupational Therapy. Scope: contemporary research topics, health and wellbeing 5, collaboration. November. Pages 109 - 115.

Jeffery, H., Robertson, L., & Reay, K.L. (2020) Sources of evidence for professional decision making in novice occupational therapy practitioners: clinicians’ perspectives. British Journal of Occupational Therapy https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/UV8G5IYFEHVZUWR8V9R6/full

https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022620941390

Researcher Profiles:
Helen Jeffery, Kim Reay, Linda Robertson

Robertson, L., Jeffery, H., Reay, K., Benfield, A. (2019) Southern Regional Hub-funded project. Considering a new way to foster skills for evidence based practice. Ako Aotearoa, Report for Regional Hub Funded project.

https://ako.ac.nz/Search?term=Considering%20a%20new%20way%20to%20foster%20skills%20for%20evidence%20based%20practice

Researcher Profiles:
Helen Jeffery, Kim Reay, Linda Robertson

Jeffery, H., O’Hagan, K., Lotawa, C., Wyatt, C. (2020) What is Adventure Therapy? Workshop, Adventure Therapy Aotearoa members 24 July via Zoom.

Jeffery,H & Horn, A. (2019) Building a bridge between outdoor specialist and therapist. Workshop presented at the Adventure Therapy Aotearoa Confernece, May.

Jeffery, H (2020) Adventure Therapy in New Zealand - What and Why? Presented at the Exercise and Mental Health Symposium, 3 July, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, Otago Polytechnic.

https://vimeo.com/432377059/d830599f6f

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