Guidelines by Tanea Paterson
Cutting Edge National Addiction Conference New Zealand 2017, 2017
Autistic and Addicted - Whose Business Is It ?
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied A... more Autistic and Addicted - Whose Business Is It ?
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people don’t experiment with alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have any ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Many Autistic adults are diagnosed late or not at all. I have personal experience as a client of both mental health and addiction services for 25 years, before gaining a formal Autism diagnosis. There is a gaping hole in professional understanding for these issues, which results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues.
This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available current Autism specific research, including a recent article I was involved in written by Maia Szalavitz titled “The Hidden Link Between Autism and Addiction.”
https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/autisms-hidden-habit/
Conference Presentations by Tanea Paterson
Psychological Health, Substance Use and Autism
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Add... more Psychological Health, Substance Use and Autism
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (digital)
Psychological Health, Substance Use and Autism
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Add... more Psychological Health, Substance Use and Autism
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (primarily digital)
Ibogaine therapy in Aotearoa including data from MAPS Study
In February 2010 Medsafe New Zealand scheduled ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medication... more In February 2010 Medsafe New Zealand scheduled ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medication under section 25 of the 1981 medicines act.
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora (people seeking wellness).
A case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine therapy for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety. The findings reflect how imperative it is to have a comprehensive assessment, individualized management plans and a cohesive community to support a person on their therapeutic journey.
An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau (family) members. This process and the subsequent conversations has been made possible by the legislative placement o ibogaine as a legally available prescription medicine.
My presentation will discuss:
• Ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medicine has opened up the doors for safer and increased efficacy in therapy
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Alignment, integration and synchronicity between health providers
In February 2010 Medsafe New Zealand scheduled ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medication... more In February 2010 Medsafe New Zealand scheduled ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medication under section 25 of the 1981 medicines act.
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora.
As with any rapid detox process there must be consideration and planning for managing co-existing problems which often can be highlighted once chemical dependency has ceased. This is also true for ibogaine therapy, it is not a 'cure all'. There have been cases where co-existing issues have reduced post ibogaine therapy, however it is imperative to implement risk plans in the pre-treatment phase to reduce potential harms.
I would like to present my findings on provisional outcomes of ibogaine clients who have co-existing issues and describe ways to reduce harm and best support our tangata whaiora. A collection of a case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine tx for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety.
The findings reflect how imperative comprehensive assessment is to highlight co-existing problems in opioid dependent clients. A detox therapist or ibogaine provider/clinician needs to know when and how to utilize and access these services and increase client engagement. An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau members. This highlights the importance of clear communication between addiction and psychological health services.
Specific Areas
• Alignment and integration with existing health and co-existing addiction / psych services
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Synchronicity between health providers
Biography
Tanea Paterson is a mum of two boys Josef (15) and Salem (10). Tanea was born in Dunedin, home is the Otago Peninsula.
After eight years on the methadone program Tanea successfully experienced ibogaine therapy and ceased reliance on opiates in 2006. She has since achieved a Certificate in Human Health paper at Otago Polytechnic. In 2012 Tanea graduated as an Applied Addiction Practitioner from Moana House Training Institute.
For the past six years Tanea has concentrated on developing ibogaine therapy into a legitimate part of a client's existing treatment plan concentrating on risk management, whanau inclusion and harm minimization.
Risk Management by Tanea Paterson
Teaching Documents by Tanea Paterson
Some people living with autism find it hard getting started on tasks-but they can also have diffi... more Some people living with autism find it hard getting started on tasks-but they can also have difficulty stopping an activity. This 'stop and go' struggle could be what is called autistic inertia. It can underlie many of the key characteristics of autism, including common behaviours such as special interests, difficulties in decision making and challenges with transitioning. Tanea Paterson (Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner) is a mum, autistic, home educator and Chinese crested dog owner. She has looked in-depth at autistic inertia and believes it doesn't have to be a purely negative phenomena. Using parallels with Te Kore, the Māori Creation Story, Tanea provides a framework for how we could look more positively at autistic inertia. Rather than viewing inertia as a total negative, it can also be seen as either "a place of a necessary void or a time of swift progress". "Te Korekore is the realm between non-being and being-that is, the realm of potential being. This is the realm of primal, elemental energy or latent being. It is here that the seed stuff of the universe and all created things gestates. It is the womb from which all things proceed.", Rev Māori Marsden. What is Te Kore-the Maori Creation Story? The Māori Creation Story begins with a time when there was no time, known as 'Te Kore', the chaos, or the void. The period of Te Kore expressed the idea of a vacuum in nature wherein nothing existed. From this space of 'nothingness' came chaos and matter unorganised which leads to arrive at the great darkness, the realm of 'te po'. It is in that great darkness that everything evolved. This is where the primordial parents Sky-father Ranginui and Earth-mother Papatūānuku appear.
Record keeping, Client Forms by Tanea Paterson
The following information is intended for individuals considering / preparing to undertake ibogai... more The following information is intended for individuals considering / preparing to undertake ibogaine therapy for opioid dependence. It sets out therapy protocols and client obligations, potential risks and negative consequences of ibogaine therapy, and provides details of further sources of information.
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Guidelines by Tanea Paterson
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people don’t experiment with alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have any ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Many Autistic adults are diagnosed late or not at all. I have personal experience as a client of both mental health and addiction services for 25 years, before gaining a formal Autism diagnosis. There is a gaping hole in professional understanding for these issues, which results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues.
This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available current Autism specific research, including a recent article I was involved in written by Maia Szalavitz titled “The Hidden Link Between Autism and Addiction.”
https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/autisms-hidden-habit/
Conference Presentations by Tanea Paterson
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (digital)
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (primarily digital)
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora (people seeking wellness).
A case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine therapy for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety. The findings reflect how imperative it is to have a comprehensive assessment, individualized management plans and a cohesive community to support a person on their therapeutic journey.
An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau (family) members. This process and the subsequent conversations has been made possible by the legislative placement o ibogaine as a legally available prescription medicine.
My presentation will discuss:
• Ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medicine has opened up the doors for safer and increased efficacy in therapy
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Alignment, integration and synchronicity between health providers
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora.
As with any rapid detox process there must be consideration and planning for managing co-existing problems which often can be highlighted once chemical dependency has ceased. This is also true for ibogaine therapy, it is not a 'cure all'. There have been cases where co-existing issues have reduced post ibogaine therapy, however it is imperative to implement risk plans in the pre-treatment phase to reduce potential harms.
I would like to present my findings on provisional outcomes of ibogaine clients who have co-existing issues and describe ways to reduce harm and best support our tangata whaiora. A collection of a case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine tx for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety.
The findings reflect how imperative comprehensive assessment is to highlight co-existing problems in opioid dependent clients. A detox therapist or ibogaine provider/clinician needs to know when and how to utilize and access these services and increase client engagement. An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau members. This highlights the importance of clear communication between addiction and psychological health services.
Specific Areas
• Alignment and integration with existing health and co-existing addiction / psych services
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Synchronicity between health providers
Biography
Tanea Paterson is a mum of two boys Josef (15) and Salem (10). Tanea was born in Dunedin, home is the Otago Peninsula.
After eight years on the methadone program Tanea successfully experienced ibogaine therapy and ceased reliance on opiates in 2006. She has since achieved a Certificate in Human Health paper at Otago Polytechnic. In 2012 Tanea graduated as an Applied Addiction Practitioner from Moana House Training Institute.
For the past six years Tanea has concentrated on developing ibogaine therapy into a legitimate part of a client's existing treatment plan concentrating on risk management, whanau inclusion and harm minimization.
Risk Management by Tanea Paterson
Teaching Documents by Tanea Paterson
Record keeping, Client Forms by Tanea Paterson
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people don’t experiment with alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have any ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Many Autistic adults are diagnosed late or not at all. I have personal experience as a client of both mental health and addiction services for 25 years, before gaining a formal Autism diagnosis. There is a gaping hole in professional understanding for these issues, which results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues.
This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available current Autism specific research, including a recent article I was involved in written by Maia Szalavitz titled “The Hidden Link Between Autism and Addiction.”
https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/autisms-hidden-habit/
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (digital)
Tanea Paterson, Otepoti/Dunedin.
Dip. Applied Addiction Practitioner
Autistic people face challenges with their psychological health, including substance use and addiction. Conventional wisdom holds that Autistic people are not at much risk of dependence on alcohol or other drugs, however new evidence suggests otherwise. Autistic psychological health differences present in ways that confuse medical practitioners. This is most prominent in the more camouflaged Autistic who do not have ID and possibly are unidentified/undiagnosed.
Presently the gap in professional understanding for these issues results in exclusion from services. Whether this is mental health not able to deal with Autism or disability providers not able to manage addiction issues. This leads to further compounding of these problems and puts people at serious risks, not to mention leaving their whanau at odds as to how to assist them.
The Autistic brain, mind and body function alternatively to Neurotypical and while there are people willing to help, they often struggle to find and offer a therapeutic strategy. This means that not only are the Autistic people struggling to access help through services, it also means that their whanau and the service providers feel disempowered to support positive change.
Key Concepts that overlap with Psychological Health, Addiction and Autism;
Social Interactions
Anxiety and Depression
Community and Relationships - drug of choice becomes key relationship due to predictability, obsessive thinking and no pressure of reciprocation
Sensory + or -
Importantly sensory issues present confusion about what feels good and bad, which can contradict what we are taught. This decreases the ability to identify what might be nice and what might be harmful. Furthermore, sensory avoiders and seekers may find some kind of solace in risk taking behaviours, or the ‘numbing’ effects of substance use.
I will use my individual experience growing up as an unrecognised Autistic, to identify some key factors that I feel influenced my decision making. Drawing also on my professional skills and knowledge as an addiction practitioner and available Autism specific research.
The focus’ of my presentation will be,
Drugs - confusion, mixed messages and risk
Assertiveness - Ideas, with a handout available (primarily digital)
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora (people seeking wellness).
A case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine therapy for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety. The findings reflect how imperative it is to have a comprehensive assessment, individualized management plans and a cohesive community to support a person on their therapeutic journey.
An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau (family) members. This process and the subsequent conversations has been made possible by the legislative placement o ibogaine as a legally available prescription medicine.
My presentation will discuss:
• Ibogaine as a non-approved prescription medicine has opened up the doors for safer and increased efficacy in therapy
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Alignment, integration and synchronicity between health providers
This has opened up the opportunity to work within the existing medical framework with the provision of streamlined and integrated care plans for our tangata whaiora.
As with any rapid detox process there must be consideration and planning for managing co-existing problems which often can be highlighted once chemical dependency has ceased. This is also true for ibogaine therapy, it is not a 'cure all'. There have been cases where co-existing issues have reduced post ibogaine therapy, however it is imperative to implement risk plans in the pre-treatment phase to reduce potential harms.
I would like to present my findings on provisional outcomes of ibogaine clients who have co-existing issues and describe ways to reduce harm and best support our tangata whaiora. A collection of a case series has been used to develop a set of good practice protocols around pre, post and during ibogaine tx for physical, psychological, social and spiritual safety.
The findings reflect how imperative comprehensive assessment is to highlight co-existing problems in opioid dependent clients. A detox therapist or ibogaine provider/clinician needs to know when and how to utilize and access these services and increase client engagement. An effective way of bringing awareness to these issues and of supporting our tangata whaiora is communication with their existing health professionals and whanau members. This highlights the importance of clear communication between addiction and psychological health services.
Specific Areas
• Alignment and integration with existing health and co-existing addiction / psych services
• Comprehensive assessment and therapy planning
• Risk management and harm reduction
• Synchronicity between health providers
Biography
Tanea Paterson is a mum of two boys Josef (15) and Salem (10). Tanea was born in Dunedin, home is the Otago Peninsula.
After eight years on the methadone program Tanea successfully experienced ibogaine therapy and ceased reliance on opiates in 2006. She has since achieved a Certificate in Human Health paper at Otago Polytechnic. In 2012 Tanea graduated as an Applied Addiction Practitioner from Moana House Training Institute.
For the past six years Tanea has concentrated on developing ibogaine therapy into a legitimate part of a client's existing treatment plan concentrating on risk management, whanau inclusion and harm minimization.