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Sandy Rutherford
Lecturer, Research Officer of The Person Centred Rehabilitation Team
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext7039
Email: sandy.rutherford@aut.ac.nz
Physical Address:Room AB112, AUT North Shore Campus, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote 0627, Auckland, New Zealand
Postal Address:
A-11, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy
School of Rehabilitation & Occupation Studies
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
AUT University, Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Memberships and Affiliations:
New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapistswww.nzaot.com
Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand
www.otboard.org.nz
Research Summary:
Sandy works part time as a Research Officer for The Person Centred Rehabilitation Team (PCR Team) which is one of the research groups making up the Health & Rehabilitation Research Centre at AUT University. It is a multidisciplinary team, lead by Dr Kathryn McPherson, Professor of Rehabilitation (Laura Fergusson Chair). The project Sandy is involved with is looking at improving the effectiveness of rehabilitation processes such as goal setting and promoting engagement in rehabilitation.
Sandy also works part time in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Her main area of responsibility is to develop and coordinate the occupational therapy service based in Akoranga Integrated Health, the clinic that is based on campus. She is currently develping a study which aims to improve interprofessional working via the critical examination of the development of professional identity.
Current Research Projects:
Goals and self regulation skills in brain injury rehabilitation: an RCT.
Investigators: Kath McPherson, William Taylor, Philip Schluter, Nicola Kayes, William Levack, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Matire Harwood, Harry McNaughton, Valery Feigin, Mark Ylvislaker, Richard Siegert
Funding: Health Research Council
Reflecting on rehabilitation practices: An autoethnography
Investigators: Felicity Bright, Pauline Boland, Sandy Rutherford