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Work History
Education
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Certification
Special Interest Project
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Nergis Narayan

Lower Hutt

Summary

A self-motivated and organized individual with extensive experience in social work, specializing in women’s health and family welfare. Working knowledge of community resources to assist women in crisis. Ability to identify ethical issues as they present to clinical work and make choices that are consistent with social work values and code of ethics. Committed to ongoing learning and bringing a multicultural perspective to the workplace.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Social Worker: Women’s Health Services, Te Mahoe

Te Whatu Ora
01.2004 - 05.2023
  • Company Overview: Wellington Regional Hospital
  • Individualized psychosocial assessment
  • Provide compassionate pregnancy option and abortion counselling
  • Post abortion counselling support
  • Conduct education and health promotion related to sexual health
  • Youth Risk Assessment
  • Intimate Partner Violence routine enquiry, identify and asses at risk individuals, provide support and timely referrals to specialist services
  • Grief and loss counselling for patients referred by Maternal Fetal Medicine team
  • Counselling support for a range of issues related to fertility, pregnancy and childbirth complications
  • Work with migrant and refugee women
  • Peer supervision
  • Wellington Regional Hospital

Standards Committee Member: Standards of Care for Women Requesting Abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand

01.2018
  • Contributed towards writing the Counselling standards of the 2018 Document
  • New Zealand Aotearoa Abortion Clinical Guideline 2021
  • Provided skills and expertise regarding social work and counselling input in abortion care towards the development of the Abortion Clinical guideline

Tutor/Mentor: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Women’s Health

University of Otago
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • Lecture presentations and mentoring to 5th yr Undergraduate Medical Students and 6th Year Trainee Interns on Abortion Care at Te Mahoe Unit

Coordinator

Family Support and Education Group
09.2001 - 10.2002

As the coordinator of this community NGO led a team of 5 that provided non-formal education programmes and counselling support serving the Western division of Fiji.

Mentored and supported the team, fostering a collaborative work envoronment

Managed project timelines for successful completion and ensured milestones were met.

Report writing for project funding

Social Worker

Children's Centre Attached to the Family Court
07.1990 - 09.1991

As the social worker for this pilot project arranged a play centre for children whose parent;s matrimonial cases had been filled in the family court and the children were required to be present. Provided a safe space for children and their parents

Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to advocate for clients needs and wishes.


Education

Master’s degree - Family and Child Welfare

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
01.1990

Bachelor’s Degree - Sociology and Economics

St Xavier’s College
01.1988

Skills

  • Crisis intervention
  • Grief and loss counselling
  • Health promotion
  • Tutor Mentor
  • Conducting risk assessment
  • Coordinating training
  • Creative problem solving
  • Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati

Certification

Registered Social Worker, Member of ANZASW, Member of the Abortion Providers Group Aotearoa New Zealand

Special Interest Project

An Oral History of Abortion Care in Aotearoa New Zealand 2023

Part of the team that recorded 20 oral histories of pioneering abortion providers  who spent their careers working tirelessly towards the goal og legalising abortion care in Aotearoa. The repository of which are housed at the  Victoria University of Wellington Library

Timeline

Standards Committee Member: Standards of Care for Women Requesting Abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand

01.2018

Tutor/Mentor: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Women’s Health

University of Otago
01.2018 - 01.2022

Social Worker: Women’s Health Services, Te Mahoe

Te Whatu Ora
01.2004 - 05.2023

Coordinator

Family Support and Education Group
09.2001 - 10.2002

Social Worker

Children's Centre Attached to the Family Court
07.1990 - 09.1991

Bachelor’s Degree - Sociology and Economics

St Xavier’s College

Master’s degree - Family and Child Welfare

Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Nergis Narayan