Diploma in Applied Maori Health Coexisting Disorders

Holders of the Diploma in Applied Maori Health (Coexisting Disorders) will be competent and confident professional kaupapa Maori health practitioners and clinicians; able to produce a well-articulated account of how they work, and to demonstrate the competencies enabling them to attend to the wide range of presenting mental health illnesses and addictions; be able to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of coexisting disorder strategies for hauora; empower Maori to take charge of their own personal health leading to whanau ora and hauora; be able to transition competently and confidently between te ao Maori and te ao Pakeha; and exhibit ?ihi?, ?whi? and ?wana? in their practice and promote values important to Maori communities.

Anamata Private Training Establishment started way back in the early 1980’s as part of the Department of Labour’s, work skills development programme. Tāmati Kruger was brought in to manage this new venture, located in the Rūātoki School grounds. The courses taught were music, motor repairs and vehicle rebuilds, bone carving and screen printing. This initiative then incorporated classes in business advice and training programmes, carpentry courses and financial business skills. In 1989 NZQA was introduced and this required all community-based organisations delivering education programmes to be registered and accredited.

In 1993, this brought about a new name for a new direction and Te Pū Wānanga ō Anamata was born as an entirely new educational enterprise within the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Its aim was not only to advance students’ knowledge but also to develop iwi, hapū and whānau. This was when Te Reo Maōri, farming skills and computing courses were put into the mix. Qualifications were developed with the Tūhoe and surrounding community in mind; to help our young people gain employment and achieve goals in their careers. Anamata is serious about developing a healthy Iwi through teaching and learning situations to positively develop the interaction between whānau and their environment.

For the last 20 years, Anamata has been the vehicle for creating and influencing change in the community by producing well rounded, capable graduates through responsive and innovative education and training. We aim to achieve improvement in student achievement with our focus on increasing provision at higher levels and increasing the participation of second-chance learners.