FIONA HOUSTON
Position:
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Board Trustee
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Qualifications:
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Master of Social Work Applied, Bachelor of Arts
Fiona has a Master of Social Work Applied and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Psychology and Education. She is a Registered Social Worker and a full member of the New Zealand Social Work Association (ANZASW).
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Fiona has previously worked as a Care and Protection Social Worker for Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, as a Community Support Professional for Richmond Fellowship and as Co-ordinator and Social Worker for the Developmental Assessment Programme at the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Since 2006 she has worked for Open Home Foundation as a Regional Practice Manager and now as the National Clinical Advisor, Disability and High Needs Services based in Wellington. She has 20+ years’ experience working with children, youth and families in the care and protection, mental health and disabilities fields of social work.
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Fiona is passionate about supporting families to provide the best care they can for their children and young people. She has been on the CFO Board since late 2014.
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