Keynote 4 & 5: He Haerenga - A Journey from Harm to Well-Being
| Monday, October 24, 2022 |
| 3:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
Overview
Dr. Diana KOPUA & Tohunga Mark KOPUA on Mahi a Atua - VIRTUAL
Speaker
Diana Kopua
Mahi a Atua
He Haerenga - A Journey from Harm to Well-Being
Abstract
Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua is the deployment of Mātauranga Māori, Pūrākau, Feedback Informed Treatment and associated techniques and knowledge that support this paradigm shift.
As the founder and Manukura of Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua, Psychiatrist Dr. Diana Kopua will share Te Kurahuna’s vision, strategy and outcomes as they expand to create social impact.
The point of difference for Te Kurahuna is ‘pūrakau.’ This trademark is woven into Te Kurahuna- Mahi a Atua strategy creating new opportunities with iwi Māori and communities to reconceptualise distress, confidently design and implement frameworks and strategies that affirm Māori whakapapa and achieve whānau ora.
Te Kurahuna Co-Manukura Tohunga Mark Kopua will discuss the significant change that occurred in both Te Tairawhiti and Hauraki through the implementation of Mahi-a-Atua. The solution was big and it needed to be with a deliberate purpose to revolutionise the system. It took courage, space and time. Time to delve deeper, look harder and support communities to bring together both clinical and cultural expertise. While many stayed working with certitude, in ways that were familiar about what change would mean to them, a group of Mataora (change agents) forged ahead.
As the founder and Manukura of Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua, Psychiatrist Dr. Diana Kopua will share Te Kurahuna’s vision, strategy and outcomes as they expand to create social impact.
The point of difference for Te Kurahuna is ‘pūrakau.’ This trademark is woven into Te Kurahuna- Mahi a Atua strategy creating new opportunities with iwi Māori and communities to reconceptualise distress, confidently design and implement frameworks and strategies that affirm Māori whakapapa and achieve whānau ora.
Te Kurahuna Co-Manukura Tohunga Mark Kopua will discuss the significant change that occurred in both Te Tairawhiti and Hauraki through the implementation of Mahi-a-Atua. The solution was big and it needed to be with a deliberate purpose to revolutionise the system. It took courage, space and time. Time to delve deeper, look harder and support communities to bring together both clinical and cultural expertise. While many stayed working with certitude, in ways that were familiar about what change would mean to them, a group of Mataora (change agents) forged ahead.
Biography
Diana is a proud Ngāti Porou woman raised in Porirua under the mantle of
Ngati Toa on the Marae of Takapūwāhia. She is a creative spirit with a talent for music.
After 11 years of Mental Health Nursing Diana embarked on a long 13 year
journey to become a Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in Indigenous
health.
In the mid 90's Diana created an approach that she called Mahi a Atua, which has now become recognised as an innovative and successful Mātauranga Māori kaupapa that prioritises oranga whakapapa and creativity, with its trademark of pūrākau, reflection and feedback.
In 2010 Diana was awarded the prestigious Ngarimu VC Manakura Award. It is awarded to those who display characteristics of the 28th Māori Battalion; strength of character, ambition, courage and original thought. Diana carried these characteristics to the Tairāwhiti in 2014 where she became the first Ngāti Porou psychiatrist.
In 2020, Diana was awarded the prestigious Dr Maarire Goodall award for
her ongoing contribution to Māori Health. In the words of Professor David
Tipene Leach, Chair of Te ORA “Dr Di Kopua is a great example of the ‘doctor scientist and social justice champion’ that Maarire Goodall embodied,”
Mark Kopua
Mahi a Atua
He Haerenga - A Journey from Harm to Well-Being
Abstract
Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua is the deployment of Mātauranga Māori, Pūrākau, Feedback Informed Treatment and associated techniques and knowledge that support this paradigm shift.
As the founder and Manukura of Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua, Psychiatrist Dr. Diana Kopua will share Te Kurahuna’s vision, strategy and outcomes as they expand to create social impact.
The point of difference for Te Kurahuna is ‘pūrakau.’ This trademark is woven into Te Kurahuna- Mahi a Atua strategy creating new opportunities with iwi Māori and communities to reconceptualise distress, confidently design and implement frameworks and strategies that affirm Māori whakapapa and achieve whānau ora.
Te Kurahuna Co-Manukura Tohunga Mark Kopua will discuss the significant change that occurred in both Te Tairawhiti and Hauraki through the implementation of Mahi-a-Atua. The solution was big and it needed to be with a deliberate purpose to revolutionise the system. It took courage, space and time. Time to delve deeper, look harder and support communities to bring together both clinical and cultural expertise. While many stayed working with certitude, in ways that were familiar about what change would mean to them, a group of Mataora (change agents) forged ahead.
As the founder and Manukura of Te Kurahuna: Mahi a Atua, Psychiatrist Dr. Diana Kopua will share Te Kurahuna’s vision, strategy and outcomes as they expand to create social impact.
The point of difference for Te Kurahuna is ‘pūrakau.’ This trademark is woven into Te Kurahuna- Mahi a Atua strategy creating new opportunities with iwi Māori and communities to reconceptualise distress, confidently design and implement frameworks and strategies that affirm Māori whakapapa and achieve whānau ora.
Te Kurahuna Co-Manukura Tohunga Mark Kopua will discuss the significant change that occurred in both Te Tairawhiti and Hauraki through the implementation of Mahi-a-Atua. The solution was big and it needed to be with a deliberate purpose to revolutionise the system. It took courage, space and time. Time to delve deeper, look harder and support communities to bring together both clinical and cultural expertise. While many stayed working with certitude, in ways that were familiar about what change would mean to them, a group of Mataora (change agents) forged ahead.
Biography
Mark was raised by his old people in Mangatuna and is considered an East Coast historian. Recognised as a Master Carver of seven Meeting Houses, Mark is one of the first wave of Moko artists who reinstated modern Moko over 30 years ago. Mark has trained several current Moko artists and Carvers and is still involved in the arts. He has been active in the Moko Ihorei repatriation work both Internationally and Domestically and employed to provenance traditional Māori Carvings. Mark has over 32 years regional (Tamararo) Kapa Haka judging and has judged National Kapa Haka (Te Matatini) for 15 years. He first began his journey in mental health services in 2012 and is a confident facilitator in Therapeutic Wānanga and is celebrated as a skilled Storyteller and Keeper of ancient Māori knowledge and whakapapa. Together with his wife Dr Diana Kopua, Mark has created ‘Te Kurahuna’ - a whare wānanga (training institute) where practitioners learn indigenous knowledge in a unique and authentic way.
