Rachel Tester
Biographic Data
| ID | 293175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Tester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Tester |
| SIGNATURE | TESTER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Supporting lived experience teaching academics through co-reflection
The involvement of people with lived experience of mental distress has growing recognition as a method for enhancing healthcare higher education. Although storytelling is a pedagogical tool to share these lived experiences, there has been limited attention to supporting the storytellers. This paper explores how the lived experience-led World of Difference programme addresses the challenge of supporting storytellers using a co-reflection space. Gr…
Young People Talk About Digital Support for Mental Health
BACKGROUND: Mental distress is on the rise for young people, and there are high levels of unmet need for support. Increasingly, young people are engaging with online mechanisms of support to avoid cost and wait times; however, online support does have its limitations. We surveyed young people, 15-30 years of age, in Aotearoa New Zealand to explore their views of digital support for mental health. The aim of this study was to find out from young p…
Therapist Voices on a Youth Mental Health Pilot
This article explores therapists' views on a large youth mental health pilot project (for 18-25-year-olds), which included an individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-informed individual therapy component. Therapists' views on cultural responsiveness, therapy (delivery, modality and duration) and working with LGBTQIA+ youth were explored using two surveys, individual interviews and focus groups at various stages of the life of the pilot. Some …
Addressing police discrimination regarding mental distress using a service user-led and interpersonal contact/education based ‘e-Learning’
In recent years, the New Zealand Police have seen a significant increase in mental health related calls. In accord with best practice anti-discrimination interventions, three service user-led and interpersonal contact/education-based e-Learning modules were developed and delivered to police staff to counter discrimination and effect behaviour change. A formative evaluation of the e-Learning was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with 24 …
Reflections on allyship in the context of a co-produced evaluation of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention
This paper reports on the reflections from members of the evaluation team – both allies and service user academics – about a co-produced approach to evaluation of the pilot of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention (co-evaluation). The co-evaluation is being facilitated particularly well through numerous service user academics being involved in the evaluation, and the commitment to co-production and active attendance to the respo…
Patient resistance as a resource
This study uses conversation analysis to explore 'candidate obstacles', a practice observed in sequences of patient resistance to lifestyle advice within health professional consultations. This article presents illustrative analyses of selected data excerpts drawn from audio-visual recordings of 116 tracked consultations between health professionals and 34 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. The analysis shows t…
Patient resistance as a resource
This study uses conversation analysis to explore 'candidate obstacles', a practice observed in sequences of patient resistance to lifestyle advice within health professional consultations. This article presents illustrative analyses of selected data excerpts drawn from audio-visual recordings of 116 tracked consultations between health professionals and 34 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. The analysis shows t…
Patient resistance as a resource
This study uses conversation analysis to explore 'candidate obstacles', a practice observed in sequences of patient resistance to lifestyle advice within health professional consultations. This article presents illustrative analyses of selected data excerpts drawn from audio-visual recordings of 116 tracked consultations between health professionals and 34 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in New Zealand. The analysis shows t…
Reflections on allyship in the context of a co-produced evaluation of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention
This paper reports on the reflections from members of the evaluation team – both allies and service user academics – about a co-produced approach to evaluation of the pilot of a youth-integrated therapies mental health intervention (co-evaluation). The co-evaluation is being facilitated particularly well through numerous service user academics being involved in the evaluation, and the commitment to co-production and active attendance to the respo…
Addressing police discrimination regarding mental distress using a service user-led and interpersonal contact/education based ‘e-Learning’
In recent years, the New Zealand Police have seen a significant increase in mental health related calls. In accord with best practice anti-discrimination interventions, three service user-led and interpersonal contact/education-based e-Learning modules were developed and delivered to police staff to counter discrimination and effect behaviour change. A formative evaluation of the e-Learning was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with 24 …
Therapist Voices on a Youth Mental Health Pilot
This article explores therapists' views on a large youth mental health pilot project (for 18-25-year-olds), which included an individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-informed individual therapy component. Therapists' views on cultural responsiveness, therapy (delivery, modality and duration) and working with LGBTQIA+ youth were explored using two surveys, individual interviews and focus groups at various stages of the life of the pilot. Some …
Young People Talk About Digital Support for Mental Health
BACKGROUND: Mental distress is on the rise for young people, and there are high levels of unmet need for support. Increasingly, young people are engaging with online mechanisms of support to avoid cost and wait times; however, online support does have its limitations. We surveyed young people, 15-30 years of age, in Aotearoa New Zealand to explore their views of digital support for mental health. The aim of this study was to find out from young p…
Supporting lived experience teaching academics through co-reflection
The involvement of people with lived experience of mental distress has growing recognition as a method for enhancing healthcare higher education. Although storytelling is a pedagogical tool to share these lived experiences, there has been limited attention to supporting the storytellers. This paper explores how the lived experience-led World of Difference programme addresses the challenge of supporting storytellers using a co-reflection space. Gr…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works)