MSc (Hons) MBS (Dist) Cert (Treaty of Waitangi Studies) PG Dip Psych Prac AFCHSE FSMLT MNZPsS Stanford T-Trainer (CDSMP, Pain , Diabetes) Accredited Licensed Flinders Trainer NZ Registered Psychologist

Charlene is Director of Healthmatters NZ Ltd, holds master degrees in Health Psychology and Health Management. She is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives. Charlene is a New Zealand Registered Psychologist with particular interest in self-management for chronic conditions, health promotion, and workplace health. As the first person trained in the Flinders Programme in New Zealand Charlene has conducted training to doctors, nurses and allied health professionals across New Zealand, contracted by PHOs, DHBs, Auckland University and private organisations. She is passionate about self-management and has significant experience delivering the community-based Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme to groups of people with long-term health conditions, and training leaders to deliver the 6-week programme in churches, schools, marae and other community settings. In 2010 Charlene attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, San Francisco to complete her T-Training in the chronic disease self-management programme (CDSMP) and chronic pain management programme. In 2011 she attended the diabetes self-management cross training programme at Stanford. Charlene provides coaching and mentoring to leaders and master trainers. She works part-time for ProCare Health Ltd as self-management supervisor, and is involved in the roll-out of both the Stanford and Flinders self-management programmes across the Auckland region. Charlene was a recipient of a Flinders University Award “Trainer of Excellence” in 2010.