Paula Thomson,
Social Worker
Kia ora
I began my journey of social work in the early 1990s a volunteer for Christchurch Woman's Refuge. Over the 11 years at refuge my primary role was a community worker and delivering education programmes. As part of my social work studies in 2005, I developed Refuge Services in Rangiora. In 2006 I resigned from Refuge and obtained full time employment as a care and protection social worker for Rangiora Oranga Tamariki. In 2023 I retired from the service.
My area of interest is sexual and family violence, although my work with Oranga Tamariki provided me with knowledge across all platforms of social work.
My current part time role is delivering social work support through ACC and have been for the past 20 months.