International Education Practitioners Podcast

February 20, 2021

Supporting International Students (and yourself) through a pandemic

<p>On this weeks episode we have guest;&nbsp;</p> <p>Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Practice Manager from the School of Psychology at the Victoria University of Wellington.</p> <p>Dougal is a Registered Psychologist in the Clinical Psychologist Scope of Practice with the New Zealand Psychologists Board.</p> <p>Dougal has been practicing as a Clinical Psychologist for over 15 years. He has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and whanau. His areas of clinical expertise include Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).</p> <p>On this episode the podcast, Dougal provides advice on assisting International Students living in Aotearoa during a pandemic, discussing the challenges they face and how we can best support international students through these uncertain times. Dougal also focuses on the support required for practitioners who are tasked to support International Students.</p> <p>Hosting the session is Chris Beard, Executive Director of ISANA the International Education Association.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Allianz, providers of Studentsafe, a comprehensive insurance offering meeting New Zealand's Code of Practice requirements at competitive rates.</p> <h4>To keep up to date with all things International Education, join us at ISANA.nz and you can join the network of International Education practitioners, keep up to date on the sector, access conferences professional develop and workshops, access to other international education professionals, access academic papers and resources and take up the opportunity to sign up to New Zealand's first micro credential designed for International Student practitioners.</h4> <p>Until then, make sure you subscribe to the podcast and refer on to your network within the sector.</p> <p><br></p>