Neurodevelopment Network - Lunch & Learn NZ Series
Tamaiti/Child Poverty:
The Ways in Which Poverty Shapes Tamariki/Children’s Patterns of Participation in Occupations, Their Potential and Wellbeing
12pm - 12.30pm | Tuesday 11 June, 2024 | Hosted on Zoom
Guest Speaker: Simon Leadley
Simon’s research explores the ways in which multi-dimensional poverty shapes Aotearoa New Zealand tamariki/children’s (10-13 years of age) patterns of participation in occupations (e.g., habits, routines, and roles with respect to their daily activities, school, recreational and cultural activities), their potential and wellbeing. The research was conducted in 2 low SES neighbourhoods in a large city in NZ (in 2022), and utilised qualitative case research methodology including a range of methods. Findings revealed that despite the best efforts of tamariki, their parent/s, whānau and their community, multi-dimensional poverty severely constrained the patterns of participation in occupations for the tamariki and led to exclusion from meaningful occupations that are important for their role development and social networking and was experienced by the tamariki as detrimental to their hauora. Thus, such situations of poverty are a breach of these children’s rights and are socially and occupationally unjust.
Simon is an Occupational therapist. Lecturer at the Occupational Therapy Department,Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia.
Leadley, S., Hocking, C., & Jones, M. (2020). The ways poverty influences a tamaiti/child’spatterns of participation. Journal of Occupational Science, 27(3), 297-310.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2020.1738263
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