Tim Harding
Tim Harding, Consultant, Aedis Consultancy Ltd
Tim Harding has been working in the Addiction Treatment Sector for thirteen years. Before this time he was a businessman in the hospitality industry.
He has postgraduate qualifications in Health Science from the National Addiction Centre, Christchurch School of Medicine. Tim has been a consumer of services, counsellor, educator, group facilitator, team leader, clinical director, service manager, hospital chief executive and chief executive of a national provider. Currently he is self-employed as a consultant and chief executive of a national NGO addiction treatment provider.
He was a member of the National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Workforce Development Group from it's inception during which time the group developed the Alcohol and Drug Practitioner Core Competencies. He is currently a member of the National Committee for Addiction Treatment (NCAT) being the peak body for the sector.
Tim chairs the New Zealand Drug Foundation and The Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association (DAPAANZ), the representative association of those that work in the sector. He sits on the board of the National Society on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NSAD) and advisory committees for both the National Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Development Programme and the National NGO Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Development Plan.
The philosophy, which Tim uses as the cornerstone of his work, is one of honesty, open-mindedness and respect. He feels that it is important to be open minded towards new ideas but rigorous in the research and evaluation of these ideas. He respects difference in cultures, ideas and beliefs and supports consumer involvement in the AOD sector.
Last updated 3:32:25 pm Tuesday 28 April, 2009