Registered Hand Therapist and Occupational Therapist
Belinda completed three years of a Bachelor of Medicine degree in Cape Town, South Africa in 1992, before immigrating to New Zealand, where she qualified as an Occupational Therapist at AUT in 1996.
2009 was a busy year for Belinda as she completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Health Science and following this achieved her Registered Hand Therapist status. She then spent five years working in spinal rehabilitation, with a special interest in the management of the tetraplegic hand, before joining Handworks in 2011.
Family, handcrafts, body boarding and walking her dog take up most of Belinda's spare time. View details »
Registered Hand Therapist and Occupational Therapist
I joined the Handworks team in 2017. Since graduating from AUT with BHSc (Occupational Therapy) in 2008, I have worked at Middlemore hospital through the rotational scheme, working in specialised areas such as burns, hand therapy and spinal rehabilitation where I found my passion for Hand Therapy. I completed my Post Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation in 2016 and achieved my Registered Hand Therapy Status in 2017. I have had the opportunity to work in the public sector of health and have very much enjoy the diversity and this has also enabled me to gain experience in treating wide range of injuries and conditions.
Outside of work, I enjoy being active, love traveling and spending time with family and friends.
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Registered Hand Therapist and Occupational Therapist
Danya qualified with a BaOT from Otago in 2002. In 2011, after eight years in London, she joined the Handworks team, bringing with her a wealth of Hand Therapy experience. Danya started working in Hand Therapy in 2004, and since then has been lucky to work in three of the most prestigious NHS hospitals in London (Chelsea & Westminster, Guys & St Thomas’, Great Ormond St Children’s) as well as London’s biggest private hospital group HCA. These opportunities enabled her to develop skills in all major areas of Hand Therapy, including trauma, acquired and congenital conditions. While in the UK she gained the BAHT Level 1 & 2 and passed the American qualification to became a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT).
A young family, the outdoors and various arts/crafts take up most of Danya's time outside of work View details »