2003 Master of Arts in Nursing (First Class Honours)
Distance learning, Massey University
Papers completed:
- Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice
- Nursing Practice
- Ethical Dilemmas and Decision-making in Clinical Practice
- Research Methods and Design
- Thesis – “Navigating Through: A grounded Theory of the Development of Ethical Practice in Undergraduate Nurses”
Thesis primarily focuses on the nurse as a role model and advocate for patients’ quality of life in the clinical decision-making and practice of the multi-disciplinary health professional team.
2021 Certificate in Counselling
Health Academy Australia
2000 Certificate in Adult Teaching
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
1997 Bachelor of Nursing
Distance learning, Massey University
1991 Diploma of Nursing (Comprehensive)
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Recent professional development
- Clinical Supervision (Role Theory Model 2014-16)
- Courageous Workplace Conversations
- PDRP Senior Nurse Level
- PDRP Expert Level
- Peer Supervision Skills
- Mindfulness for Clinicians
- Coaching Adult Learners (Christchurch Teachers’ College)
- Coaching – Principles and Practice
- Clinical Supervision Training for Supervisors – Course 1
- Clinical Supervision Training for Supervisors – Course 2
- Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand Society
“I would highly recommend Esther as a clinical supervisor. She is extremely professional, compassionate, supportive, challenging and encouraging. I have found her to be an excellent listener, and a big picture thinker who has encouraged me to see past immediate issues and look further towards long-term consequences and outcomes. This approach has been enormously helpful to me. She is very encouraging of academic pursuits and journal article writing, and she herself writes beautifully and critiques work very constructively. I would recommend her without question as a clinical supervisor or academic mentor.”
— Mary, 2013