Supporting Research and Learning in Rehabilitation

The Burwood Academy is a dynamic organisation committed to delivering research excellence and outcomes that improve the lives of people living with disability.

Research that matters by people who care!

Research

Research raises important questions and contributes solutions to large societal problems. We conduct consumer-based disability and rehabilitation research, focusing on translating the findings into actions and outcomes that really matter.

Our research framework consists of four key elements:

Remaining healthy
Engaging rehabilitation
Maximising participation
Creating an enabling society

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Engaging PLEx

Our engagement with people with lived experience is underpinned by the following:

The person with the lived experience includes whanau and others linked to the individual.
Those affected by a decision have a right to be part of the decision making process.
Their input will influence that decision.
Nothing about us, without us.

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Education

We deliver educational excellence to researchers, clinicians, tertiary students and people who are living with disability.

The BAIL Scholarship provides opportunity for Masters and PhD students to gain competence in Independent Living (IL).

Our regular presentations offer a wide range of opportunities to further develop knowledge and understanding of Independent Living (IL) and connect with others in the sector.

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Knowledge Translation

We apply a culture of knowledge translation research across all that we do.

This spectrum of activities which moves research from the laboratory, the research journal, and the academic conference into the hands of people and organisations who can put it to practical use will help to close the current 18 year gap between research findings becoming common practice.

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Peer Group Presentations

Research Forum 27th September: Examining positive relationships between disabled people and support workers

31/08/2023

Johnny’s presentation will share the results from the study, which indicate that positive, sustainable support worker relationships depend on having clear communication, establishing boundaries, building trust and sustaining a sense of flow.

Research Forum 31st August: Diagnosis and Treatment for upper limb CRPS

16/08/2023

Exploring lived experiences of diagnosis and treatment for upper limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Research Forum 27th July: An Insider’s Guide to NZSCIR Data

10/07/2023

A lot has been happening with the NZ Spinal Cord Injury Registry over the past couple of years. We want to update everyone on these changes and introduce the new members of the Registry team. We’ll overview who we are, what we do & how NZ data can be accessed.

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Latest News

Research Forum 8th March 2023: Connecting with our Research Community

13/01/2023

To kick off 2023, we are hosting our first Research Forum of the year in March. This will be a forum exploring research priorities in the realms of lived experience of disability along with health, wellbeing and rehabilitation and how to bring them to bear in our workplaces and community.

Recruiting Now!

06/10/2022

We are seeking participants for a study on what makes for positive relationships between Disabled People and Community Disability Support Workers in Canterbury.

Announcing Burwood Academy’s new General Manager

Peer Group 21st July 2022: Dr Debbie Snell

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is common among people with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI), but rates vary across studies associated with different approaches to TBI diagnosis. In this presentation, Debbie will present the findings from a population-based perspective cohort study reviewing rates of co-occuring TBI among people with TSCI.