NICOLA M HARTFIELD

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Dispute ResolutionConsultant

  • Mediator [Family, Independent Police Conduct Authority, Elder care issues, Community, Workplace]
  • Contract teacher Massey University Dispute Resolution Programme
  • Workplace coach/supervisor
  • Adjudicator (community representative)Ministry of Social Development (benefit fraud)
  • International/national presenter and trainer
  • AMINZ Council

Professional Affiliations

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
  • Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Inc
  • Resolution Institute
  • American Bar Association [ABA]
  • Association of Family Conciliation Courts [AFCC]
  • Hawkes Bay Family Court Association
  • Hawke’s Bay Restorative Justice Te Puna Wai Ora Inc
  • United Nations Women NZ
  • Accord 3.0

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Social Work [Massey University graduating in 1986]
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies [Dispute Resolution] [MasseyUniversity graduating 2010]
  • Certificate in Te Reo Māori Level 2 Te Wānanga O Aotearoa [2013]
  • Fellow [Med] of the Arbitrator’s and Mediators’ Institute of NZ [2014]
  • Fellow of the Resolution Institute [2016]
  • Fellow of the World Mediation Organization [2016]

Current Government Appointments

  • Health and Disability Commission Independent Expert Advisor
  • Ministry of Justice Family Court Mediator
  • Ministry of Social Development Adjudicator (community representative)Fraud Investigation
  • Independent Police Conduct Authority mediator
  • Parliamentary Services Professional Workplace Supervisor
  • Accident Compensation Corporation Professional Workplace Supervisor

Achievements

  • Winner of the 2014 Ann Edge Memorial Award for Excellence in fellowship mediation exams
  • Rated by NZ National Business Review (July 2014) as being in the top 10 family mediators in NZ
  • AMINZ Family Dispute Resolution List of Mediators
  • AMINZ Panel of Mediators

Hobbies

  • Classical music, travel, reading, films and golf

Previous Work Experience

2004 - 2015Private Contractor

  • Ministry of Social Development Review of Decision CommunityRepresentative
  • Department of Child Youth and Family Napier Care and Protection Resource Panel Chairperson
  • Relationship Services Hawkes Bay/Manawatu Clinical Leader
  • Hawkes Bay Restorative Justice Te Puna Wai Ora Inc Facilitatorof Victim/Offender Conferences
  • Health and Disability Commission Independent Expert Advisor
  • Ministry of Justice Family Court Counsellor
  • Department of Housing and Building Mediator
  • ANZASW Competency Assessor Midlands Region

1999 – 2004 Private Contractor

  • Department of Child Youth and Family; Section 29 Specialist Report Writer
  • Relationship Service Counsellor/ DV facilitator
  • Hawkes Bay Restorative Justice Facilitator
  • Social Work Supervision

1997 -1999Family TherapistHawkes Bay District Health Board

1994 -1997 PrivateContractor

  • Department of Child Youth and Family Section 29 Specialist Report Writer
  • Chamber Music NZ concert manager Hawkes Bay

1990 to 1994 Supervising Child Health Social Worker Hawkes Bay District Health Board

1989 to 1990Youth Social WorkerMerton Social Services London

1985 to 1989Social Worker Elder Care and Child Cancer Hawkes Bay District Health Board