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Everyday, RTLB who service rural schools head out relatively equipped to face whatever challenges they may encounter; whether this be directly related to our case work or within our liaison capacity… and those of us who have been around a while also know to expect a few curve balls! However, recent conversations with other RTLB colleagues across the motu, has left me pondering this thought, “What if the isolated rural school our neurodiverse student is zoned to, isn’t the sc

I don’t know about you, but this year started at a ‘run’ and shows no sign of slowing down! As RTLB we are trying to come to grips with new Operating Standards and Procedures as well as supporting our teachers to implement not one, BUT two new curriculums. RTLB navigating the contract changes to only accept cases from Year 2 as well! With the additional weather that the gods have decided to throw our way over ‘summer’ in Aotearoa! Our resilience is certainly being tested. Ne

Aotearoa RTLB have been privileged to have Kathryn Wright, PhD candidate in rural mental health and community connection and accredited counsellor, to outline some of her findings from her recent PhD research. Kathryn's PhD explores how wellbeing, purpose, and social connection are shaped in small rural communities, through a mix of personal resilience, informal support networks, and the everyday realities of rural life. It examines the pressures created by distance, time sca