Our Services > Field Worker Services
MS Auckland Region provides a free service of experienced and qualified Field Workers to support people with MS in the Greater Auckland area. You do not need to be a member of MS Auckland Region to use our services.
Find an MS Field Worker for your area
Our Field Workers provide information and education to people with MS, their families, carers, friends and employers. We are also here to provide support, advice or referrals for issues related to MS.
We are able to meet with you at your home, work, or any place of your choice, and we can be contacted by phone, fax or email.
Our Field Worker Service is private and confidential. In addition to our varied professional qualifications and experience, we attend annual training workshops provided by the MS Society of New Zealand.
Some of the areas we provide assistance to people with MS include:
- discussing a diagnosis of MS and what this means for you, your family and for the future
- providing up-to-date knowledge of MS and management of this condition
- advocacy
- counselling and support
- referral to other agencies and health professionals
- supporting partners, carers, families, friends, employers and work colleagues
- facilitating support groups and networks where appropriate
- conducting assessment of needs, such as for the Total Mobility Scheme
- liaising with other services providers, such as Income Support and home care agencies.
Your Rights
The MS Auckland Region Field Worker Service complies with the Aoteraoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and the Privacy Act, and we respect the Rights of our Clients. Please read our Complaints Procedure if you wish to make a complaint about our Service.
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