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Biography for Sue Gates
Sue Gates is a registered psychologist and her past experience includes working as a teacher, psychologist, advocate and now researcher in the area of intellectual disability. Sue has been working at the Institute for the past seven years. Her areas of research include law and policy, health, and ethical and social issues in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
Her current research responsibilities are with the Kimberley Resettlement Research, which has documented the lives of 50 residents living in The Kimberley Centre. Sue is also part of the research team that is exploring what life is really like in a group home for adults with intellectual disabilities in terms of friendship and bullying within the home. This research project aims to better understand the multiple factors contributing to particular peer interactions within group homes.
From time to time Sue is contracted to provide clinical assessments and or investigations into situations and issues that affect the lives of specific individuals with an intellectual disability.
Publications
Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals
- Bray, A., & Gates, S. (2001). In that case: Commentary. New Zealand Bioethics Journal. (February), 39-41.
Reports and other publications
- Bray, A., & Gates, S. (2003). Community Participation and Leisure for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Review of the Literature. Report prepared for the National Health Committee. Wellington: Ministry of Health and Donald Beasley Institute Inc.
- Bray, A., Gates, S., Vautier, S., Simpson, J., Firth, H., Narbey, C. & Forsyth, H. (2002). Safe Lives for People with Intellectual Disabilities. A Community Injury Prevention Project. Final Report to ACC (111 pages). Dunedin: Donald Beasley Institute
- Cleland, G., & Gates, S. (2006). Report on Consultation with Disabled and Deaf Parents. Development of a Service Design for Disabled Parents: Keeping Families Together. A Project for the Children and Young Persons Agency (MSD) (91 pages).
- Gates, S., & Stewart, C. (2006). People First Advocacy Project: An investigation into the most effective way to ensure people with an intellectual disability can access their rights at work. A Report to People First New Zealand, funded by the Ministry of Social Development. (70 pages).
- Milner, P., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Stewart, C., Gates, S., Bray, A., Sharp, S., & McDonald, T. (2005). Kimberley Research Project Phase 1 Preliminary Report (191 pages). Dunedin: Donald Beasley Institute.
Other forms of Dissemination (including Conference and Seminar presentations)
- Gates, S (2006). Institutional closure and the resilience of long term staff. Presentation to the 41st Annual conference of ASSID, Canberra, Australia. 4-7 September 2006.
- Gates, S (2006). Pathways to Advocacy in employment for people with intellectual disability. Presentation to the NZSAID Conference, Wellington, 2-3 November.
- Gates, S (2004) Welfare Guardianship. A presentation to staff at PACT Group, Dunedin. 2 November.
- Gates, S (2004). Ethical Issues in working with People with Intellectual Disability - sexuality and relationships. Presentation to staff at PACT Group, Dunedin, 26 August.
- Gates, S (2001 - 2004). Ethics Tutorials for University of Otago Medical School. March - April and August 2001 - 2004. Patient, Doctor and Society Course. Ethics and Principles, The Nature of Disease, Patient Rights, Confidentiality and Privacy, Ethical Dilemma.
- Gates, S. (2002). Keynote Presenter - Hohepa Conference. Presentations on Perspectives of Self-Determination and Guardianship and Legal Rights.
