Support a Person's Wellbeing

  • Author: L Kelly
  • Level: Introduction
  • Study time: 38 minutes
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Supporting a person's wellbeing is more than just meeting their physical needs—it’s about recognising the whole person. This course introduces key concepts like Te Whare Tapa Whā, the holistic Māori model of wellbeing, and explores the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual factors that impact a person’s quality of life. You’ll learn how to identify and support positive health influences while addressing limiting factors, ultimately enhancing the wellbeing of those you care for.
  • Video time: 38 minutes
  • Quiz: 1
  • Assessment: 1
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Why this course is important?


Quality of life is different for everyone, and as a support worker, you play a key role in making a real difference. This course helps you understand how to support a person’s health holistically, using frameworks like Te Whare Tapa Whā to guide best practices. By recognising the factors that influence wellbeing—both positive and limiting—you can offer more effective, person-centred care that upholds dignity, promotes independence, and enhances overall life satisfaction.
Meet the instructor

Leigh Kelly

Leigh Kelly is a New Zealand Registered Nurse who has been working with the elderly and disabled since 1974. Her ADN focused on young physically disabled.

She has been a Charge Nurse at Kenepuru and Greenlane Hospitals Continuing Care Wards, owned her own dementia specific rest home and worked and managed rest homes.

She also has vast experience as a RN in continuing care facilities.
Patrick Jones - Course author