Mental Illness

Learn about the experience of common mental disorders: mood disorders, psychosis, and Anxiety Disorders. Develop a better understanding of how to best support those with mental illness and their family members.

Introduction and overview of the mental health problems that older people experience most commonly, for the benefit of healthcare workers in all fields.

Expand your knowledge of alcohol problems and depression in the elderly. You will learn about the typical and atypical clinical presentations, related issues, and available treatment services available in Christchurch.

Develop your confidence in how to manage persons with suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviours. Discuss recent New Zealand data on suicide and self-harm, models for understanding risk and protective factors, along with recommendations for management plans. This is a highly interactive and practical workshop for professionals wanting a refresher or for those who are new to the area of suicide and self-harm.

Participants will gain skills and practice in a model for formulating risk and tools for intervention. This is an advanced workshop suited to professionals with some level of training and experience in screening and managing youth and adults with self-harm and suicidal behaviours.

Recovery is a strategy developed by service users to promote meaning and purpose in their lives. Recovery goals and strategies promote ways of working with people with mental health issues as defined by themselves rather than by ‘mental health experts’. Discuss practical solutions to develop and achieve the service user's goals.

Anxiety and depression are two common psychiatric conditions affecting adolescents. This workshop will consider the complex interplay of biological and environmental processes which contribute to the emergence, progression and improvement of mental health issues in youth.

This workshop provides an overview and update of current approaches to working clinically with people with Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems (CEP).

Learn about the effectiveness, value and improved outcomes when utilising Family Inclusive Practice in the ongoing recovery of a family member living with a major mental illness.

Gain a basic understanding of anxiety and how it particularly relates to children. Learn how to support parents/workers with anxious children to feel confident and competent to manage anxious behaviours in a way that promotes the child’s bravery and wellbeing.

This workshop aims to assist NGO workers to use a structured risk assessment model in everyday practice. Particularly relevant for Community and Whanau Support Workers and Residential Care Workers.

This workshop aims to give people who are working with, or coming into contact with, residents who hoard, tools and methods to effectively assist them to clear space in their home.

ACT is a transdiagnostic model and has an impressive body of research showing its efficacy across a range of disorders. This workshop will provide an introductory overview of the ACT model and its components. Participants will have an opportunity to practice and build skills over the day.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Learn about the experience of common mental disorders: mood disorders, psychosis, and Anxiety Disorders. Develop a better understanding of how to best support those with mental illness and their family members.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Anxiety and depression are two common psychiatric conditions affecting adolescents. This workshop will consider the complex interplay of biological and environmental processes which contribute to the emergence, progression and improvement of mental health issues in youth.

Understand and recognise the presence of mental health issues in an individual with an intellectual disability and learn fundamental strategies that may be used to provide effective support.

Gain an understanding of trauma and the structure of PTSD. Learn about the Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM) structure and its effect on traumatic memories. Gain an understanding of when and with whom to apply the technique, and how to apply the technique.

Understand and recognise the presence of mental health issues in an individual with an intellectual disability and learn fundamental strategies that may be used to provide effective support.

This workshop introduces an advanced linguistic model which enables counsellors, therapists and helpers to conversationally assist healing and change in their clients.

This workshop will discuss why it is important to identify personality disorders, the aetiology of personality disorders including trauma and other life impacts, and key features of each personality disorder. Participants will learn effective, safe strategies and responses for support.