Skills for Working with Clients

Motivational Interviewing: An Overview

Explore the fundamental skill set of Motivational Interviewing and learn how to assist people to engage in behaviour change.

Advanced Suicidal Ideation and Nonsuicidal Self-Injurious Behaviour: Models and Strategies for Interventions

An advanced workshop for professionals with some level of training and experience in screening and managing youth and adults with self-injurious and suicidal behaviours.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Key DBT Skills for Helping Clients with Emotion Regulation

An introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and some of its key components. Develop an understanding of DBT skills and how they may be used in their daily practice with clients.

Motivational Interviewing: Evoking and Planning for Change

Further develop your Motivational Interviewing (MI) skill set with a focus on enhancing evoking and change talk.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Applying DBT Informed Skills

This follow on workshop will focus on individual sessions and incorporating DBT skills as well as other DBT strategies into practice.

Trauma Informed Care: Providing Support to Children and Adolescents

Explore current research on trauma, including complex trauma, and the affects on development for children and adolescents.

Trauma Informed Care: Providing Safe and Effective Support to Adults

Explore current research on trauma, including vicarious trauma, and how this affects people’s everyday lives.

Understanding and Managing Change: Skills to Assist People

Explore perception, control and aims to develop your skills to help people navigate change.

Relapse Prevention and Growing Recovery Capital

This highly interactive, practical workshop explores the process and stages of relapse. Participants will apply theory to practice and case studies.

Physical Trauma and Psychological Distress: Creating a Paradigm of Care for Clinical Practice

An interactive introduction to Distress-Informed Care (DIC) involving the science behind trauma and distress associated with the acute and chronic stress response, along with simple guidelines for a variety of service provider and clinical practice backgrounds, followed by integration of the course content into a workshop involving hypothetical case studies.

Te Whare Tapa Whā Model: Understanding & Integration for Clinical Practice

An in-depth review of the four Pou of Te Whare Tapa Whā, along with related wellbeing concepts, their hierarchy, and how they are applied in clinical practice.

Supporting Clients with Disordered Eating: Transforming Relationships with Food

This interactive workshop teaches participants the fundamental skills to recognise and treat disordered eating with clarity and confidence.

Enabling Equity Through Exploring Power and Privilege

Explore the dynamics of power and privilege in a safe, reflective and collaborative space. Reflect on your experience of disadvantage, discrimination and privilege.

Understanding the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury and Ways to Support Clients

Understand what traumatic brain injury (TBI) is, how it affects people, strategies to support them and how to access specialist services.

An Introduction to Working with People Who Have Sexually Harmed Others

This workshop will increase your skills and knowledge around supporting people who have engaged in sexual harm.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Understanding the Impact on Adult Mental Health and Pathways to Healing

Gain an insider’s view on the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma and develop effective ways to provide support.

Harnessing Hypnosis: Therapeutic Tools for Clinical Practice

Explore how to utilise hypnosis in your clinical practice as a method for mental and somatic therapeutic change.

Distress-Informed Care: The Science of Distress and Kaupapa for Providers

An introduction to Distress-Informed Care (DIC) involving the science and factors associated with the stress response, in addition to kaupapa for providers to assist in clinical application.

Let’s Talk Concussion: Understanding the Effects of Concussion and Ways to Support People

Understand what concussion is, how if affects people and strategies for support.

Understanding School Avoidance and How to Re-engage Young People

Mastering Case Management: Balancing Structure, Integrity and Care

This workshop equips practitioners with structured, person-centred case management strategies to streamline complex clinical factors into clear, effective plans.

Understanding, Identifying and Addressing Health Needs: Wellbeing in Clinical Practice

Improve health outcomes in clinical practice by exploring key health determinants and the influence of Aotearoa New Zealand’s legislation and policy.

Grief and Growth: How to Walk with Others through Loss

Enhance understanding of grief and loss and develop compassionate strategies to support others.

Maximising Mental Health through Menopause

Understand menopause’s impact on mental health, recognise common symptoms, learn support strategies, and reflect on wellbeing to set a helpful action step.

Trauma-Sensitive Physiotherapy: An Introduction

An interactive workshop introducing trauma‑informed principles in physiotherapy, with practical strategies to recognise trauma responses, promote safety, and support whole‑person recovery.

The Diversity of Neurodiversity

Gain a clearer understanding of neurodiversity in children. Learn practical strategies to support their behaviour, emotions, and sensory experiences.

Holding Connection: Working Alongside People Living with Dementia (Mate Wareware)

This workshop builds understanding of dementia and equips participants with practical strategies to support wellbeing, reduce frustration, and strengthen relationships in their work.

What Do I Say? Responding to Sexual Harm Disclosures with Confidence

Build confidence and practical skill in understanding, encouraging, and responding sensitively to disclosures of sexual victimisation

Supporting People Experiencing Overconsumption in the Modern Era

Explore over‑consumption in the age of high‑reward dopamine activities and learn practical strategies to support behavioural change and wellbeing