Webinar

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.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Safety is important when travelling around the community, and working in private homes presents potential risks to staff and clients. This workshop will discuss risk assessment and management, identifying potential threats and explore personal boundaries. Learn how to decrease risk and increase confidence in dealing with challenging situations.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Develop an understanding of significant ethics and boundaries concepts. Learn to make decisions that protect people’s rights while minimising the risks to the healthcare worker, and use an ethical dilemma problem-solving framework.

LIVE WEBINAR |Better understand and support those that are grieving a loss. This workshop will cover psycho education about grief, loss and recovery, and tools and self-care strategies for both ourselves and the bereft.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Develop skills and increase your knowledge around assisting individuals who present with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. Recognise problematic AOD use, understand the impact on the individual and family/whanau and how to access support services in Canterbury. 

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.

LIVE Webinar|Gain a deeper understanding of the psychological processes that underpin change and the various coping strategies we may utilise. It explores the different phases we transition through as we move through change and focuses on strategies to help us thrive.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | This workshop will assist health professionals/workers to effectively manage the cumulative effects of being concerned for others needs on an ongoing basis.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Discover what synthetic drugs are currently available, what they are, how to recognise use and how they have come to be used so frequently in today's society. Learn about longer term effects and gain tools and strategies around harm minimisation.

LIVE WEBINAR | This workshop examines the nature of an individual’s personal strengths, how these affect values, motivation and wellbeing, and how they can be used to craft situations to use our strongest personal resources.

LIVE WEBINAR | Discover how you might best engage with a young person to support them. Gain some understanding of what it might be like for an individual experiencing these issues. Learn to screen for warning signs, feel equipped to work with where the young person is at, and when a referral is needed.

LIVE WEBINAR | It is well known that men do not seek assistance for themselves (or in relation to family/whānau) until necessary to do so. The goal of this workshop is to assist health professionals to effectively retain men's engagement once they are receiving assistance.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | 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.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | This workshop is an introduction to health-related legislation for community workers. It will provide you with the knowledge and understanding to ensure you are managing your role within the boundaries of relevant health related legislation in Aotearoa/New Zealand in order to protect the rights of those individuals affected.

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

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Explore the reality of the Treaty, the issues it presents for healthcare, and its implications for practitioners and services in the broader healthcare setting.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | Gain the skills to identify and de-escalate an agitated person while keeping yourself and others safe. Gain confidence in managing distress and aggression, and strategies for self-control. Learn the role of communication and the importance of debriefing following a challenging situation.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | 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.

ONLINE WORKSHOP | In a world that is focused on competence, productivity and efficiency it is easy to become overwhelmed with the expectations demanded of us.