October 2025
Thu 9 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will introduce those new to the Mental Health workforce or those working outside of this sector, an insight into the workings of the Mental Health sector.
Thu 9 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will introduce those new to the Mental Health workforce or those working outside of this sector, an insight into the workings of the Mental Health sector.
Tue 14 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This highly interactive, practical workshop explores the process and stages of relapse. Participants will apply theory to practice and case studies.
Tue 14 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This highly interactive, practical workshop explores the process and stages of relapse. Participants will apply theory to practice and case studies.
Wed 15 Oct 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Explore a trauma-informed, lived experience and person-centered approach to alternative states of reality (aka ‘psychosis’).
Wed 15 Oct 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Explore a trauma-informed, lived experience and person-centered approach to alternative states of reality (aka ‘psychosis’).
Fri 17 Oct 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Explore an overview regarding the benefits of debriefing alongside identifying fundamental skills in relation to the debriefing process.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues for individuals. Recognise problematic AOD use, understand the impacts and how to access support services in Canterbury.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues for individuals. Recognise problematic AOD use, understand the impacts and how to access support services in Canterbury.
Wed 22 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
(Previously Sleep Matters in Mental Health) Learn strategies and tools to optimise sleep ‘health’ for self-management and/or to help clients.
Wed 22 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
(Previously Sleep Matters in Mental Health) Learn strategies and tools to optimise sleep ‘health’ for self-management and/or to help clients.
Thu 23 Oct 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will guide you to provide the support and care that meets the client’s needs in a way that maintains their and your personal, social and cultural identity.
Thu 23 Oct 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will guide you to provide the support and care that meets the client’s needs in a way that maintains their and your personal, social and cultural identity.
Wed 29 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This interactive workshop will explore Māori Models of Health for participants to develop and enhance their work practice and cultural competency.
Wed 29 Oct 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This interactive workshop will explore Māori Models of Health for participants to develop and enhance their work practice and cultural competency.
November 2025
Wed 5 Nov 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Explore and identify personality disorders, the aetiology of personality disorders including trauma and other life impacts, and key features of each personality disorder.
Thu 6 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will explore how we develop, maintain, adapt and sustain our resilience in order to preserve our wellbeing in demanding times.
Thu 6 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will explore how we develop, maintain, adapt and sustain our resilience in order to preserve our wellbeing in demanding times.
Tue 11 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
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.
Tue 11 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
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.
Thu 13 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will provide an introduction to the influences which shape LGBTTQIA+ people’s wellbeing and practical strategies in how to support them.
Thu 13 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop will provide an introduction to the influences which shape LGBTTQIA+ people’s wellbeing and practical strategies in how to support them.
Tue 18 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
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).
Tue 18 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
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).
Thu 20 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
Further develop your Motivational Interviewing (MI) skill set with a focus on enhancing evoking and change talk.
Tue 25 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This focused workshop explores how best to support men’s wellbeing, how to identify signs of distress and how to engage in a way that resonates with them.
Tue 25 Nov 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This focused workshop explores how best to support men’s wellbeing, how to identify signs of distress and how to engage in a way that resonates with them.
27 - 28 Nov 2025
Two day course
Become a certified mental health first aider
December 2025
Tue 2 Dec 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
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.
Wed 3 Dec 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3 hours)
When working in the community and in private homes, we need to ensure everyone’s safety and be respectful. Develop your confidence and skills to decrease risk and manage difficult situations.
Wed 3 Dec 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3 hours)
When working in the community and in private homes, we need to ensure everyone’s safety and be respectful. Develop your confidence and skills to decrease risk and manage difficult situations.
Thu 4 Dec 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)
Explore current research on trauma, including vicarious trauma, and how this affects people’s everyday lives.
Thu 4 Dec 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)
Explore current research on trauma, including vicarious trauma, and how this affects people’s everyday lives.
Fri 5 Dec 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
The first workshop in this series will cover an overview of the origins of neurodiversity, current diagnoses and the experiences that are associated with neurodiversity.
Fri 5 Dec 2025
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
The first workshop in this series will cover an overview of the origins of neurodiversity, current diagnoses and the experiences that are associated with neurodiversity.
January 2026
Wed 28 Jan 2026
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide a general introduction to the experiences and impacts of Psychosis.
Wed 28 Jan 2026
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide a general introduction to the experiences and impacts of Psychosis.
Thu 29 Jan 2026
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
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.
February 2026
Wed 4 Feb 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore Te Tiriti o Waitangi with a lens of understanding and opportunities for healthcare practitioners and services in the broader healthcare setting.
Wed 4 Feb 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore Te Tiriti o Waitangi with a lens of understanding and opportunities for healthcare practitioners and services in the broader healthcare setting.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Deepen your understanding of maternal mental health, matrescence and perinatal wellbeing to enhance your ability to support mothers and parents.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Deepen your understanding of maternal mental health, matrescence and perinatal wellbeing to enhance your ability to support mothers and parents.