Upcoming Workshops

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.

Tue 28 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

Develop your confidence in how to manage persons experiencing suicidal ideation and nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviour. Explore models and frameworks in your setting.

Tue 28 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

Develop your confidence in how to manage persons experiencing suicidal ideation and nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviour. Explore models and frameworks in your setting.

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.

Tue 4 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

This workshop encourages participants to explore challenges, opportunities, and tools to apply CQ to their professional practice.

Tue 4 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

This workshop encourages participants to explore challenges, opportunities, and tools to apply CQ to their professional practice.

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).

Wed 19 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

This advanced workshop explores how the principles of trauma informed care could be applied to your particular field of practice.

Wed 19 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

This advanced workshop explores how the principles of trauma informed care could be applied to your particular field of practice.

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.

Wed 26 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

In this highly interactive, practical workshop, explore information on AOD use and develop response to AOD issues in your setting.

Wed 26 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

In this highly interactive, practical workshop, explore information on AOD use and develop response to AOD issues in your setting.

27 - 28 Nov 2025

Two day course

Become a certified mental health first aider

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.

Tue 9 Dec 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

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.

Tue 9 Dec 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

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.

Fri 12 Dec 2025

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (5 hours)

Develop your understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and learn strategies for effective support.

Fri 12 Dec 2025

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (5 hours)

Develop your understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and learn strategies for effective support.

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.

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.

Tue 24 Feb 2026

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours 30 minutes)

Gain an understanding of the issues, impacts, and supports that are relevant for children and young people who are going through experiences of loss and grief.

Tue 24 Feb 2026

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours 30 minutes)

Gain an understanding of the issues, impacts, and supports that are relevant for children and young people who are going through experiences of loss and grief.

Wed 25 Feb 2026

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)

The second workshop in this series focuses on autism and ADHD as two core features of neurodiversity experience.

Wed 25 Feb 2026

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)

The second workshop in this series focuses on autism and ADHD as two core features of neurodiversity experience.

Thu 26 Feb 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Know how to respond and recover from empathy fatigue and emotional burnout – essential tips and strategies.

Thu 26 Feb 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Know how to respond and recover from empathy fatigue and emotional burnout – essential tips and strategies.

Wed 4 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

Develop an understanding of significant ethics and boundaries concepts and explore an ethical dilemma problem-solving framework.

Thu 5 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Explore an overview of people diagnosed with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar. Identify ways you can offer support and what treatment options are available.

Thu 5 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Explore an overview of people diagnosed with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar. Identify ways you can offer support and what treatment options are available.

Fri 6 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

(Formerly ‘Common Mental Health Disorders’) This workshop will explore mental diagnosis and conditions, such as mood disorders, psychosis, and anxiety disorders.

Tue 10 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Develop your skills and increase your knowledge around supporting young people who present with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues, from a harm reduction perspective.

Tue 10 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)

Develop your skills and increase your knowledge around supporting young people who present with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues, from a harm reduction perspective.

Thu 12 Mar 2026

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)

Gain an insider’s view on multiplicity (also known as Plurality) from a mental health professional with lived experience, and learn ways to provide effective support.

Thu 12 Mar 2026

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)

Gain an insider’s view on multiplicity (also known as Plurality) from a mental health professional with lived experience, and learn ways to provide effective support.

Tue 17 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

This workshop will provide an overview of traditional attachment theory as well as current approaches in relation to trauma in children and young people.

Tue 17 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

This workshop will provide an overview of traditional attachment theory as well as current approaches in relation to trauma in children and young people.

Wed 18 Mar 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 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.