November 2024
Tue 12 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Tue 12 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
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 whānau and how to access support services in Canterbury.
Wed 13 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (2 hours)
- Live online
- $39.00 incl. GST
Wed 13 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (2 hours)
Develop your skills and increase your knowledge around supporting people who have engaged in sexual harm, understanding the different pathways to harmful sexual behaviour, and how to help prevent harm from happening again.
Thu 14 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
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.
Tue 19 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Tue 19 Nov 2024
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).
20
Nov
Trauma Informed Care for Practitioners: Applying Principles to Practice and Responding to Challenges
Live online
Wed 20 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
- Live online
- $139.00 incl. GST
Wed 20 Nov 2024
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. It considers strategies to appropriately respond to challenges around engagement, re-traumatisation, dissociation and loyalty to trauma.
Wed 20 Nov 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)
- Live online
- Free
Wed 20 Nov 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)
The challenges over the last few years, have resulted in increasing experiences of depletion, exhaustion and ultimately burnout, which has been identified as resulting from an imbalance between chronic stress and coping resources.
21
Nov
Cultural Intelligence (CQ): Effectively Working in Diverse Cultural Contexts
Live online
Thu 21 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Thu 21 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Cultural Intelligence or Cultural Quotient (CQ) helps you communicate and connect with people of different backgrounds, cultures, and races. This workshop encourages participants to explore challenges, opportunities, and tools to apply CQ to their professional practice.
22
Nov
Effective Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Problems
Live online
Fri 22 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Fri 22 Nov 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This workshop presents key information on AOD use and provides an opportunity for you to consider and develop an appropriate response to AOD issues in your setting.
December 2024
Thu 5 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Thu 5 Dec 2024
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.
10
Dec
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Key DBT Skills for Helping Clients with Emotion Regulation
Live online
Tue 10 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
- Live online
- $139.00 incl. GST
Tue 10 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide an introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and some of its key components. It will give participants an understanding of DBT skills and how they may be used in their daily practice with clients.
11
Dec
Advanced Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours: Models and Strategies for Interventions
Live online
Wed 11 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Wed 11 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
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.
12
Dec
Borderline Personality Disorder: Enhancing Understanding and Providing Support
Live online
Thu 12 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (5 hours)
- Live online
- $179.00 incl. GST
Thu 12 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (5 hours)
Develop your understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and learn strategies for how to support each individual effectively and safely.
13
Dec
Mental Health Legislation: Understanding the Law, Client’s Rights and Privacy
Live online
Fri 13 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
- Live online
- $139.00 incl. GST
Fri 13 Dec 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
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 in order to protect the rights of those individuals affected.
February 2025
Tue 18 Feb 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours)
- Live online
- $89.00 incl. GST
Tue 18 Feb 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours)
Learn simple yet impactful techniques for utilising self-hypnosis to manage stress, enhance mental clarity and boost your productivity.
21
Feb
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Understanding the Impact on Adult Mental Health and Pathways to Healing
Live online
Fri 21 Feb 2025
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM (4 hours)
- Live online
- $149.00 incl. GST
Fri 21 Feb 2025
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM (4 hours)
Gain an insider’s view on the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma and develop effective ways to provide support.
March 2025
Wed 5 Mar 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Wed 5 Mar 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Safety is important when travelling around the community, and working in private homes presents potential risks to staff and clients. This workshop will develop your confidence and skills to decrease risk and manage difficult situations.
April 2025
9
Apr
Self-Care and Professional Practice When Working with Trauma and Tragedy
Live online
Wed 9 Apr 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Wed 9 Apr 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Learn how to support people better by not burning-out and being a support for your colleagues and agency. This is about recognising our recent experiences and how to work through it.
Thu 10 Apr 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Thu 10 Apr 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore how to utilise hypnosis in your clinical practice as a method for mental and somatic therapeutic change.
May 2025
7
May
Children’s Anxiety: What Adults Need to Know and Strategies for Management
Live online
Wed 7 May 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
- Live online
- $109.00 incl. GST
Wed 7 May 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
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.