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September 2024

Connecting Through Motherhood

3

Sep

3 Sep 2024 - 8 Oct 2024

6 weeks, Tuesday's 9.00am - 10:30am

  • Online
Presented by
Christina Bond
  • Free

3 Sep 2024 - 8 Oct 2024

6 weeks, Tuesday's 9.00am - 10:30am

Weekly educational discussion group for new mums

Wed 18 Sep 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
Kore Tombs
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Wed 18 Sep 2024

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

An in-depth review of the four Pou of the Whare Tapa Whā Model involving Tinana, Hinengaro, Wairua, and Whānau, as well as the respective hierarchy of the four Pou and comparative concepts contained within health and wellbeing literature.

Wed 18 Sep 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
Kore Tombs
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Wed 18 Sep 2024

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

An in-depth review of the four Pou of the Whare Tapa Whā Model involving Tinana, Hinengaro, Wairua, and Whānau, as well as the respective hierarchy of the four Pou and comparative concepts contained within health and wellbeing literature.

Motivational Interviewing: An Overview

19

Sep

Motivational Interviewing: An Overview

MHERC premises

Limited places

Thu 19 Sep 2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (7 hours)

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $239.00 incl. GST

Thu 19 Sep 2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (7 hours)

This workshop will provide up to date information and introduce the fundamental skill set of Motivational Interviewing. Learn helpful skills to assist people to engage in behaviour change.

Boundaries and Ethics in Health and Community Settings

24

Sep

Tue 24 Sep 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Tue 24 Sep 2024

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

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.

Boundaries and Ethics in Health and Community Settings

24

Sep

Tue 24 Sep 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Tue 24 Sep 2024

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

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.

Common Mental Health Disorders: An Overview

26

Sep

Common Mental Health Disorders: An Overview

MHERC premises

Thu 26 Sep 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Thu 26 Sep 2024

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

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.

Common Mental Health Disorders: An Overview

26

Sep

Common Mental Health Disorders: An Overview

Live online

Thu 26 Sep 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Thu 26 Sep 2024

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

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.

27 Sep 2024 - 1 Nov 2024

6 week series on Fridays at 12.15pm - 1.00pm

  • Online
Presented by
Alicia Ward
  • Free

27 Sep 2024 - 1 Nov 2024

6 week series on Fridays at 12.15pm - 1.00pm

Basic Te Reo Māori to use in the workplace.

October 2024

3 - 31 Oct 2024

5 sessions weekly each Thursday

  • Online
Presented by
  • Free

3 - 31 Oct 2024

5 sessions weekly each Thursday

Free interactive educational groups to learn about rainbow diversity and practical tips and resources on how to be a supportive ally.

De-escalation: Effective Communication to Manage Distress

8

Oct

Sold out

Tue 8 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Tue 8 Oct 2024

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. Learn the role of communication and the importance of debriefing following a challenging situation.

Thu 10 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $119.00 incl. GST

Thu 10 Oct 2024

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 10 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $119.00 incl. GST

Thu 10 Oct 2024

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.

Relapse Prevention and Maintaining Change

15

Oct

Relapse Prevention and Maintaining Change

MHERC premises

Tue 15 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Tue 15 Oct 2024

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

This workshop presents key information on the process and stages of relapse. It supports the idea that relapse can be anticipated and proactively responded to, in order to maintain change in the long-term.

Relapse Prevention and Maintaining Change

15

Oct

Relapse Prevention and Maintaining Change

Live online

Tue 15 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Tue 15 Oct 2024

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

This workshop presents key information on the process and stages of relapse. It supports the idea that relapse can be anticipated and proactively responded to, in order to maintain change in the long-term.

Wed 16 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 16 Oct 2024

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 16 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 16 Oct 2024

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’).

Understanding and Managing Change: Skills to Assist Clients

17

Oct

Thu 17 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Thu 17 Oct 2024

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

Change is constant and it can sometimes be hard to manage. This workshop will explore perception, control and aims to develop your skills to help clients navigate change.

Tue 22 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Tue 22 Oct 2024

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.

Tue 22 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Tue 22 Oct 2024

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.

Sleep Matters in Mental Health

23

Oct

Sleep Matters in Mental Health

MHERC premises

Wed 23 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 23 Oct 2024

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

Sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. Come along to learn strategies and tools to optimise sleep ‘health’ for self-management and/or to help clients.

Sleep Matters in Mental Health

23

Oct

Sleep Matters in Mental Health

Live online

Wed 23 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 23 Oct 2024

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

Sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. Come along to learn strategies and tools to optimise sleep ‘health’ for self-management and/or to help clients.

Mental Health First Aid

24

Oct

Mental Health First Aid

MHERC premises

24 - 25 Oct 2024

Two day course

  • MHERC premises
  • $449.00 incl. GST

24 - 25 Oct 2024

Two day course

Become a certified mental health first aider

Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour: Screening and Management

29

Oct

Tue 29 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Tue 29 Oct 2024

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

Develop your confidence in how to manage persons with suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviours. Discuss recent New Zealand data on suicide and self-harm, models for understanding risk and protective factors, along with recommendations for management plans.

Tue 29 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Tue 29 Oct 2024

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

Develop your confidence in how to manage persons with suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviours. Discuss recent New Zealand data on suicide and self-harm, models for understanding risk and protective factors, along with recommendations for management plans.

Understanding Māori Health Models

30

Oct

Understanding Māori Health Models

MHERC premises

Wed 30 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 30 Oct 2024

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.

Understanding Māori Health Models

30

Oct

Understanding Māori Health Models

Live online

Wed 30 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
  • $139.00 incl. GST

Wed 30 Oct 2024

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.

Resilience: Build, Adapt, Grow

31

Oct

Resilience: Build, Adapt, Grow

MHERC premises

Thu 31 Oct 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Thu 31 Oct 2024

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.

Resilience: Build, Adapt, Grow

31

Oct

Resilience: Build, Adapt, Grow

Live online

Thu 31 Oct 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Thu 31 Oct 2024

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.

November 2024

Wed 6 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Wed 6 Nov 2024

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.

Wed 6 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Wed 6 Nov 2024

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.

Fri 8 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $109.00 incl. GST

Fri 8 Nov 2024

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.

Navigating Alcohol and Other Drug Services

12

Nov

Navigating Alcohol and Other Drug Services

MHERC premises

Tue 12 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • $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. 

Navigating Alcohol and Other Drug Services

12

Nov

Navigating Alcohol and Other Drug Services

Live online

Tue 12 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • $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)

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
Steph Schnoor
  • $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.

Wed 13 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
Steph Schnoor
  • $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.

Personality Disorders: The Impact on Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour

14

Nov

Discount

Thu 14 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $119.00 incl. GST

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.

Personality Disorders: The Impact on Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour
Discount

Thu 14 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $119.00 incl. GST

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.

Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems (CEP)

19

Nov

Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems (CEP)

MHERC premises

Discount

Tue 19 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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).

Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems (CEP)

19

Nov

Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems (CEP)

Live online

Discount

Tue 19 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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).

Wed 20 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $119.00 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

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $119.00 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.

Cultural Intelligence (CQ): Effectively Working in Diverse Cultural Contexts
Discount

Thu 21 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
  • From $89.00 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.

Thu 21 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
  • From $89.00 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.

Effective Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Problems
Discount

Fri 22 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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.

Effective Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Problems
Discount

Fri 22 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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.

Men's Mental Health and Wellbeing: What's Different and What Works

26

Nov

Discount

Tue 26 Nov 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $89.00 incl. GST

Tue 26 Nov 2024

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.

Men's Mental Health and Wellbeing: What's Different and What Works
Discount

Tue 26 Nov 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $89.00 incl. GST

Tue 26 Nov 2024

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.

Trauma Informed Care: Providing Safe and Effective Support to Adults
Discount

Wed 27 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $99.00 incl. GST

Wed 27 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This workshop will cover current research on trauma, including vicarious trauma, and how this affects the everyday life of people.

Trauma Informed Care: Providing Safe and Effective Support to Adults
Discount

Wed 27 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $99.00 incl. GST

Wed 27 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This workshop will cover current research on trauma, including vicarious trauma, and how this affects the everyday life of people.

Motivational Interviewing: An Overview

28

Nov

Motivational Interviewing: An Overview

MHERC premises

Discount

Thu 28 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (7 hours)

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $219.00 incl. GST

Thu 28 Nov 2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (7 hours)

This workshop will provide up to date information and introduce the fundamental skill set of Motivational Interviewing. Learn helpful skills to assist people to engage in behaviour change.

December 2024

Effective Note Writing for Community Support Work

4

Dec

Effective Note Writing for Community Support Work

MHERC premises

Discount

Wed 4 Dec 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $89.00 incl. GST

Wed 4 Dec 2024

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

Develop your skills to effectively and clearly document your work in supporting people with mental health issues.

Supporting Rainbow Wellness

5

Dec

Supporting Rainbow Wellness

MHERC premises

Discount

Thu 5 Dec 2024

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

  • MHERC premises
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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.

Supporting Rainbow Wellness

5

Dec

Supporting Rainbow Wellness

Live online

Discount

Thu 5 Dec 2024

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

  • Live online
Presented by
  • From $89.00 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.