The Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) framework helps you engage with individuals and their support networks.

This workshop equips you with essential skills to understand and support children who have experienced complex trauma, maltreatment, or are in foster care.

Join us for the 2025 SPHC national forum on Monday, 23 July. This year’s theme is ‘Driving action: Implementing SPHC guidelines across diverse services’.

Sector Leaders’ Day is an opportunity for infant, child, youth and whanau mental health and addiction sector leaders (clinicians, managers, lived experience leads from primary, NGO and secondary services) to come together in person to hear from Government, sector partners and other services about current work, sector challenges and innovative practices.

This training will give you a clear understanding of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and practical tools to apply immediately. SFBT focuses on your clients' hopes and desired outcomes to foster meaningful and lasting change.

Join this series of six online and face-to-face wānanga sessions to explore the core competencies of The Incredible Years within te ao Māori, enhancing your confidence and growth alongside fellow IY kaimahi.

This training will give you a clear understanding of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and practical tools to apply immediately. SFBT focuses on your clients' hopes and desired outcomes to foster meaningful and lasting change.

This online foundational training, which is run over two non-consecutive days, will provide you with a solid understanding of the unique challenges and needs of young people, and prepare you to offer compassionate and effective support.

In this ten-week online training programme, you will extend your knowledge of systemic family therapy models and practices. The training will be led by Mandy Kavanagh-Vincent who has a has an MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy and 30+ years of working with families.

The Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) framework helps you engage with individuals and their support networks.

Join this practical training to look at the model and framework of Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (CBA) in a way that can be directly applied to your work with tamariki | children.

Network with professionals in the Youth AOD/CEP sector and learn with presentations on a Kaupapa Māori model of practice, lived experiences with autism, and the launch of a new substance use toolkit for young people.

Join this series of six online and face-to-face wānanga sessions to explore the core competencies of The Incredible Years within te ao Māori, enhancing your confidence and growth alongside fellow IY kaimahi.

Join this hui to connect with fellow kaimahi Māori delivering the Incredible Years® programmes across Aotearoa, fostering a supportive community to enhance the well-being of Māori whānau.

Network with professionals in the Youth AOD/CEP sector and learn with presentations on a Kaupapa Māori model of practice, lived experiences with autism, and the launch of a new substance use toolkit for young people.

Join Gloria Fraser from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington to explore how social media and the attention economy are shaping the emotional and relational lives of rangatahi. Drawing on mātauranga Māori and current evidence, this session explores how members of the wellbeing workforce can support young people to navigate the landscape of online life.

This training will give you a clear understanding of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and practical tools to apply immediately. SFBT focuses on your clients' hopes and desired outcomes to foster meaningful and lasting change.

Join this series of six online and face-to-face wānanga sessions to explore the core competencies of The Incredible Years within te ao Māori, enhancing your confidence and growth alongside fellow IY kaimahi.

This training will give you a clear understanding of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and practical tools to apply immediately. SFBT focuses on your clients' hopes and desired outcomes to foster meaningful and lasting change.

This online foundational training, which is run over two non-consecutive days, will provide you with a solid understanding of the unique challenges and needs of young people, and prepare you to offer compassionate and effective support.

Sector Leaders’ Day is an opportunity for infant, child, youth and whanau mental health and addiction sector leaders (clinicians, managers, lived experience leads from primary, NGO and secondary services) to come together in person to hear from Government, sector partners and other services about current work, sector challenges and innovative practices.

This training will give you a clear understanding of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and practical tools to apply immediately. SFBT focuses on your clients' hopes and desired outcomes to foster meaningful and lasting change.

​​​​​Do you want to learn more about the commonly used risk assessment tools that will support tamariki | children who are posing a risk to others?

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Are you looking for a framework to support people facing family violence situations?

Do you want to increase your understanding of the complex interplay between unmet needs, underlying conditions, and social/systemic factors affecting rangatahi? This session will be led by Pete Thorburn, Director at Meth Education and Solution Services and an AOD clinician.

This seminar aims to grow your understanding of psychosis and teach you how psychosis develops and how to intervene.

The DMCs (Deep and Meaningful Conversations) aim to provide an opportunity for rangatahi | young people to come together, engage in discussions about what matters to them, and amplify the youth voice.

This fidelity day focuses on delivery in our Aotearoa New Zealand context and is an opportunity for you to further practise group leader skills in a face-to-face workshop environment.

This three-day workshop trains educators to implement the Incredible Years® programme, enhancing classroom management, fostering children's development, and promoting collaboration with parents.

DMC is a platform where young people can come to discuss wellbeing and experiences with accessing mental health and addictions services.

Do you want to increase your understanding of the complex interplay between unmet needs, underlying conditions, and social/systemic factors affecting rangatahi? This session will be led by Pete Thorburn, Director at Meth Education and Solution Services and an AOD clinician.

If you are a youth AOD/CEP clinician this forum will help you connect with other workers in the sector, keep up to date with what is happening across NZ, and find resources useful to your mahi.

​​​​Do you want to grow your understanding of the experiences and perspectives of youth who may be engaging in sex work in Aotearoa? Join this session to hear from Annah Pickering of Te Te Waka Kaimahi Kairau o Aotearoa | New Zealand Sex Workers' Collective.

If you’re looking to build on your learning from the perinatal online courses and are interested in a hands-on reflective workshop that uses a matauranga Māori lens, this event is for you.

If you have attended an MI and pūrākau session with Tipene Pickett, this is your opportunity to connect with him, review cases and build your capacity to use these modalities. This registration is for the session on Friday 24 May 2024.

​​​​​​If you are interested in exploring trauma-informed care through a culturally sensitive Pacific lens and the application of the Uputāua therapeutic approach, then consider joining this one-day training session.

Presentation of your work for peer review at a consultation day is a requirement of the accreditation process.

Join us for a three-day training workshop where you will learn how to train others in the Incredible Years Beginnings programme. The workshop will be facilitated by Lee Taylor-Burt and Sheila Russell.

Are you interested in gaining a greater understanding of methamphetamine and its impact on at-risk rangatahi? This session will help you identify underlying factors related to methamphetamine use in at-risk rangatahi.

Join the Triple P master class with Professor Matt Sanders - the founder of Triple P. This in-person event will be held on 6 June in Auckland. Registrations open at 9:00am - day to start at 9:30am.

Tangata whaiora | people seeking health with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often experience significant mental health, drug, alcohol and addiction concerns. This training will provide you with an understanding of FASD and evidence informed strategies to support tangata whaiora impacted by FASD.

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

This training offers you tools for solution-focused interventions, emphasising solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), an evidence-based approach applicable across professions.

Are you wanting to understand and strengthen your use of pūrākau and motivational interviewing techniques?

If you're supporting young people who are at an increased risk of engagement with youth justice systems this is your opportunity to connect with other professionals at the 2024 National Youth Forensics forum. This event will be hosted in Dunedin.

Would you like to gain new ideas from other group leaders?

Are you seeing teachers spending increasing amounts of time dealing with aggressive, hyperactive and non-compliant behaviours in the classroom?

Do you want to increase your understanding of taiohi | adolescent substance use? Find out more about this one-day online workshop here.

Do you want to understand more about how medication can support the young person you are working with?

Do you want to be able to upskill your team in Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (CBA)?

This training prepares you to deliver the Incredible Years® Parenting Programme, focusing on positive parenting strategies for families with young children.

Learn about the Incredible Years Teacher® program, get advice from experienced mentors, and practice your skills.

Gain an understanding of youth homelessness in Aotearoa, explore its key drivers and learn practical approaches to effectively support young people in your community who are facing this situation.

Are you wanting to understand and strengthen your use of pūrākau and motivational interviewing techniques? Then check out this two-day course in Cromwell, Otago.

The Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) framework helps you engage with individuals and their support networks.

Network with professionals in the Youth AOD/CEP sector and learn more with presentations on a Kaupapa Māori model of practice, lived experiences with autism, and the launch of a new substance use toolkit for young people.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this training has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

This one-hour lunchtime learning session will introduce you to Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), explaining how it works and why it's effective. You'll learn about the theory behind CCPT, how play helps the brain, and ways to create a safe, supportive space where children can express themselves and feel understood.

If you are a practitioner working with young people who have experienced trauma, this forum will help you connect with other workers in the sector, keep up to date with what is happening across NZ, and find resources useful to your mahi.

Join Dr. Marthinus Bekker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, for a seminar addressing the intricate relationship between emotions and risky behaviours.

Network with professionals in the Youth AOD/CEP sector and learn more with presentations on a Kaupapa Māori model of practice, lived experiences with autism, and the launch of a new substance use toolkit for young people.

Sector Leaders’ Day will help you connect with other leaders in the health, welfare, education and justice sectors. Join us in Wellington to keep up to date with what is happening across Aotearoa and find resources useful to your mahi.

If you’re working with children and young people who are experiencing loss and grief and want to learn how to build your competence and confidence in supporting them during this time, then this workshop is for you.

Join Dr. Marthinus Bekker, consultant clinical psychologist, for a seminar addressing the intricate relationship between emotions and risky behaviours.

Join Kathryn Wright in this webinar that is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively support clients living in rural areas, including school-age individuals.

Are you interested in learning how to facilitate groups using a motivational interviewing approach? Then check out this training with Tipene Pickett in Dunedin in 5 and 6 August

Learn about the Incredible Years Teacher® program, get advice from experienced mentors, and practice your skills.

If you are interested in an overview of the past 134 years of approaches and responses to youth offending and what that might look like in the future, join this one-hour lunchtime learning.

Join the two-day SSFC Train the Trainer workshop in Auckland to learn how to deliver the Single Session Family Consultation framework. Engage with whānau effectively with ongoing support and resources provided If you’re wanting to support your team use the SSFC framework then find out more here.

This face-to-face workshop equips you with essential skills to understand and support children who have experienced complex trauma, maltreatment, or are in foster care.

If you are a youth AOD/CEP clinician this forum will help you connect with other workers in the sector, keep up to date with what is happening across NZ, and find resources useful to your mahi.

DMC (Deep Meaningful Conversations) is a platform where young people can come to discuss wellbeing and experiences with accessing mental health and addictions services.

Are you on the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) implementation journey and drifting from some of the key components? Or are you considering implementing CAPA and want to learn how best to manage change in your service? Then join us at the National CAPA forum.

DMC is a platform where young people can come to discuss wellbeing and experiences with accessing mental health and addictions services. Join us to give your unique perspective around mental wellbeing at this online DMC.

This one-day workshop will enhance your understanding of taiohi substance use and equip you with a practical framework for support, regardless of your background or experience.

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Learn about the Incredible Years® Parent program, get advice from experienced mentors, and practice your skills.

Join this two-day training, led by Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa (CASA), and equip yourself with core skills to support rangatahi with managing their emotions and improving distress tolerance as informed by Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Are you interested in learning how to facilitate groups using a motivational interviewing approach?

Join us to unravel the intricacies of trauma-informed care through a culturally sensitive lens, with a specific focus on the application of the Uputāua therapeutic approach to inform clinical practice when working with Pasifika individuals or their families.

Join this two-day training, led by Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa (CASA), and equip yourself with core skills to support rangatahi with managing their emotions and improving distress tolerance as informed by Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

This lunchtime learning focuses on Youthline Auckland’s new ‘Counselling Your Way’ programme which offers eight free counselling sessions. Learn how it supports young people and gain insights into how youth participation, cultural consideration and international trends helped to develop this programme.

This event has been cancelled.

The Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) framework helps you engage with individuals and their support networks. This training is for people working in the Masterton region. This includes; Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, Eketahuna, and Pahiatua.

Explore ethical principles, cultural considerations, and foundational knowledge over this two-day training in Wellington. Topics include trauma-informed care, behavioural management strategies, and managing disclosures.

Join us for the 2024 Supporting Parents Health Children online forum on Tuesday 17 September to transform vision into action, embrace innovation and engage the voices that matter.

Join this two-day training, led by Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa (CASA), and equip yourself with core skills to support rangatahi with managing their emotions and improving distress tolerance as informed by Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Join us for an opportunity to review your work, learn from peers, and gain new ideas around the Incredible Years® Teacher programme.

Join this two-day training, led by Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa (CASA), and equip yourself with core skills to support rangatahi with managing their emotions and improving distress tolerance as informed by Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

In this one-day training, you will learn about this team-based approach to supervision and gain a toolkit of processes that enable you to set up and run peer supervision groups.

Discover valuable insights on effective ICAMH care for young people involved with Oranga Tamariki, focusing on trauma-responsive engagement, assessment, and intervention.

If you are wanting to build on the learning from the perinatal online courses, then join this hands-on reflective workshop that is based on the theme of ‘ata whakarongo’ – the art of listening.

This webinar will give you an overview of a complicated topic, Gillick competence, which is a legal term used to assess whether a young person can consent to treatment without parental consent.

Join experienced mentors for an informal session to ask questions and hear from your peers.

Join us at the Youth leadership symposium | Mana rangatahi hui taumata on 3 October in Wellington to learn how to lead with confidence in your community.

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, this training has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Join Shane Murdoch, National Practice Lead for Voyce-Whakarongo Mai, for a lunchtime learning session where we explore the core constructs and principles of relational Child and Youth Care (CYC) practice . This session will explore cross-cultural applications, Te Ao Māori insights, and the relevance of CYC in trauma-informed practice, with resources available for further exploration.

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

In this one-day training, you will learn about this team-based approach to supervision and gain a toolkit of processes that enable you to set up and run peer supervision groups.

If you’re a practitioner supporting whānau during the perinatal period, then consider joining this session that will develop your understanding of the nine sensory systems in infants and how these sensory sensitivities affect family relationships.

Build your confidence in addressing baby and child loss so you can help parents and whānau navigate grief.

Join this training to equip yourself with the SSFC framework that will help you safely and confidently engage with whānau.

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, this training has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Join this in-person Incredible Years® Peer Coach Development day to get an opportunity to connect with other peer coaches and grow in your practice.

Do you lead a Māori workforce in the infant, child, youth and whānau services within the mental health, substance harm, health, welfare, education and justice sectors? Interested in the national strategic workforce direction? Then join us at this national hui run by Te Rau Ora and Whāraurau in Rotorua on 6 November.

In this one-day training, you will learn about this team-based approach to supervision and gain a toolkit of processes that enable you to set up and run peer supervision groups.

This one-day workshop will enhance your understanding of taiohi substance use and equip you with a practical framework for support, regardless of your background or experience.

In this two-day training course on 7 and 8 of November, Tipene Pickett will share knowledge about motivational interviewing (MI) and give a brief introduction to pūrākau (traditional Māori narratives of origin).

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

If you are an ICAMH/AOD service manager or CAPA champion then join this training to get a refresher on the key principles of job planning. This training session will include a Q&A with the CAPA co-developer Ann York.

Join experienced peer coaches and/or mentors for an informal session to ask questions and hear from your peers.

Join experienced peer coaches and/or mentors for an informal session to ask questions and hear from your peers.

This online training will give you practical skills to support children and young people with ARFID. Register to understand more about swallowing mechanics, tube feeding, and sensory aspects of feeding.

Do you want to grow your skills in a supportive environment?

Join this training and gain the knowledge and tools needed to recognise and screen for perinatal mental health issues within a New Zealand context. You will learn how to identify normal psychological changes and common mental health concerns, as well as use screening tools, and determine appropriate steps for intervention.

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, this training has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

This three-day training prepares you to deliver the Incredible Years® pre-school age parenting programme, focusing on positive parenting strategies for families with young children on the autism spectrum or with language delays.

In this one-day training, you will learn about this team-based approach to supervision and gain a toolkit of processes that enable you to set up and run peer supervision groups.