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What’s the Point?
This workshop will brainstorm ideas for how youth workers can find strength and hope for the challenges after lockdown and ideas for assisting young people they work with do the same.
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Red Cross Psychological First Aid Workshop for Youth Workers
The pandemic has created a whole host of wellbeing challenges for young people, and will continue to do so into the future. We have partnered with Red Cross to bring you a free interactive training workshop designed specifically for those working with young people. The workshop will help you better support the young people you […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Supporting Young People’s Positive Development and Wellbeing
Wellbeing is often portrayed in media and policy as equating with Health, Wealth and Happiness. Yet, anyone who works with young people knows there is much more to being well, and it doesn’t look the same from one young person to the next. In this workshop, two presenters will share what they know about supporting […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Sexual Violence: A Youth Worker’s Role
Sexual violence can have profound impacts on a young person’s life. These will be different for different people and the needs that arise out of them may also vary. Despite these differences, the need to have people walk alongside of them while they are healing from the experience of SV is key. Often this role […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
The Wellbeing of Young People: A Puzzle to be Solved, or Possibilities to be Realised?
In this session, we take a look at the topic of wellbeing, as it has been viewed by educators, philosophers, economists, health professionals and psychologists. Building on a model of youth wellbeing developed during a study of NZ High School students, we discuss the many angles people working with and for young people can take […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Identifying and Understanding the Importance of Sleep
This webinar covers: Why is good sleep so important to our well-being? Why poor sleep is a contributory factor in bullying? How does poor sleep contribute to mental illness and suicide? How good sleep improves our memory and self esteem? Understand the ways that under 30s have difefrent sleep patterns from adults. Understand a wide […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Suicide Prevention for 2020 – Part One & Two
The field of suicide prevention is changing rapidly, as we learn more about the causes of suicide we need to change and adapt our existing programs. Often when people think of suicide they assume a person must be experiencing depression. In the last few years we have discovered there are many more factors associated with […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Pornography and Young People
Christian Gallen from Attitude has been talking about sex, relationships and pornography to teenagers for over 10 years and will share some his insights he has gained from that experience. Learn about current trends and research into this topic and discuss how pornography may be affecting young people and what helpful messages and support youth […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Self Harm
This webinar will cover: What is self-harm and why young people do it? When does someone need medical attention? Why is self-harm considered a contagious behaviour? We will look at common myths and misconceptions Are they just “seeking attention?” When does self-harm turn into suicide?
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Supervision
Building strengths, developing competencies: A two-day workshop
Posted on 27 January 2021 |