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Blog
The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
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 |
Post-Traumatic Stress
This practical and experiential 2 day workshop focuses on working with adolescents and adults who have experienced traumatic events such as sexual abuse, violence, natural disasters, and significant loss, who present with difficulties of guilt, depression, grief, self esteem, relationship problems, etc. It offers a practical framework for intervention derived from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Solution-Focussed Brief Therapy
Solution-Focussed Brief Therapy: A three-day intensive training
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Dyadic Developmental Practice Level 1
DDP Level 1 Training: A four-day intensive
Posted on 27 January 2021 |