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Trish Gledhill - Director/Executive Trustee

Kina Trust views addictions as family and community issues and aims to promote Family Inclusive Practice (FIP) through a number of mechanisms.

These include:

• Advocacy at policy and practitioner levels.
• Programme and service development.
• Accessing and distributing resources.
• Accessing and aligning with current research.

WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE SUPERVISION

Kina Trust training events are typically one day, interactive workshops although shorter presentations can be provided. FIP Guides, training manuals and several other resources are provided to support training events. All participants are encouraged to join the Kina Database and to utilise the Kina Website to ensure their continued access to workforce initiatives and resources.

FIP training is endorsed by DAPAANZ and certificates are provided to all participants. Each workshop is evaluated by participants and facilitators are also evaluated to provide this high quality training. A review was conducted on training provided during 2007.

A wide range of training can now be offered by Kina Trust. Ideally these workshops are planned in conjunction with other workforce initiatives so that people have access to the level and type of workshops they need and the most skilled facilitators are employed.

Features of the Kina Training

• Partnerships and close liaison with hosting agencies.
• A ‘building capacity’ strength based approach to learning.
• Endorsing of cultural responsiveness.
• Interactive, relaxed styles of facilitation.
• Utilising recent, evidence based material.
• Providing comprehensive resources.

The following workshops are currently offered. Other workshops with a specific focus on FIP may be developed in collaboration with providers.

These workshops are ideal for new staff and those unfamiliar with these approaches. They cover the basics of FIP approaches, models and tools and are a prerequisite for next level training.

Introductory workshops include the following topics:

• The context of Family Inclusive Practice in the AOD sector.
• Models of Family Inclusive Practice.
• Family Inclusive Practice tools.
• Introducing FIP skills in engaging families and whanau meetings.
• Assessing family resilience.
• Overcoming barriers and fostering service development in FIP.

Next Level FIP Training

These workshops are aimed at practitioners who have already attended the introductory workshop and are interested in developing their inclusive practice skills in line with their other treatment approaches. It is particularly relevant for all clinical leaders and supervisors in equipping them to support practice development in their organisation. More advanced material is presented with the expectation that participants are able to develop skills that incorporate motivational interviewing, strength based and behavioural approaches. More complex case work is introduced that also addresses barriers to inclusive work.

Topics include:

• A review of FIP applications
• Recaping key FIP models
• Engagement and links with motivation interviewing skills
• Other FIP Strategies
• Behaviour and social analysis
• Family/Whanau plans in practice
• Family meetings - Step 2
• FIP Safety
• Practice development plans

Working with Youth and FIP

These workshops are specifically aimed at practitioners working in AOD settings with youth. The workshop content incorporates material developed in an FIP youth project that took place in conjunction with the HBDHB. Inclusive practice models are introduced that build on practitioners existing family work in this part of the AOD sector.

Topics include:

• Underpinning approaches to working with family and youth
• A focus on engagement
• Inclusive Assessment
• Developing the whanau plan
• Strategies that are inclusive to family in working with youth

Working with Maori Clients, Whanau and FIP

This training is currently being developed by Kina Trust with the assistance of Te Atea Marino, Auckland CADS and Andre McLachlan, a Kina facilitator. The training is aimed at mainstream AOD workers who wish to develop their skills at working more effectively with whanau. The training will link FIP skills and models with Maori models of practice.

Focused on Children - Working with children in family mental health and addiction contexts

This training is aimed at practitioners working with families who want to increase their skills at engaging with children and promoting children’s resilience to family mental health and addiction issues.

Topics include:

• Understandings of children’s and childhood
• Developmental considerations
• Impacts on children
• Strategies to engage children and fostering children’s resilience

21 Fun Street Group Programme Training

This training is aimed at practitioners interested in providing a service for children living in families with mental health and addiction issues. Although it is not a requirement, this training is therefore typically linked with service development projects aimed at developing and implementing children’s programmes.

Topics include:

• Planning to provide a children’s programme
• Children’s issues and the impact on children when parents have a mental health illness or addiction problem
• Fun Street Programme content 
• Facilitation Processes 

Dual Diagnosis and FIP

Linking co-existing disorders with the FIP impact and treatment approaches. The training is aimed at practitioners wishing to enhance their skills in working with complex issues impacting on clients and their families.

Topics include:

• Key issues in working with families and dual diagnosis
• Family responses
• Core FIP approaches, models and tools
• Linking FIP with other interventions to address dual diagnosis

QUOTES FROM TRAINING PARTICIPANTS:

“FIP training provided me with some really practical and manageable FIP tools and some dynamic theoretical discussion. It re-enforced my enthusiasm about FIP and nurtured my confidence in applying it within the CADS (Auckland) context. The resources provided were great. Providing the training sent a clear message that CADS encourages FIP, which felt important to me"

“The (training) changed my frame of reference towards seeing FIP as a positive assistance and potent intervention in my practice. My own family of origin issues and consequential survival plan which was to avoid family at all costs, has been reversed by the FIP training”

SUPERVISORS

What was useful?

“Raising an awareness of the need for supervision that highlights FIP - FIP doesn’t occur by default”

Name one change you can put into practice?

“Renewed passion– to encourage a change of mind set and culture”

“Incorporating a focus on FIP in clinical reviews, professional development plans, staff orientation“

PRACTITIONERS

What was useful?

“Discussing overviews of various models, the benefits/limitations/ applications”

“Resiliency and strengths in families”

Name one change you will put into practice?

“Be inclusive of family at the forefront of assessment”

“Introducing and preparing for FIP sessions in a more intentional and planned way”

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