Working with families and whânau - ESSENTIAL SKILLS

This one-day workshop has been developed by Kina Trust in partnership with Te Pou to assist mental health and addiction workers in the Central region to
support families and to promote their inclusion in the recovery of service users. It explores best practice in working
with families and focus on the challenges and benefits of applying these skills in everyday mental health and addiction services.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have a greater understanding of:
  •  Working with diverse families
  •  How to encourage family involvement with the recovery process
  •  Specific family inclusive strategies that they can use
  •  The impact that values and attitudes can have on this work
  •  Policies relevant to involving families
  •  Support and resources available to families in the community
This workshop is based on the Let’s Get Real skill, Working with families/ whanau, and will cover the
performance indicators at the essential level. It is most suited to workers developing their skills in family work
and formoreexperienced staff who would like toreflect on their current practice.

Location

Date

Contact

Hawke’s Bay

July 16th

Nicola Prendeville

Nicola.Prendeville@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz

Wellington

July 26th

Kitty Marshall [CCDHB]

Kitty.Marshall@ccdhb.org.nz

Hutt Valley

July 27th

Sara Shaughnessy

sara.shaughnessy@huttvalleydhb.org.nz

Whanganui

August 3rd

Olive Redfern Olive

Redfern@wdhb.org.nz

MidCentral

August 4th

Jacqui-lee Gray

jacqui-lee.gray@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Registration: Registration is essential as numbers are limited.

To register please contact the person listed for your area.

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