Family members and others who are living close to people with alcohol and drug problems experience significant stress and as a result they often experience anxiety, depression or other health issues.

This one day training, based on the Kina resource Living Well, aimed at promoting the wellbeing of family members, includes the following topics: 

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KINA TRUST /MATUA RAKI WORKSHOPS

Working with families experiencing challenging and complex issues

These workshops are targeted specifically at practitioners working in the Alcohol and Drug treatment sector working with families and other social networks. They are aimed at enhancing the ability of workers to engage and work with families who experience a range of challenging issues, alcohol and drugs being one. Practical skills and strategies are provided to use with clients and their families in ways that address risk and promote individual and family capacities.

Key topics in the two day interactive workshops include:

· Views and knowledge about families that informs our practices

· Creating spaces to promote whanau engagement

· Working in the context of transitions, offending, family violence and promoting the wellbeing and protection of children

· Safe, effective and collaborative practices that promote resilience

Workshops are offered in the following sites:

Numbers are limited to 15 per workshop and registration is essential. Please contact info@kinatrust.org.nz for a registration form.

Kina Families and Addiction Trust is working in partnership with Matua Raki, the National Addiction

Workforce Development Centre to provide this project.

FIP Supervisors’ Workshops

Supervision is highlighted as a key mechanism in fostering practice change towards more inclusion of families and social networks in AOD treatment. Kina Trust has worked in partnership with Matua Raki to develop this training to equip clinical supervisors in promoting family inclusive practice. This material is aligned with other Kina Family Inclusive Practice training and best practice supervision models. Key workshop topics include:

• Family Inclusive Practices – a review of key concepts
• Clinical Supervision - a review of theory and practice
• Integrating FIP into Supervision Practice – the Supervision Triangle( Hewson 1993)

Auckland	7th May
Palmerston North	14th May
Christchurch	21st May

Facilitator - Andrew Raven

There is no cost for these workshops but previous Introductory Family Inclusive Practice training is a requirement for attending. It is also expected that participants are Clinical Supervisors in the AOD sector and will complete post-workshop tasks.

Participants are eligible for 15 DAPAANZ points on completion of this workshop.

Please note that these Kina Trust Introductory FIP workshops are also coming up:

Palmerston North 19^th March, Auckland 29th March, Temuka, (south of Christchurch), 19^th May

Please enquire and register with info@kinatrust.org.nz