Walking alongside: Harnessing the potential for change
Youth forensics
Date and time
Location
Auckland
Auckland Auckland, Auckland New ZealandAbout this event
- Do you want to increase your understanding of the complex interplay between unmet needs, underlying conditions, and social/systemic factors affecting rangatahi? This session will be led by Pete Thorburn, Director at Meth Education and Solution Services and an AOD clinician.
Join facilitator Pete Thorburn for a unique two-day professional development opportunity, that seeks to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to harness potential for change in young person’s experiencing substance misuse, mental health issues, and offending behaviours.
You will also get an understanding of how to co-create solutions with rangatahi, leveraging their strengths and capabilities to drive their own change.
Learning outcomes:
- Learn how to use elements of Motivational Interviewing (MI) within a brief intervention approach to reduce risk and empower young people to be the drivers of their own change
- Understand how incorporating elements of Motivational Interviewing skills, particularly Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, and Summary reflections (OARS) can increase the effectiveness of engagement
- Gain deeper understanding of the interconnections between unmet needs, underlying conditions, and the social and systemic factors
- Explore strategies for fostering a sense of agency and ownership in rangatahi, ensuring their voices are heard and respected
Confirmation of place on course
Please note that space on our courses can be limited or subject to certain criteria. You will receive a notification from Eventbrite that your registration has been received. However, it is not a confirmed place until you get an email and/or calendar invite from the team at Whāraurau.
In rare cases, we may not be able to give everyone who registers for the course a place and we apologise for this in advance.
Speaker:
Pete Thorburn | Director and Clinician for AOD | Meth Education and Solution Services
Cost: Whāraurau is funded to provide this session free of charge to participants.
Queries contact: neil.malonzo@auckland.ac.nz
Frequently asked questions
Whāraurau is funded by the Government to provide this session so there is no cost to you. However, if you have registered and are not able to attend, please withdraw your registration on your Eventbrite account so we can offer your place to someone else.
We only provide a certificate of attendance/completion for some of our training courses. If you require one for your manager/organisation, then please let us know.
We’ll let you know as soon as we can and within a time frame that allows you to make travel arrangements.
There's a cost to putting on this session, so it’s really important we know in advance that you won’t be attending. It also means we can offer your place to someone else. You can withdraw your registration on your Eventbrite account or email coordinator@whāraurau.org.nz.
There may be times where a manager’s consent is required to attend a training, and also if you don’t turn up, we may message them to find out if you’re okay.
We do record online sessions and a link can be provided upon request.
Please email coordinator@wharaurau.org.nz
Please email coordinator@wharaurau.org.nz
We like to get dates in people's diaries early, so will open registrations before a location is confirmed. As soon as it is, you will be notified.
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Whāraurau provides Government funded training and support to the infant, child, adolescent and youth mental health and alcohol and other addictions sector. Our work is evidence-based, and informed by clinical, cultural and youth lived experience.