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August 2023
Webinar: FDR Learning Experiences from Middle Earth – Aotearoa New Zealand: 2-part webinar series
Since 2014, when key legislative changes in the Family Court in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) came into effect, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has been key to supporting separating and separated parents and guardians as they attempt to reach agreements on day-to-day care, contact, residence and guardianship matters. Almost a decade on, practitioners now have an opportunity to reflect on our progress to date and share our learnings. Learning outcomes In this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to: consider…
Find out more »SUNSHINE CIRCLES® – Launceston TAS
Nurture your classroom with play! Learn how to introduce this amazing, evidence based, social-emotional development group to your school. Sunshine Circles ® are adult-directed and structured, but rather than talking, the teacher leads playful, cooperative and nurturing activities. Sunshine Circles can very quickly and dramatically improve the quality of the classroom and provide teachers with resources to maintain an emotionally positive and cognitively enriched environment. Sunshine Circles® is a group based on Theraplay® principles that focuses on the social and emotional development of…
Find out more »Anxiety Coach™ for Child & Family Specialists
Anxiety Coach™ for Child & Family Specialists The course is based on three underlying perspectives: first, by having an understanding of how anxiety develops, community and family support workers can assist parents to counter its progress in children. Second, community and family support workers can assist parents to take a preventative role in the development of anxiety problems in 4 -12 year-olds. Third, there are practical steps parents can take to develop resilience thinking skills in 4 -12 year-olds. Previously…
Find out more »Tough Conversations™ for Frontline Staff
Tough Conversations™ for Frontline Staff Psychologist, Michael Hawton and his team, present Tough Conversations for Frontline Staff. A practical workshop for those at the frontline of a school, council or service organisation to manage difficult, emotional encounters with members of the public. This workshop provides the practical elements and skills for effectively dealing with offensive behaviour as it arises and what to say to defuse strong emotions. Attendees will see video examples of both poorly conducted conversations and, by contrast,…
Find out more »Working With High Conflict People – Masterclass
High conflict people (HCP) have a pattern of high-conflict behaviour that increases conflict rather than reducing or resolving it. This pattern typically repeats in many different situations with many different people. When high-conflict personalities are involved, more preparation is necessary to facilitate a successful result. In this Masterclass the insights and real-life experiences shared by our trainers will provide you with the confidence to recognise HCP patterns of behaviour and ways to respond constructively Here are some reasons why you…
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