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professional development in aucklandfor regular meetings in auckland » click here » mindfulness retreat » work effectively with young Maori » countertransference or enactment » motivational interviewing » cross-cultural conversations » psychopathologies training weekend » acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) - advanced » preventing violence against women » professional development group The Way of Mindfulness: a residential insight meditation retreatPresenter: Stephen ArcherInsight meditation uncovers and promotes the natural quality of mindfulness. This is our inherent ability to function from the wholeness of our being, and sense our inter-relatedness with all life. Mindfulness springs forth from the heart of the present moment, and invites us into deep listening, and a way of authentic participation that helps us regain peace and wellbeing. In a silent and tranquil environment, we will explore mindful sitting and walking meditations within a simple structure of group sessions, regular instruction periods and discussion. This retreat is suitable for people who are new to the practice as well as those with experience of meditation. This four-day fully residential retreat will begin with a light meal at 6pm on Wednesday 2nd September and finish in the early afternoon of Sunday 6th September.  STEPHEN ARCHER has an honours degree in Eastern religions and trained as a Buddhist monk for 13 years in the Theravada tradition. He is guiding teacher at Te Moata retreat centre and director of Wellness Solutions Limited. He leads insight retreats nationwide.When: 1st-5th September 2010 Where: Bella Rhaka, 581 West Coast Rd, Oratia, Auckland Cost: The retreat costs $425. Non-residential participation is also available, at a cost to be established, however there is an expectation of being present between 6am and 9.30pm over the three full days. Contact: for further registration information phone Barbara Reardon ph (09) 413 5203 or email reardon@orcon.net.nz. For general info Stephen ph (027) 4356 352 or email stephenarcher@insightmeditation.org.nz Re-visioning or practice to work effectively with young MaoriPresenter: Dr. Catherine Love This seminar will be of interest to any teacher, RTLB, counsellor, health professional, social worker or community worker who wants to work more effectively with young Maori. Dr Catherine Love is of Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Ruanui and Nga Ruahinerangi iwi. Catherine was Director of Indigenous Research and Development at Victoria University before taking up the position of National Manager for Entrepreneurship NZ in October 2008. She has taught at Massey University, the Open Polytechnic of NZ and Victoria University for a total of more than 15 years.Conceptions of self are deeply ingrained, taken-for-granted and usually unconscious assumptions about the nature of our selves, of others and of the world we live in. Conceptions of self are culturally constituted, and underpin our social systems and structures, including our systems of education, political representation, justice, welfare and typologies of mental health and illness. Shining a light on assumptions underpinning our systems, structures and practices, allows us to examine them more critically. Once we can see our own and others’ practices clearly in light of the underpinning conceptions of self, we gain clarity and increased choice as to our own future actions and reactions. Fatures of Maori Counselling theory and practice are identified and illustrated. Key tenets of Maori practice are examined in relation to established models of wellbeing, with particular attention to ‘Te Wheke’. Potential points of conflict with western counselling theory and practice are examined and discussed. The characteristics of entrepreneurs have been associated with disengagement from school and conflicts with authority. These same characteristics may also be seen as providing a template for individual and whanau/aiga resilience. Ahikaa programes aim to develop entrepreneurial mindsets among youth, whanau/aiga. We examine the role of the entrepreneurial mindset in fostering resilience and its potential role in education, counselling and social service division. Ahikaa programmes are geared for primary schools, secondary schools and adult populations. When: Wednesday 8th September, 2010 9:15am – 3.00 pm Where: Auckland University EPSOM Campus, Music Auditorium, Gate 2, Epsom Ave, Mt. Eden, Auckland (parking is available in the Student Car Park at Gate 2 & on street) Cost: $150.00 (incl. GST) Contact: info@pdseminars.co.nz or Stuart Newby 027 275 0045 Brochure: » download now Keeping One’s Head: countertransference or enactmentPresenter: Professor Robert HinshelwoodNew Zealand Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (NZIPP) invites you to an evening seminar.  ABSTRACT: In this talk I want to consider a contemporary issue – that is the subjectivity of the analyst. Freud's notion of the psychoanalyst as a blank screen is now dead. But to what extent are the analyst's own reactions with his patient useful or harmful? There are various traditions in the use of countertransference feelings, which I shall aim to elucidate. Such emotional reactions have the potential for enactment. I shall discuss the ways a psychoanalyst or psychotherapist might try to minimise that risk. Dr R. Hinshelwood.Professor R.D. Hinshelwood is a Fellow of the British Psychoanalytic Society, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and currently Professor in the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK. Where: Unitec, Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Entrance 4, Building 115, Room 2017 (easy to find, wheelchair access, email for map) Cost: $60. 00 - $40.00 students or unwaged. Pay by internet to National Bank: NZIPP 060230 0054813 00. Include your name. Alternatively, post cheque NZIPP, 34 Buxton St, Pt Chev, Auckland. Receipts will be issued at the door. Contact: Jazelle Alderdice jaz.hold@xtra.co.nz Motivational Interviewing (MI)Presenter: Dr Eileen BrittMI is a collaborative client-centred form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change, which provides a means of working with clients who are ambivalent about change. It has proven efficacy as an intervention for substance use problems (e.g., alcohol abuse and dependence). Additionally, there is increasing evidence of its effectiveness across a broad range of behaviours, including health behaviour change (e.g. medication compliance, diet and exercise, diabetes), offending, and psychological disorders (e.g., eating and anxiety disorders). This workshop will present an overview of MI research, theory and practice. The workshop is designed to be interactive. Participants will experience and practice MI, and receive feedback on this practice during the workshop, and for this reason numbers attending will be limited. The overall aims of the workshop are that participants will:
 Dr Eileen Britt is a Clinical Psychologist and Fellow of the NZCCP. She is a lecturer at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch) in the Health Sciences Centre, teaching two post-graduate papers on Motivational Interviewing, and on the Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology programme, where she is also currently Director of Clinical Training. Eileen is also employed as a Research Fellow, providing supervision on psychotherapy research trials, at the Department of Psychological Medicine (Christchurch). Her PhD was on MI applied to diabetes self-management, and she currently has three papers on MI published in peer reviewed journals. Eileen has attended training for Motivational Interviewing Trainers (partially funded by the NZCCP Study/Research Award), and is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.When: 27 & 28 September 2010 Where: Auckland Cost: free to NZCCP members; non-members $250 Registration form: » download now For details: see www.nzccp.co.nz Cross-cultural Conversations about Pacific Identities, Mental Health and WellbeingPresented by: NZAC & Auckland University Pacific Research SymposiumYou are warmly invited to attend this one-day event sponsored by the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors in association with School of Counselling, Human Services & Social Work The University of Auckland Of the many themes that interweave to shape Pacific people’s lives and wellbeing, particular strands that will be addressed in this symposium include identities, “in-betweenness” and connectedness; change, loss, grief and gain; resilience and joy; spirit and wellbeing. This one-day Pacific research symposium is an opportunity for dialogue among researchers and practitioners in fi elds related to the mental health and wellbeing of people of the Pacific—Maori, Pasifi ka, and Aboriginal—around these themes. As well as a keynote presentation and papers presented in concurrent sessions, there will be an open space throughout the day for Maori as tangata whenua to meet and korero with Aboriginal and other delegates. At the end of this programme, transport will be provided for participants who are registered for the NZAC/ ACA Conference to attend the powhiri at the Orakei Marae. Anyone interested is welcome, whether or not you are attending the Conference. When: 8.45 am – 3.30 pm, September 30, 2010 Where: University of Auckland, Tamaki campus(cnr Merton and Morrin Rds, Glen Innes) Cost: NZAC/ ACA Member - $120 Non-members - $150 Student/Low Income - $80 (morning tea and lunch included) Contact: Catherine Readhead on nzac.aknews@xtra.co.nz or phone (09) 627 1488 Psychopathologies Training WeekendPresenter: Keith TudorThis training weekend offers a foundation in different perspectives on psychopathology, and different formulations about mental illness and disorders, and personality disorders. Depending on the needs of the participants, the weekend will encompass presentations about, reflections on, and discussion of: mental health and mental illness – including social and cultural perspectives; models of madness; the medical model - diagnosis, treatment, and cure; the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) – an introduction; TA models of personality and psychopathology; psychopathology as alienation; relational possibilities - DSM-V.  Keith Tudor MA, MSc, CQSW, Dip. Psychotherapy, CTA(P) & TSTA(P) (EATA), is a qualified social worker, is registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, and has worked for over thirty years in the helping professions in a number of settings. He is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in the Department of Psychotherapy, Auckland University of Technology, and has a small private practice in West Auckland. He is the author/editor of ten books and over 100 professional papers, is the series editor of Advancing Theory in Therapy (published by Routledge), and sits on the editorial boards of three international journals. He is a founding member of the International Association for Relational Transactional Analysis. He has written several papers about mental health, mental illness, and personality, and is currently working on a paper: ‘Whence and whither personality?’When: 2nd & 3rd October (Sat & Sun) 2010, 9.30 – 5pm Where : Auckland - To be announced Cost: $250, send $100 non-refundable deposit to secure your place Contact: Janet Redmond ph (09) 817 5800 or email janetredmond@gmail.com Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - AdvancedPresenter : Dr James HegartyThis workshop will be suitable for those who have some knowledge and previous experience of ACT. The aim is to expand participants understanding of ACT, and their confidence in using it in practice. There will be an emphasis on working with the six core ACT processes, formulation from an ACT perspective, the therapeutic relationship, and how the therapist's own emotional avoidance might manifest in practice. Demonstrations, group, pair and individual exercises will be a feature of the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring a case to consider from an ACT perspective. The presenter will devote specific attention to working with depression and pain. Dr James Hegarty is a Clinical Psychologist with a PhD from the University of Otago. He is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists and a Charter Member of the Association of Contextual and Behavioural Science. Dr Hegarty has worked in a wide range of clinical settings, and regularly presents ACT and mindfulness based training workshops. He currently works in private practice in Dunedin where he uses ACT as his method of working. When: Thursday 4 November 2010, 9:00am – 4:00pm Where: Seminar Room, Centre for Psychology, Massey University, Auckland Cost: The cost for a single workshop is $250 for professionals, $125 for students. First workshop is charged at full cost. 10% discount is offered for subsequent workshops. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are provided and are included in the fee. Certificates of attendance are provided to all attendees who complete each workshop. Contact: Helen McMaster email H.McMaster@massey.ac.nz Preventing Violence Against Women: the political economy of women’s human rightsPresenter: Dr Jacqui TrueThis workshop is hosted by WAVES Trust and Te Rito Rodney. The global elimination of violence against women is one of the key struggles and wishes of our age. This workshop explores the broader international political and economic context of violence and insecurity experienced by women and how political and economic empowerment can serve as a deterrent to violence.  Dr. Jacqui True (PhD York, Canada) is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Auckland and author of five books and numerous articles on international political economy, gender mainstreaming, and feminist research methodologies. Her current book project is The Political Economy of Violence Against Women (Oxford University Press, forthcoming). She has served as a consultant to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, the United Nations, the NZ Human Rights and Families Commissions. Her report for the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences, on the political economy of women's human rights was presented to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2009. This workshop is based on that report.When: Friday November 5, 9.30 – 12.30 Where: Saint Columba Church hall. 92 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn. (Parking: there is limited parking at the church. Please leave this for less mobile participants. There is plenty of parking in the surrounding streets) Cost: $10.00 per person. Maximum 50 people, so please register as soon as possible. Contact: for more information about registration phone Ann (09) 838 4834 Registration brochure: » download now Continuing Professional Development GroupPresenter: Keith Tudor MA, MSc, CQSW, Dip. Psychotherapy, CTA(P) & TSTA(P) (EATA)Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Supervisors and Trainers are invited to join this closed group, which will meet for six weekends in the year, has a number of distinctive features. It is a multi-level group, open to people wanting to continue their learning and professional development, including those preparing for exams and endorsements at all levels. It offers a co-creative perspective on psychotherapy, education and training, and supervision. Depending on the needs of the group, it will include input on: theories of adult learning, teaching, and supervision; preparation for written and oral exams, and examining; and writing at all stages from experience to publication. The group is limited to no more than 12 participants and requires a commitment to all six groups. Keith is a qualified social worker and psychotherapist (registered in the UK). He has worked for over thirty years in the helping professions in a number of settings. He has recently emigrated from the UK, and is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in the Department of Psychotherapy at Auckland University of Technology. He is a humanistic psychotherapist, qualified in gestalt therapy and transactional analysis, and a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst, and is strongly identified with the person-centred approach to psychotherapy, training, and supervision. He is the author/editor of ten books and over 100 professional papers, is the series editor of ‘Advancing Theory in Therapy’ (published by Routledge), and sits on the editorial boards of three international journals. In the UK he was a co-founder and director of Temenos (www.temenos.ac.uk), and designed and for ten years was director of its postgraduate Masters training in person-centred psychotherapy, the first of its kind in the UK. When: 6th & 7th March, 24th & 25th April, 12th & 13th June, 7th & 8th August, 16th & 17th October, and 11th & 12th December 2010. The days run on Saturdays from 10.30am – 5.30pm and on Sundays from 9.00am – 3.45pm. Where: Auckland Cost: $2,400 per person for the year. Contact: Keith Tudor ph (09) 817 8438 or email keith.tudor@orcon.net.nz regular meetings in aucklandWorking with disturbed children: finding the free child withinPresenter: Judith Morris MSc(PSW), Dip Soc Admin, Cert QSW, MNZAP, ANZASWAuckland Transactional Analysis Training Institute, ATATI Abused or neglected children lose touch with their Free Child, and become over-compliant or rebellious. Restoring connection with the Free Child results in a new sense of well-being; the Little Professor can be released from preoccupation with survival into a new capacity for thinking and checking reality. This process will be discussed, and illustrated with case-examples. Judith Morris is a Registered Psychotherapist, family therapist and social worker, whose caseload is entirely with children and their caregivers, where there are severe attachment problems – eg from Russian orphanages or the NZ Care system. When: Monday 20th September 2010 7.30pm Where: St Luke’s Community Centre, 130 Remuera Rd, Auckland Cost: $20 at the door, all welcome Enquiries to: Margaret Bowater ph (09) 480 5753. Auckland TA Training Institute presents seminars at St Luke’s on the 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30 pm. Our presenter on October 18th will be Dr Gudrun Frerichs, on the needs of sexual abuse survivors . » click here for information about other TA training available in Auckland. Advanced training in trauma treatmentPresenter: Judy Lightstone, PhD PsychoSomatic Integration (PSITM ) is for counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists from all disciplines including analytic, narrative, action-based, cognitive and somatic. The training blends lecture, experiential exercises, live and video demonstrations, case presentations, and role-play practice sessions to help clinicians integrate the theoretical material in a way that fits with their own common sense and years of education, clinical and personal experience. Particular attention is paid to the practitioner's countertransference while developing strategies for self-care. Skills learned include: somatic resoursing, embodiment, pacing, titration, self-soothing; and EMDR derivatives designed to build ego strength and process and integrate dissociated experiences and aspects of self.Judy has been teaching about trauma for 22 years. She studied with Francine Shapiro (EMDR), Pat Ogden (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) and many others. She teaches PSITM, an integrative therapy approach informed by new knowledge of the effect of trauma on the brain. When: fortnightly seminars Where: Youthline, Ponsonby, Auckland Cost: $67.50 per seminar To register: go to www.psychotherapist.org.nz and click on “PSI Seminar” Contact: Judy Lightstone, ph (09) 835 1929, email jlightstone@gmail.com Centre for Lacanian Analysis - monthly seminarPresenter: Lucy HolmesCentre for Lacanian Analysis (CLA) When: The Centre for Lacanian Analysis presents research seminars on all facets of applied psychoanalysis on the third Monday of the month 6:15-8pm. www.lacan.org.nz Where: Room ALR2, Level 2, Building 421, 26 Symonds St, University of Auckland (entrances after 6:15pm are on levels 1 & 3 on the north side of building 421) Cost: free Parking: 18 Grafton Rd, $5 from 6pm-11.30pm Contact: Lucy Holmes la.holmes@auckland.ac.nz |