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Pre Conference Workshops
A range of informative and practical workshops will be run on day 1 of the conference - Wednesday 3rd November. Facilitated by expert industry professionals the workshops will run for the duration of Day 1.
Places are limited so ensure you register now! You will be requested to nominate the workshop you would prefer to attend when registering.
Workshop 1
An Introduction To Practicing Family Therapy In An Alcohol And Drug Treatment Setting
Family therapy, at first, can seem a daunting possibility for any practitioner working in the complexities of daily practice.
This workshop will be an introduction to how family therapy can be practiced in an alcohol and drug treatment setting. The workshop will demonstrate three key areas of interest. Firstly, the philosophy of family therapy and the model of structural family therapy will be outlined. These concepts offer powerful ways of assessing a client’s difficulties in his or her family context, whether or not the other family members attend therapy. Further, they offer potentially very rich alternatives for intervention, beyond the focus of most traditional therapies. Secondly, specific family therapy skills will be taught. These skills can be used in all therapy contexts regardless of who attends the sessions. Thirdly, the alcohol and drug treatment context will be factored into the presentations, with reference to how the particular family therapy approaches can assist with facilitating a context of change. The workshop will include didactic presentations, exercises, discussion points and case illustrations. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect upon their own practice with reference to the possibilities of family therapy input.
PRESENTER: Dr. Paul Gibney Ph.D
Dr. Paul Gibney is a family therapist and psychotherapist in Private Practice in Brisbane. He is the author of the text The Pragmatics of Therapeutic Practice (2003, 2010) and of over twenty academic articles. Paul is a well known speaker and he regularly presents workshops and seminars throughout Australia and New Zealand. As well as conducting a private practice in family therapy and psychotherapy, he also currently conducts consultancies and supervision groups to agencies dealing with issues in child protection, residential care, alcohol and drug treatment, child and youth mental health, and trans-cultural psychiatry.
Workshop 2 and 3 are provided by Kina Trust
Kina Trust workshops are interactive processes aimed to promote reflective practice alongside the acquisition of new knowledge and practice skills. These workshops incorporate evidence based practices and information from across the AOD sector and other sectors. A range of learning processes and activities are utilised that ensure links to everyday case work. Workshops are enjoyable and foster access to further resources in promoting inclusive practices. The Kina facilitators are all experienced AOD practitioners with strong and engaging facilitation skills.
Workshop 2
Creating Spaces - Working with families experiencing challenging and complex issues
Duration of workshop: 9am - 4.30pm
This workshop is aimed at enhancing the ability of workers to engage and work with families who experience a range of challenging issues, particularly when involved with the criminal justice system. 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 this interactive workshop include:
- Views and knowledge about families that inform our practice
- Creating spaces to promote family 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
Facilitator: Andrew Raven
Andrew is a Registered Psychologist currently employed on the Te Poutama Tautoko Kaupapa Maori drug and alcohol programme with Central Health, New Zealand. He is also a Contract Tutor with the Wellington Institute of Technology on the Bachelor of Alcohol and Drug Studies Programme. Andrew was a founding Trustee and previous chairperson of Kina Trust, provides clinical supervision and consultancy to a number of AOD services locally and nationally and has contributed significantly to a number of Kina Trust publications. He is also an ex- elected foundation member of the New Zealand National Committee on Addiction Treatment.
Workshop 3
Family Inclusive Practice - Youth, Alcohol and Other Drug Issues
Duration of workshop: 9am- 4.30pm
There is increasing recognition of the benefits of family involvement and the capacities of families to be engaged as ‘agents of change’ when youth present to services with alcohol and drug issues. This day is aimed specifically at those working directly with youth in specialist or community settings who wish to further their skills in working with families to address AOD issues. The work is largely based on the Kina Trust resource ‘Sharing the Kete working with young people and their families in responding to alcohol and other drug issues’
The following topics will be covered in a one day interactive workshop:
- Inclusive approaches in working with youth and their families
- Engaging families as agents of change
- Developing the family plan
- Strategies that are inclusive to family in working with youth
- Challenges in working with families
- Resources to support inclusive practices
Facilitator: Trish Gledhill Occupational Therapist, MA (Childhood &Youth Studies)
Trish is Director and founding Trustee of Kina Families and Addictions Trust, a national organisation in New Zealand promoting Family Inclusive Practice in the AOD sector through advocacy, programme and service development, and practitioner support and training. Trish has extensive experience working with families, groups, children and young people in the mental health, addictions, family violence and education fields. With a passion about resilience, in youth, children and families, she developed the first children’s programme for Addiction Services Hawke’s Bay and authored ‘21 Fun Street Kool Kids - Therapeutic group programmes for children living with addiction’. She has since conducted research on young people and resilience and frequently conducts training and presentations on Kina Family Inclusive Practices.
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