For more information and to register, see the event page.

By combining the presenters, Louise and Debbs', lived experiences of both family and sexual violence, with their specialist practice knowledge, skills and capability, the true position of sexual violence in family violence perpetration will be exposed. With an increase in awareness of indicators of sexual violence within family violence, the intersection between the two can no longer be overlooked. Sexual violence can and is a form of family violence, and with increased practitioner knowledge, the voices of primary victims of family and sexual violence will be recognised.

Through attending this course attendees will:

• Obtain a deeper understanding of both sexual violence and family violence indicators and impacts.
• Learn about current and relevant sexual violence and family violence legislation, court processes, and effective support strategies.
• Obtain a deeper understanding of sexual violence in the context of Family Violence and how this is often missed, minimised or misunderstood as family violence.
• Gain understanding of coercive control as a tactic to coerce primary victims of family violence into acts of sexual violence.
• Develop knowledge of resistance strategies and how victims resist family and sexual violence through acts of active submission and active compliance.
• Be provided with practice tools and guidelines developed by victim-survivors and that are embedded with and informed by the voice of lived experience of sexual and family violence.

Please direct all questions to the organiser.

For more information and to register, see the event page.

By combining the presenters, Louise and Debbs', lived experiences of both family and sexual violence, with their specialist practice knowledge, skills and capability, the true position of sexual violence in family violence perpetration will be exposed. With an increase in awareness of indicators of sexual violence within family violence, the intersection between the two can no longer be overlooked. Sexual violence can and is a form of family violence, and with increased practitioner knowledge, the voices of primary victims of family and sexual violence will be recognised.

Through attending this course attendees will:

• Obtain a deeper understanding of both sexual violence and family violence indicators and impacts.
• Learn about current and relevant sexual violence and family violence legislation, court processes, and effective support strategies.
• Obtain a deeper understanding of sexual violence in the context of Family Violence and how this is often missed, minimised or misunderstood as family violence.
• Gain understanding of coercive control as a tactic to coerce primary victims of family violence into acts of sexual violence.
• Develop knowledge of resistance strategies and how victims resist family and sexual violence through acts of active submission and active compliance.
• Be provided with practice tools and guidelines developed by victim-survivors and that are embedded with and informed by the voice of lived experience of sexual and family violence.

Please direct all questions to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the Safeguarding Children's training calendar.

This training is intended as an introduction or refresher to the essentials of safeguarding and child protection. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of child abuse and neglect, including family violence and sexual violence, along with the knowledge of what to do to prevent and minimise the risk of harm to children and young people, tamariki and rangatahi. Attendees will gain confidence in the actions they need to take when worried about a child or young person.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the Safeguarding Children's training calendar.

This training is intended as an introduction or refresher to the essentials of safeguarding and child protection. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of child abuse and neglect, including family violence and sexual violence, along with the knowledge of what to do to prevent and minimise the risk of harm to children and young people, tamariki and rangatahi. Attendees will gain confidence in the actions they need to take when worried about a child or young person.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to early childhood education in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with early childhood
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a child’s disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in early childhood education, including centre managers, teachers, and support staff.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to early childhood education in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with early childhood
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a child’s disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in early childhood education, including centre managers, teachers, and support staff.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to attend, visit the event page.

The moemoeā of Atawhai is for primary healthcare to be a safe place where whānau and families can seek help for family violence, and where providers feel confident and capable to respond. This hui will share early reflections from the Atawhai research on what matters most to whānau when they are engaging with health care and violence is part of their lives.

Please direct all queries to the organisers at citr@aut.ac.nz.

For more information and to attend, visit the event page.

The moemoeā of Atawhai is for primary healthcare to be a safe place where whānau and families can seek help for family violence, and where providers feel confident and capable to respond. This hui will share early reflections from the Atawhai research on what matters most to whānau when they are engaging with health care and violence is part of their lives.

Please direct all queries to the organisers at citr@aut.ac.nz.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar event page. For in-person training, visit the workshop event page.

This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar event page. For in-person training, visit the workshop event page.

This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For registration form, contact dane.haskell@taranakisafefamilies.org.nz.

This conference represents an important opportunity to deepen professional expertise and remain informed about emerging best practices in social services. Engaging with presenters, sector leaders and peers will broaden attendees understanding of new and innovative approaches to supporting children and families.

The theme of the conference is Te Whāngai i te Kākano. The loose translation of Te Whāngai i te Kākano is 'nourishing the seed'. The 'seed' is a metaphor for our youth, tamariki, rangatahi, children, and those generations to come. The 'nourishing' metaphor is about bringing people together for a conference based on education and awareness with a focus on early intervention/primary prevention for the younger generation, acknowledging this as a fundamental aspect of responding to family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The conference will involve a list of quality presenters from around Aotearoa New Zealand, all with various skillsets and knowledge-bases focussed on the care and protection of children. Presenters include:

• Matt Brown
• Sandra Dickson and Raukawa Newton
• Braden Clark
• Peter Thorburn
• Jase Williams
• Michael Hempseed
• Jude Simpson
• Nicola Atwool
• Nicky Denholm
• Richie Hardcore
• Jill Goldson

This conference was made possible with support from Taranaki Safe Families Trust, Taranaki Women's Refuge, Toi Foundation, and The Devon Hotel in New Plymouth.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: dane.haskell@taranakisafefamilies.org.nz.

For registration form, contact dane.haskell@taranakisafefamilies.org.nz.

This conference represents an important opportunity to deepen professional expertise and remain informed about emerging best practices in social services. Engaging with presenters, sector leaders and peers will broaden attendees understanding of new and innovative approaches to supporting children and families.

The theme of the conference is Te Whāngai i te Kākano. The loose translation of Te Whāngai i te Kākano is 'nourishing the seed'. The 'seed' is a metaphor for our youth, tamariki, rangatahi, children, and those generations to come. The 'nourishing' metaphor is about bringing people together for a conference based on education and awareness with a focus on early intervention/primary prevention for the younger generation, acknowledging this as a fundamental aspect of responding to family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The conference will involve a list of quality presenters from around Aotearoa New Zealand, all with various skillsets and knowledge-bases focussed on the care and protection of children. Presenters include:

• Matt Brown
• Sandra Dickson and Raukawa Newton
• Braden Clark
• Peter Thorburn
• Jase Williams
• Michael Hempseed
• Jude Simpson
• Nicola Atwool
• Nicky Denholm
• Richie Hardcore
• Jill Goldson

This conference was made possible with support from Taranaki Safe Families Trust, Taranaki Women's Refuge, Toi Foundation, and The Devon Hotel in New Plymouth.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: dane.haskell@taranakisafefamilies.org.nz.

To register, email office@homebuilderswpt.co.nz

This workshop follows on from the earlier Family Violence kite and toolbox session held in October last year. It is based on the in-flight emergency principle: “Fit on your own oxygen mask before attempting to help anyone else put it on” The presenter, Andy Giblin, encourages participants to take a look at themselves while professionally engaged in helping others. In the process he demonstrates how the tools used with clients (some of which he introduced in Session #1) are universally applicable. This training invites practitioners to self-reflect and strengthen their own foundations while developing their clinical framework.

The workshop will start with a recap of the first session in 2025 wherein Andy gave an overview of the dynamics of family violence and provided skills and resources to respond to and support victims of family violence.

Venue: Westport Bridge Club, 12A Lyndhurst Street, Westport.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: kfhp@homebuilderswpt.co.nz

To register, email office@homebuilderswpt.co.nz

This workshop follows on from the earlier Family Violence kite and toolbox session held in October last year. It is based on the in-flight emergency principle: “Fit on your own oxygen mask before attempting to help anyone else put it on” The presenter, Andy Giblin, encourages participants to take a look at themselves while professionally engaged in helping others. In the process he demonstrates how the tools used with clients (some of which he introduced in Session #1) are universally applicable. This training invites practitioners to self-reflect and strengthen their own foundations while developing their clinical framework.

The workshop will start with a recap of the first session in 2025 wherein Andy gave an overview of the dynamics of family violence and provided skills and resources to respond to and support victims of family violence.

Venue: Westport Bridge Club, 12A Lyndhurst Street, Westport.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: kfhp@homebuilderswpt.co.nz

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Safe and Equal's Prevention Foundations training is designed to build skills and knowledge, grow professional networks and empower attendees to drive meaningful change.

This course is delivered online in two 2-hour sessions over one day, providing a space for practitioners to learn, connect with and bolster their professional toolkits to promote equality, safety and respect.

Attendees will:

• Build understanding of the gendered and overlapping drivers that shape family and gender-based violence
• Build understanding of prevalence, impacts and nature of family and gender-based violence
• Build understanding of the prevention continuum
• Identify key essential actions that will contribute to the primary prevention of family and gender-based violence

Please direct all queries to the organiser at training@safeandequal.org.au

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Safe and Equal's Prevention Foundations training is designed to build skills and knowledge, grow professional networks and empower attendees to drive meaningful change.

This course is delivered online in two 2-hour sessions over one day, providing a space for practitioners to learn, connect with and bolster their professional toolkits to promote equality, safety and respect.

Attendees will:

• Build understanding of the gendered and overlapping drivers that shape family and gender-based violence
• Build understanding of prevalence, impacts and nature of family and gender-based violence
• Build understanding of the prevention continuum
• Identify key essential actions that will contribute to the primary prevention of family and gender-based violence

Please direct all queries to the organiser at training@safeandequal.org.au

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence.

Participants who attend this training will be able to:

• Explain the causes, mechanisms, and purpose of family violence
• Explore perpetrator accountability
• Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence
• Identify 'smoke screens' used to conceal violence
• Use invitational approaches to build rapport and enhance reflection
• Understand the nature of collusion and how to resist invitations to collude
• Examine shame and values
• Motivate change and referral readiness
• Understand safety planning and referral pathways

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence.

Participants who attend this training will be able to:

• Explain the causes, mechanisms, and purpose of family violence
• Explore perpetrator accountability
• Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence
• Identify 'smoke screens' used to conceal violence
• Use invitational approaches to build rapport and enhance reflection
• Understand the nature of collusion and how to resist invitations to collude
• Examine shame and values
• Motivate change and referral readiness
• Understand safety planning and referral pathways

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, please visit the official event page.

These workshop help participants to develop a strong trauma-responsive practice focus. They are aimed at kaimahi newer to the social service sector, kaimahi who are new to trauma-responsive practice training, or those who want to refresh their knowledge in this area. It is led by Dr Nicola Atwool.

The first two sessions will provide a combination of information sharing and small group activities to allow a focus on implications for participants’ own practice. The third session will take place two weeks later and will begin with feedback from participants about their experience of implementing trauma-responsive practice. Challenges and barriers will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to develop strategies to support implementation.

What attendees will learn:

• Overview of trauma-responsive practice
• Knowledge supporting trauma-responsive practice
• Skills supporting trauma-responsive practice
• Practice implications when working with different age groups
• Self-care
• Trauma-responsive work environments
• Challenges of implementing trauma-responsive practice
• Strategies to support implementation

Facilitator:

Dr. Nicola Atwool is a former Associate Professor in the Social and Community Work Programme at the University of Otago.

Please direct all inquiries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the official event page.

These workshop help participants to develop a strong trauma-responsive practice focus. They are aimed at kaimahi newer to the social service sector, kaimahi who are new to trauma-responsive practice training, or those who want to refresh their knowledge in this area. It is led by Dr Nicola Atwool.

The first two sessions will provide a combination of information sharing and small group activities to allow a focus on implications for participants’ own practice. The third session will take place two weeks later and will begin with feedback from participants about their experience of implementing trauma-responsive practice. Challenges and barriers will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to develop strategies to support implementation.

What attendees will learn:

• Overview of trauma-responsive practice
• Knowledge supporting trauma-responsive practice
• Skills supporting trauma-responsive practice
• Practice implications when working with different age groups
• Self-care
• Trauma-responsive work environments
• Challenges of implementing trauma-responsive practice
• Strategies to support implementation

Facilitator:

Dr. Nicola Atwool is a former Associate Professor in the Social and Community Work Programme at the University of Otago.

Please direct all inquiries to the organiser.

‍26 March 2026 - Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland session, register here. This is a paid session. Ticket purchase also comes with 12 months access to Te Kete Koha - ongoing online professional development sessions.

1 May 2026 - Ōtautahi | Christchurch session, register here. This is a paid session. Ticket purchase also comes with 12 months access to Te Kete Koha - ongoing online professional development sessions.

To see more from Hohou Te rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence, visit their Courses page.

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These full day, Te Tiriti-based trainings are for kaimahi in family violence, sexual violence and connected sectors.

Trainings aim to deepen understanding of how Takatāpui and Rainbow people are affected by violence and to improve systems and practice when working with victim-survivors. Participants will consider the impacts of stigma and discrimination, explore risk and protective factors and embed learnings into practice through groupwork and discussion.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: wellbeing@kahukura.co.nz.

‍26 March 2026 - Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland session, register here. This is a paid session. Ticket purchase also comes with 12 months access to Te Kete Koha - ongoing online professional development sessions.

1 May 2026 - Ōtautahi | Christchurch session, register here. This is a paid session. Ticket purchase also comes with 12 months access to Te Kete Koha - ongoing online professional development sessions.

To see more from Hohou Te rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence, visit their Courses page.

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These full day, Te Tiriti-based trainings are for kaimahi in family violence, sexual violence and connected sectors.

Trainings aim to deepen understanding of how Takatāpui and Rainbow people are affected by violence and to improve systems and practice when working with victim-survivors. Participants will consider the impacts of stigma and discrimination, explore risk and protective factors and embed learnings into practice through groupwork and discussion.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: wellbeing@kahukura.co.nz.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This introductory training prepares attendees to respond appropriately and safely to people experiencing family violence. The session will introduce attendees to an understanding of the impact family violence has on adults and children and of the complexity of family violence and its effects on a person’s dignity and wellbeing. Attendees will also learn and practice the Recognise/Respond/Refer model with scenarios whilst also interactively exploring the concepts of social entrapment, coercive control and resistance.

For any queries about this training, contact the organisers at: trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This introductory training prepares attendees to respond appropriately and safely to people experiencing family violence. The session will introduce attendees to an understanding of the impact family violence has on adults and children and of the complexity of family violence and its effects on a person’s dignity and wellbeing. Attendees will also learn and practice the Recognise/Respond/Refer model with scenarios whilst also interactively exploring the concepts of social entrapment, coercive control and resistance.

For any queries about this training, contact the organisers at: trainer@2shine.org.nz.