For more information and to register, email office@respected.org.nz.

This is a specialist workshop designed for managers and senior staff who may receive disclosures of sexual harm. Participants learn how to respond safely and appropriately, understand their role and limits, and navigate referral pathways while maintaining dignity and fairness for all parties.

If you are interested in attending, please contact the organisers at the email above with:

• Your name and Organisation
• If you are expressing interest on behalf of yourself or multiple people in your organisation (and how many if multiple)
• The session/s you are interested in attending
• If you have any accessibility or other requirements

For more information and to register, email office@respected.org.nz.

This is a specialist workshop designed for managers and senior staff who may receive disclosures of sexual harm. Participants learn how to respond safely and appropriately, understand their role and limits, and navigate referral pathways while maintaining dignity and fairness for all parties.

If you are interested in attending, please contact the organisers at the email above with:

• Your name and Organisation
• If you are expressing interest on behalf of yourself or multiple people in your organisation (and how many if multiple)
• The session/s you are interested in attending
• If you have any accessibility or other requirements

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This 2-hour webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to primary schools 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 primary schools
• 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 suitable for anyone working in a primary school, including principals, educators, support and administration staff.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This 2-hour webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to primary schools 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 primary schools
• 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 suitable for anyone working in a primary school, including principals, educators, support and administration staff.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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

The Practitioner-Victim Insight Concept (PVIC) is ECLIPSE's practice model developed through lived and practice experience. PVIC raises awareness of coercive control as an overarching family violence tactic.

In this course, attendees will:

• Obtain a deeper understanding of ECLIPSE's Practitioner-Victim Insight Concept
• Develop knowledge of resistance strategies and how victims resist coercive control and family violence every day
• Understand the importance of self-determination strategies, dignity-enhancing practice, and empathetic connection as steps to a healing pathway
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the guidelines for identifying and navigating coercive control as an overarching family violence tactic
• Be provided with practice tools and guidelines developed by victim-survivors and are embedded with and informed by the voice of lived experience of family violence.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

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

The Practitioner-Victim Insight Concept (PVIC) is ECLIPSE's practice model developed through lived and practice experience. PVIC raises awareness of coercive control as an overarching family violence tactic.

In this course, attendees will:

• Obtain a deeper understanding of ECLIPSE's Practitioner-Victim Insight Concept
• Develop knowledge of resistance strategies and how victims resist coercive control and family violence every day
• Understand the importance of self-determination strategies, dignity-enhancing practice, and empathetic connection as steps to a healing pathway
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the guidelines for identifying and navigating coercive control as an overarching family violence tactic
• Be provided with practice tools and guidelines developed by victim-survivors and are embedded with and informed by the voice of lived experience of family violence.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, email office@respected.org.nz.

This is a practical, prevention-focused workshop for leaders who want to strengthen workplace culture. Participants build understanding of sexual harm and harassment in workplace contexts, clarify leadership responsibilities, and develop strategies to reduce risk and promote respectful behaviour across teams.

If you are interested in attending, please contact the organisers at the email above with:

• Your name and Organisation
• If you are expressing interest on behalf of yourself or multiple people in your organisation (and how many if multiple)
• The session/s you are interested in attending
• If you have any accessibility or other requirements

For more information and to register, email office@respected.org.nz.

This is a practical, prevention-focused workshop for leaders who want to strengthen workplace culture. Participants build understanding of sexual harm and harassment in workplace contexts, clarify leadership responsibilities, and develop strategies to reduce risk and promote respectful behaviour across teams.

If you are interested in attending, please contact the organisers at the email above with:

• Your name and Organisation
• If you are expressing interest on behalf of yourself or multiple people in your organisation (and how many if multiple)
• The session/s you are interested in attending
• If you have any accessibility or other requirements

Registration for this event is not currently open, but to learn more, visit the conference page.

This event will be re-shared once registration opens. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out.

The Call for Presentations is currently open for submissions. Find out more here. Proposals must be submitted by 17 April 2026.

This conference invites parents, practitioners, youth, researchers, policymakers, cultural leaders, and community builders from around the world to bring forward the ideas, practices, prototypes, and creative expressions that will define the next era of child welfare.

Day 1 is completely comprised of Skill Building Institutes—immersive learning experiences that equip changemakers with the frameworks, tools, and confidence to act. Days 2 and 3 make up The Global Gathering—an inspiring convergence of ideas, practices, and stories that point toward a shared, re-designed future for children, families and communities worldwide.

For all queries, please contact the organisers: globalgathering@cuanschutz.edu.

Registration for this event is not currently open, but to learn more, visit the conference page.

This event will be re-shared once registration opens. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out.

The Call for Presentations is currently open for submissions. Find out more here. Proposals must be submitted by 17 April 2026.

This conference invites parents, practitioners, youth, researchers, policymakers, cultural leaders, and community builders from around the world to bring forward the ideas, practices, prototypes, and creative expressions that will define the next era of child welfare.

Day 1 is completely comprised of Skill Building Institutes—immersive learning experiences that equip changemakers with the frameworks, tools, and confidence to act. Days 2 and 3 make up The Global Gathering—an inspiring convergence of ideas, practices, and stories that point toward a shared, re-designed future for children, families and communities worldwide.

For all queries, please contact the organisers: globalgathering@cuanschutz.edu.

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

This event is currently accepting abstract submissions. Closing date for submissions is 27 March 2026.

The Knowledge Exchange aims to share, inform, collaborate and encourage young researchers into Gerontology Research in its widest sense.

The Knowledge Exchange is an opportunity:

• For emerging researchers (from any discipline relating to ageing) to present their research work
• To hear from leading New Zealand researchers in the field of ageing
• To network and consider collaborations across disciplines
• To be inspired and share knowledge

For all queries, contact the organiser.

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

This event is currently accepting abstract submissions. Closing date for submissions is 27 March 2026.

The Knowledge Exchange aims to share, inform, collaborate and encourage young researchers into Gerontology Research in its widest sense.

The Knowledge Exchange is an opportunity:

• For emerging researchers (from any discipline relating to ageing) to present their research work
• To hear from leading New Zealand researchers in the field of ageing
• To network and consider collaborations across disciplines
• To be inspired and share knowledge

For all queries, contact 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.

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 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.

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.