Workshops
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We offer workshops that can be tailored to your organisation’s needs…
Prices start from $700 (plus GST) for Half Day Workshop (3 hours), $1200 (plus GST) for Day Workshop.
Here is a few examples . . .
Let’s Talk . . .
Service Delivery
All Workshops can be offered virtually or in person (depending on location)
We have worked with organisations in remote areas of New Zealand, and the north island via video link - so location is not a problem.
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Some years ago, we sought training in the Neuro-sequential Model of Therapy (NMT) at the Child Trauma Academy in the United States founded by Dr Bruce Perry. We did this because our years of experience with infants, toddlers, young children, adolescents and their families led us to recognise the prevalence of trauma in the lives of those with whom we were working. We went on to train at the NMT advanced level, which allows us to teach others about the neuro-sequential development of the brain, the neurobiology of traumatic stress and how varying types of trauma create different neural frameworks.
We give lectures, provide presentations/workshops/training and offer reflective practice facilitation to practitioners from diverse professional backgrounds. Professionals from multiple disciplines, who have attended our presentations/workshops on the subject of trauma, report the increased understanding of the effects of early trauma on the developing brain has enriched their practices.
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Audacity to be Real:
We consider this workshop to be fundamental. It is about the building of trust with the distrustful, which relies on the practitioner being authentic. We explore what is needed to allow for the authentic self to be present. The workshop is for managers as much as it is for staff; practitioners must feel safe in the workplace in order to access that spontaneous part of themselves which allows for authenticity. The distrustful are hypervigilant and hypersensitive to discrepancies between nonverbal and verbal communication. We explore how to scaffold authenticity, as well as the barriers to being real with the distrustful.
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What participants have shared with us . . .
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“Best grounded presentation ever. The information was so beneficial to our practice and dealt with many of the common struggles our parents deal with.” A Social Worker .
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“. . . this session with Sarah and Heidi was a “shot in the arm” re the importance and value of our work as educators.” An Early Childhood Teacher
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“Very useful content “pitched” at the right level.” A Social Worker
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“I now have a better understanding of the different ways our brains work and how this relates to our children especially the ones with sensory issues.” An Early Childhood Teacher
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“Relevant, concise, practical and user friendly.” A Social Worker
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“This [workshop] gave me ideas to use in practice to produce practical, positive outcomes for children.” An Early Childhood Teacher
The people we serve are experts by experience
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