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

ECLIPSE's Child Protection and Family Violence training course provides participants with a greater understanding of child protection when family violence exists. This course will introduce you to important aspects of child protection, the complexities produced by family violence, legislation, and practitioner obligations and responses.

Course Outcomes:

• Be introduced to the dynamics and impacts of family violence and child abuse
• Have a greater understanding of child development and the effects of family violence on children's development
• Learn about the impacts of family violence on parenting and the protective nature of relationships
• Be exposed to legislation relating to family violence and child protection
• Learn about how practitioners can respond to concerns for children when family violence exists, including how to work with Oranga Tamariki
• Grow in your knowledge and confidence to work with whānau when there are concerns for the safety or wellbeing of children.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

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

ECLIPSE's Child Protection and Family Violence training course provides participants with a greater understanding of child protection when family violence exists. This course will introduce you to important aspects of child protection, the complexities produced by family violence, legislation, and practitioner obligations and responses.

Course Outcomes:

• Be introduced to the dynamics and impacts of family violence and child abuse
• Have a greater understanding of child development and the effects of family violence on children's development
• Learn about the impacts of family violence on parenting and the protective nature of relationships
• Be exposed to legislation relating to family violence and child protection
• Learn about how practitioners can respond to concerns for children when family violence exists, including how to work with Oranga Tamariki
• Grow in your knowledge and confidence to work with whānau when there are concerns for the safety or wellbeing of children.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

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

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

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

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

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, visit the event page.

This forum is for anyone teaching Navigating the Journey for Years 9-10. See here for the Navigating the Journey forum for Primary School.

This free forum is open to any teacher or educator wanting to discuss Navigating the Journey and how to use it. This forum is an opportunity to connect with other schools, and to get advice about how to utilise Navigating the Journey resources in a way that works for students from the Community Health Promotion Team at Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa.

This forum will run twice every term and will provide opportunities to openly discuss a range of topics, such as:

• Relationships and Sexuality Education - update and questions
• Navigating the Journey content - lesson plan and activities
• Hot topics – opportunity to discuss how you approach different topics in a way that is age-appropriate
• How to answer questions from students and your school community.

This session is suitable for anyone already teaching Navigating the Journey or for anyone that hasn’t yet started but has questions about it.

Please direct all questions to Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa.

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

This forum is for anyone teaching Navigating the Journey for Years 9-10. See here for the Navigating the Journey forum for Primary School.

This free forum is open to any teacher or educator wanting to discuss Navigating the Journey and how to use it. This forum is an opportunity to connect with other schools, and to get advice about how to utilise Navigating the Journey resources in a way that works for students from the Community Health Promotion Team at Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa.

This forum will run twice every term and will provide opportunities to openly discuss a range of topics, such as:

• Relationships and Sexuality Education - update and questions
• Navigating the Journey content - lesson plan and activities
• Hot topics – opportunity to discuss how you approach different topics in a way that is age-appropriate
• How to answer questions from students and your school community.

This session is suitable for anyone already teaching Navigating the Journey or for anyone that hasn’t yet started but has questions about it.

Please direct all questions to Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa.

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

Sexual extortion is a serious, growing online concern, especially for young people. But what exactly is it? What conversations may help prevent it and how can one support young people if they’re targeted?

This webinar will cover:

• what sexual extortion is
• the impacts and potential harms sexual extortion may have on young people
• strategies to support young people who may experience sexual extortion, including how to respond and access support
• how to encourage safer and more positive online interactions.

Please direst all queries to the organisers.

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

Sexual extortion is a serious, growing online concern, especially for young people. But what exactly is it? What conversations may help prevent it and how can one support young people if they’re targeted?

This webinar will cover:

• what sexual extortion is
• the impacts and potential harms sexual extortion may have on young people
• strategies to support young people who may experience sexual extortion, including how to respond and access support
• how to encourage safer and more positive online interactions.

Please direst all queries to the organisers.

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

During this workshop, attendees will explore how to undertake an appropriate risk analysis for technology facilitated family violence and develop robust safety strategies to keep primary victims safe on devices. They will explore the tracking capabilities of unexpected everyday devices, such as pet microchips, and electronic tools in homes, such as automatic curtains openers, appliance apps, and how these can be used to perpetrate harm. This workshop will provide tools to appropriately consider, recognise and respond to technology facilitated family violence.

Through attending this course attendee's will:

• Obtain an understanding of the prevalence of technologically facilitated family violence.
• Obtain an understanding of what and how devices and apps can be utilised to track, monitor and control victims of family violence.
• Understand how to include analysis of technology in risk analysis and develop robust safety strategies for devices and apps.
• How to record and gather evidence via electronic footprints.
• How to recognise technological violations.
• How children's devices can be used by predominant aggressors to monitor primary victims.
• Toolkits and information to support ongoing safety for whānau and for you as practitioners.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

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

During this workshop, attendees will explore how to undertake an appropriate risk analysis for technology facilitated family violence and develop robust safety strategies to keep primary victims safe on devices. They will explore the tracking capabilities of unexpected everyday devices, such as pet microchips, and electronic tools in homes, such as automatic curtains openers, appliance apps, and how these can be used to perpetrate harm. This workshop will provide tools to appropriately consider, recognise and respond to technology facilitated family violence.

Through attending this course attendee's will:

• Obtain an understanding of the prevalence of technologically facilitated family violence.
• Obtain an understanding of what and how devices and apps can be utilised to track, monitor and control victims of family violence.
• Understand how to include analysis of technology in risk analysis and develop robust safety strategies for devices and apps.
• How to record and gather evidence via electronic footprints.
• How to recognise technological violations.
• How children's devices can be used by predominant aggressors to monitor primary victims.
• Toolkits and information to support ongoing safety for whānau and for you as practitioners.

For all questions, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar events page. For the 1 July 2025 in-person training, see the workshop events 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 events page. For the 1 July 2025 in-person training, see the workshop events 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, please visit the event page.

In this webinar, facilitated by ACC's Prevention Workforce Lead, Dr Hala Nasr, attendees will hear from Jono Selu (they/he) and Lesley-Ann Guild (she/her) from the Rainbow Violence Prevention Network as they share personal reflections on what it’s like to work at the intersection of rainbow communities and violence prevention. This kōrero will explore the vital role of networks in supporting violence preventionists with lived and professional experience in rainbow spaces, and the power of connection for community groups doing this work as part of their wider kaupapa.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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

In this webinar, facilitated by ACC's Prevention Workforce Lead, Dr Hala Nasr, attendees will hear from Jono Selu (they/he) and Lesley-Ann Guild (she/her) from the Rainbow Violence Prevention Network as they share personal reflections on what it’s like to work at the intersection of rainbow communities and violence prevention. This kōrero will explore the vital role of networks in supporting violence preventionists with lived and professional experience in rainbow spaces, and the power of connection for community groups doing this work as part of their wider kaupapa.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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

This Shine DVFREE training aims to prepare the ‘First Responders’ in any organisation to provide safe and effective support for employees experiencing domestic and family violence, while maintaining professional boundaries.

This Training will prepare ‘First Responders’ to:

• Understand the role of a First Responder and its boundaries.
• Practise responding to people experiencing family violence using the Six Step Response Tool
• Broadly understand accountability and support for change for employees who use domestic violence.

For more information, please contact the organisers: phone 09 815 4601 (option 4) or email dvfree@2shine.org.nz.

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

This Shine DVFREE training aims to prepare the ‘First Responders’ in any organisation to provide safe and effective support for employees experiencing domestic and family violence, while maintaining professional boundaries.

This Training will prepare ‘First Responders’ to:

• Understand the role of a First Responder and its boundaries.
• Practise responding to people experiencing family violence using the Six Step Response Tool
• Broadly understand accountability and support for change for employees who use domestic violence.

For more information, please contact the organisers: phone 09 815 4601 (option 4) or email dvfree@2shine.org.nz.

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

The topics covered in this training are:

• Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence
• Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours
• Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse
• Key Practice approaches in partnering with survivors
• Asking about Family Violence: Sensitive Enquiry
• Responding to disclosures of Family Violence
• Identifying risk
• Safety planning and referral pathways
• Practitioner wellbeing

For questions, please contact the organisers: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

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

The topics covered in this training are:

• Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence
• Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours
• Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse
• Key Practice approaches in partnering with survivors
• Asking about Family Violence: Sensitive Enquiry
• Responding to disclosures of Family Violence
• Identifying risk
• Safety planning and referral pathways
• Practitioner wellbeing

For questions, please contact the organisers: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the event page

Tāngata whaikaha Māori and all disabled people have a right to be safe and to live well but their Tiriti and human rights are being breached by the high rates of violence and abuse they experience  against them.

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is committed to working with disabled people and agencies in creating systems of support and safety.

Join the Disability Rights Commissioner and the family violence, sexual violence and disability sectors for a conversation about inclusive and accessible violence prevention and response.

Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker will host the panel of speakers from across these sectors. Panellists information will be shared when speakers are confirmed.

There will be opportunity for audience questions in the final part of the webinar with a  short moderated Q and A session.  

NZSL and live captioning will be available. A captioned recording will be shared on our YouTube channel and through social media after the event.

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For more information and to register, visit the event page

Tāngata whaikaha Māori and all disabled people have a right to be safe and to live well but their Tiriti and human rights are being breached by the high rates of violence and abuse they experience  against them.

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is committed to working with disabled people and agencies in creating systems of support and safety.

Join the Disability Rights Commissioner and the family violence, sexual violence and disability sectors for a conversation about inclusive and accessible violence prevention and response.

Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker will host the panel of speakers from across these sectors. Panellists information will be shared when speakers are confirmed.

There will be opportunity for audience questions in the final part of the webinar with a  short moderated Q and A session.  

NZSL and live captioning will be available. A captioned recording will be shared on our YouTube channel and through social media after the event.

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

This workshop is focussed on equipping attendees with the skills and confidence to respond to sensitive disclosures safely and supportively. Attendees will learn to approach these situations through a Trauma Informed Lens.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser: nathalie@grow.co.nz.

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

This workshop is focussed on equipping attendees with the skills and confidence to respond to sensitive disclosures safely and supportively. Attendees will learn to approach these situations through a Trauma Informed Lens.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser: nathalie@grow.co.nz.