From Child Matters: The 5-day Child Protection Studies Programme is a Level 3 NZQA accredited course and will enhance the skills of those who are involved with children and young people by giving them a deeper understanding and knowledge to be able to take positive action to protect children and young people. The Child Protection Studies Programme provides students with a broad base of skills to act protectively when children have been abused, and to intervene early when a child is at risk. 15 - 19 August 2022, Monday-Friday 9am – 4pm, Auckland South, $650.00 plus GST per person

From Shine RESPOND: Increase your professional abilities and skills with our advanced level interactive training. Build a deeper understanding of the entrapment model of family violence as experts from Shine and specialist guest speakers share their insights into different elements of the model. Structured to enable attendees to build their comprehension and confidence to recognise and mitigate entrapment in ways that uphold dignity and build on safety for people experiencing family violence. Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 August 2022, 9am - 4pm each day, Kingsland, Auckland, $830+gst pp

The Whāraurau Supporting Parents Healthy Children (SPHC), Parenting and Trauma teams are proud to present a full day Online Forum. This forum brings together presentations focusing on whānau inclusive practice, parenting, factors impacting on the first 1000 days of life; and broader impacts of trauma. The intended outcomes are that the workforce will leave with increased knowledge and tangible tools to translate into practice. Wednesday 14 September 2022, 9am-4pm, online, free

The latest links to media articles on issues that impact on the family violence sector