Community of Practice for New Addiction Practitioners - 24 July 2025

Starting out in the field of addiction mahi can be both rewarding and challenging. If you are a new addiction practitioner (first two years of practice) and looking to build confidence, share experiences, and grow alongside others, a Community of Practice offers a supportive space to do so. Through regular discussions, resource sharing, and collaborative problem-solving, you’ll deepen your understanding of practice, strengthen your professional identity, and feel more connected to the addiction workforce.

The purpose of this community is to bring together new addiction practitioners with a common interest to learn and solve problems in specific areas relating to their addiction mahi.

The communities are built on trust, confidentiality, collaborative learning, common goals, personal and professional development, respect, equitable participation, shared responsibility, exploration, and knowledge sharing and upheld by Te Tiriti principles.

Refining the purpose and goals of the community of practice will be established by the group.

We have the first two group details below. Please note: You’ll need to register separately for each session. Once registered, you will receive the Zoom invite via email.

Thursday 26 June 12pm to 1pm

Kahurangi Fergusson-Tibble will join us to welcome in the group.

Kahurangi Fergusson-Tibble | Te Pou

Thursday 24 July 12pm to 1pm

Dr Zara Mansoor will join us to look at supporting people experiencing addiction by understanding cognitive behavioural strategies for recovery.

Zara Mansoor | University of Otago