Therapeutic Communities (TC) Training: May and June 2025, Auckland

On completion participants receive a certificate and earn dapaanz Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Training is at no cost to participants.

The Therapeutic Community (TC) training programme is developed specifically for the Aotearoa New Zealand context.

The aim of the training is to support addiction practitioners, addiction support workers and other relevant professionals and students to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills that can be used in the addiction therapeutic community context.

Course Dates and Times:

Training is four days broken into two 2-day blocks; participants must complete all 4 days.

Block one: 15 May 2025 (9.30am-4pm) & 16 May 2025 (9am-4pm)

Block two: 5 June 2025 (9.30am-4pm) & 6 June 2025 (9am-4pm)

Course Modules Include:

• Overview of the Therapeutic Community
• Community as method
• TC structure, organisation and environment
• Relationship dynamics within in a TC
• Staff roles and responsibilities/rational authority
• Group work within TC
• Community tools
• Work as therapy
• Continuing care
• Supervised practicum/learning by experience

Completion requirements:

• 11 hours of self-directed learning through completion of the Hua Oranga module

All applications for the training will be considered and you will be advised if you are accepted or not. All applications must be received by Friday 4 April 2025.

Please contact Jason.Jones@tepou.co.nz with any inquiries.