IPMHA professional development reports

As part of the national IPMHA workforce development programme for the health improvement practitioner (HIP) training, Te Pou has a role to provide HIP trainers to deliver the programme.

In 2025 it was identified that supporting the ongoing development of knowledge, skills and confidence of trainers to deliver culturally safe training would support the ongoing evolution of the programme.

The Mā te Rongo workshop series was delivered in two parts, each comprising a full-day workshop followed by a half-day reflective practice session. The purpose of the workshop series was to build confidence, enhance understanding, and create structured opportunities to transition learning into training practice.

This report summarises feedback from participants who attended the workshop series. It captures self-reported increases in trainer understanding and confidence, as well as intentions to integrate learning into the IPMHA HIP programme delivery.

In January 2025, Te Pou provided a series of professional development trainings for health improvement practitioners (HIPs), health coaches and support workers who are employed in an IPMHA-funded role in primary care or community settings. The trainings were informed by sector feedback on the need for ongoing professional development for these roles.

This report summarises feedback from people who attended the workshops.

It includes self-reported increases in trainees’ knowledge, understanding, skills, and confidence after the workshop as well as their intention to apply their learning from the training in their work.

In January 2025, Te Pou provided a series of professional development trainings for health improvement practitioners (HIPs), health coaches and support workers who are employed in an integrated primary mental health and addiction (IPMHA) funded role in primary care or community settings.

The training was informed by sector feedback on the need for ongoing professional development for these roles. This report focuses on the Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) training for HIPs; health coaches and support workers delivered during January to June 2025.

This report summarises feedback from trainees who attended the workshops. It includes self-reported increases in trainees understanding and confidence after the workshop as well as their intention to apply their learning from the training in their practice.

Between January and June 2025 Te Pou funded the Pūrākau and Motivational Interviewing (MI) professional development workshops for health improvement practitioners (HIPs), health coaches, and support workers who are employed in an IPMHA funded role in primary care or community settings.

The workshop aimed to explore the mana of both pūrākau and MI in conversation, helping attendees to support others in talking themselves into change. It also aimed to deepen attendees’ understanding of the Pōwhiri process to assist with engaging with Māori.

This report summarises feedback from people who attended the workshops. It includes self-reported increases in trainees understanding, knowledge, skills, and confidence after the workshop, as well as their intention to apply learning from the training in their practice.

In 2025, Te Pou provided a series of professional development trainings for health improvement practitioners (HIPs), health coaches and support workers who are employed in an integrated primary mental health and addiction (IPMHA) funded role in primary care or community settings. The training was informed by sector feedback on the need for ongoing professional development for these roles. With the growing emphasis on quality and accountability across the health and social service sectors, supervision is increasingly recognised to ensure safe, professional practice and high-quality care for people accessing health and social services.

This report summarises feedback from people who attended the workshops. As of end of June 2025, two workshops have been delivered for 37 people.