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Te Pou offices are open across the country. In Auckland there are restrictions in place, and the ability to permit visitors is limited. We encourage you to contact our team by email or phone in the first instance - see our staff contact page for details. Stay safe everyone.

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Talking therapy guides

Te Pou’s series of talking therapy guides for mental health and addiction staff support them to assist the growing diversity of people they work with. The guides are assisting practitioners to form effective therapeutic relationships, and adapt therapies to meet the specific needs of:

  • older adults
  • Māori
  • Pasifika peoples
  • asian people
  • refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants
  • people with problematic substance use.

The skills and competencies required to deliver talking therapies effectively are acquired through training and maintained through clinical supervision and practice (Scottish Government, 2011).

Resources

A Guide to Talking Therapies in New Zealand

A user-friendly guide to talking therapies for people with mental health needs and their family members.

Talking Therapies for Asian People

A summary of best and promising practice when using talking therapies with Asian people.

Talking Therapies for Māori - He Rongoa Kei te Korero

A summary of best and promising practice when using talking therapies with Māori.

Talking Therapies for Older Adults

Summary of best and promising practices when using talking therapies with older adults.

Talking Therapies For Pasifika Peoples

A guide to using talking therapies effectively with Pasifika peoples.

Talking Therapies for People with Problematic Substance Use

Summary of best and promising practice when using talking therapies with people who experience problematic substance use.

Therapies for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and New Migrants

A summary of best and promising practice when using talking therapies with refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants.

Stories

Let's get talking toolkit launch

13 December 2016

Handover | Issue 37 - December 2016 - Talking therapies Te Pou is excited to announce the launch of the Let’s get talking toolkit. Three years in the making, the Let’s get talking toolkit is a suite of tools to support health services to deliver effective talking therapies for mental health and addiction.

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