ĀTA Adventure Therapy Aotearoa are offering two workshops for kaimahi/workers who work or want to work therapeutically outside with groups of whaiora/people seeking health. The content for the workshops build on each other but can be attended independently. All workshops are trauma and culturally informed.

Please register on Humanitix

Workshop 1. Facilitating Therapeutic Experiences (Friday August 28th 9am-5pm)

 Learn essential elements for design and delivery of outdoor therapeutic group work
Introduction to theories behind adventure and nature-based therapy
 What ‘Adventure Therapy’ is within Aotearoa and worldwide
 Experience how to put these theories into practice
 The importance and application of whanaungatanga/relationships
 How you can integrate your usual mahi/work into adventure therapy experiences

Workshop 2. Processing the Therapeutic Experience (Saturday August 29th 8am-4pm)

 Processing and transferring therapeutic outdoor experiences into ongoing life.
 Using models and adapting activities to meet the intention of the group, support processing and transfer learning into life
 Pūrakau & metaphor
 Framing and front loading
 Creating group discussion

The venue –

We will be at Hibbert Park

The venue has basic bunk style accommodation available, please let us know if you would like to stay the night.

There is a small hall where will be base ourselves and some nice green spaces nearby. The hall has a full kitchen that we will have access to. It is situated not far from a beach in case you are keen on a polar swim 🙂

Catering –
The training will be catered and we will try our best to meet individual needs.

What to bring and more information –
We will email out a what to bring list to participants along with more information closer to the training.

Facilitators –
Helen Jeffery and Kelly O’Hagan

Any questions please contact Kelly by email – kelly.ohagan.ata@gmail.com