New Course!

Clinical Care of Transgender and Gender Diverse Young People

The Youth Health Team at the University of Auckland is offering a new postgraduate course in 2018.

Do you want to develop and advance your skills, knowledge and expertise in the clinical care of transgender and gender diverse young people? The University of Auckland is offering a new course for health professionals who care for transgender and gender diverse young people.

The course will cover:

  • The epidemiology and development of transgender and gender diverse  identity in children and young people
  • How to best assess and support transgender and gender diverse  identity in children and young people 
  • In-depth aspects of the medical and surgical care  of transgender and gender diverse  young people
  • Ethical and management issues in caring for transgender and gender diverse  young people

 The course  is  delivered  in  semester one over 3  one  day  block  teaching  sessions  and one half-day for case presentations

These  will  involve  different  modes  of  teaching  including  didactic,  small  group,  interactive  workshop  and  role  plays  using adolescent actors.

This is a postgraduate applied clinical course that is suitable for Health Professionals  working with transgender and gender diverse young people in health, education and social service settings. This course requires that students have previously completed PAEDS712 or are currently enrolled in PAEDS712.

For more information and prior to enrolling please contact Dr Simon Denny, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health.  Phone: (09) 923 9400 Email: s.denny@auckland.ac.nz


  • MOH - Childhood Obesity Plan

    14 Mar 2016 2:53 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Childhood obesity plan

    This package of initiatives aims to prevent and manage obesity in children and young people up to 18 years of age.

    The package has three focus areas, made up of 22 initiatives, which are either new or an expansion of existing initiatives:

    1. Targeted interventions for those who are obese
    2. Increased support for those at risk of becoming obese
    3. Broad approaches to make healthier choices easier for all New Zealanders.

    The focus is on food, the environment and being active at each life stage, starting during pregnancy and early childhood.

    The package brings together initiatives across government agencies, the private sector, communities, schools, families and whānau.

    To read more click here 


  • ASD Services in Auckland

    14 Mar 2016 2:49 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

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  • Interacting Newsletter - Mar 2016

    14 Mar 2016 2:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The first Interacting newsletter that includes dates of this year’s InterACT festival, information about community classes and loads more! Take a moment to have a look. We will be contacting you about participating in this year’s festival in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for the email

     

    Kind regards

    Paula Crimmens

    Interacting theatre

    098495595

    0276100824


  • Emerge Aotearoa to run short term housing response in Auckland

    14 Mar 2016 2:36 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Kia ora koutou

    You may recall in September 2015 that the Social Housing Minister announced a short term housing response for Auckland to help ease pressure on emergency housing in Auckland.

    In October, the Ministry sought proposals to run the service and I can confirm that community housing provider Emerge Aotearoa has been contracted to deliver extra emergency housing places in Auckland.

    The service starts will provide accommodation for up to 30 people (including families and individuals) at any one time, for up 12 weeks.

    Running for two years, Emerge Aotearoa will deliver up to 120 additional places each year for people and families in Auckland who urgently need accommodation and have nowhere to stay.

    The first of the 17 places will be available from 14 March 2016 with the other 13 available from mid-May. People will be housed in properties ranging from one and two bedroom units to three and four bedroom houses.

    People can be referred to the service if they’re on the social housing register or through direct referral.  The extra 120 places will be included in the Auckland Emergency Housing Centralised Register the Ministry is managing. The database provides a clearer picture on the availability of emergency housing beds across the city.

    While being housed, individuals and families will have access to other social support services they may need and Emerge Aotearoa will work with the client to develop a plan to help them move into sustainable housing.

    The support continues for people after they leave the service, with Emerge Aotearoa working with them for up three months to help them settle into their new property.

    This short-term housing response is based on a similar initiative operating in Christchurch where individuals and families living insecure accommodation are referred to a provider for placement into emergency accommodation.

    These contracted places follow the review the Ministry has undertaken into the emergency housing sector which found emergency housing providers, especially in Auckland, reporting increased pressures on their services.

    While this response is focused on Auckland, the needs of other regional centres will be considered as part of a new proposed funding model for emergency housing which the Government is expected to announce in the coming months.

    If you have any questions, please get in touch.

    The Minister’s media release is available on the Beehive website.

    Regards

     

    Blair McKenzie

    Regional Commissioner for Social Development Auckland
    Ministry of Social Development
    Private Bag 68-911, Newton, Auckland


  • Professional Development Seminars

    14 Mar 2016 2:32 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Effective Bullying Prevention and Intervention

    with Margaret Thorsborne

    Friday 8th April 2016

    Schools all over the world struggle to deal with the vexing issue of bullying. How do we create an environment in our classrooms and wider school community that minimises the chances of bullying happen, and when it does, what responses and interventions are most effective?

    This highly practical workshop with international expert, Margaret Thorsborne, will equip teachers and school managers with some clear ideas and advice about what works and what doesn’t.
     

    Click here for more information...


  • Disability Connect E-Bulletin Mar 2016

    14 Mar 2016 2:30 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Welcome to the Disability Connect e-bulletin for week beginning 14th March 2016. Click on the link below to access the e-bulletin and read about:

    • New Disability ‘Colleague’ Social Worker role at Disability Connect
    • Purple Day – 26th March - raising awareness of epilepsy and Epilepsy Association of New Zealand Inc.
    • TANI (The Asian Network Inc) 14th Annual Asian Forum – 19th April at Fickling Centre – Save the date!
    • Disability Connect seminars over March – IF including Respite, Work and Income Supports in Disability and Planning for Adulthood
    • Auckland Disability Law - Save the Date! Supported Decision Making – a National Conversation Hui 20 & 21 April 2016
    • Living Options Seminar – due to demand Disability Connect will present another seminar late April, date TBA
    • (CLIMB) Centre for Learning, Integration and Managing Behaviour provides support for children and teenagers diagnosed with Autism and other spectrum disorders
    • Manukau Support Group – PACT 311 Great South Road, Papatoetoe - Meet others who are raising children with a variety of disabilities
    • Survey - part of a PhD study “How does the need for fulltime care impact on the social interactions and activities of young adults with complex needs?”
    • Vaka Tautua – Financial Literacy for Pacific Families with disabilities – 8 week course, starts 22nd March
    • Plus loads of interesting websites, links and bulletins from other organisations

     

    e-bulletin 14 March 2016 PDF


  • SAHM’s Adolescent Health News Roundup for March 4-10

    14 Mar 2016 2:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Top stories this week include: 

    ADHD medications found to be tied to lower bone density, simple changes in bad neighborhoods linked to lower teen murder rates, high rates of caffeine consumption in adolescents, South Dakota Governor vetoed anti-trans "bathroom bill," and the AAP recommends pediatricians should screen for poverty during child-wellness visits.

    In This Issue

    Adolescent Health in the News
    Recent Research
    National
    International
    Recent Publications
    Conference Announcements
    Upcoming Webinars
    Call for Scholarship Nominations


  • FASD update March 2016

    07 Mar 2016 5:30 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Kia ora tatau FANNZ  

    The ever expanding FASD field in Aotearoa has demonstrated its capacity for positive change early in 2016!  This has been through the huge efforts to make submissions that informs the Ministry of Health led, ‘Taking Action on FASD Discussion Document’.  Great work!  It is never easy to find the time. 

    However it was the participation, energy and ongoing commitment expressed in the series of workshops with our Canadian visitors and FASD specialists Dr Jacqueline Pei and Tracy Mastrangelo that has really resonated for the field.  These were not only filled to capacity, reaching over 800 service providers and families, they were full of inspiring stories of what is already working, and ideas shared as to how we can collaboratively achieve FASD action ‘Moving Forward’ for those most in need.  Seeking solutions and resolving issues together was the key theme of the workshops.  

    The day after the last workshop Jacquie shared this message, which I think captures the kaupapa of shared experiences and understanding beautifully,  

    “I've been experiencing a fantastic journey through New Zealand, talking about FASD. In this trip, not only have I admired the landscape and unique terrain, but I've been amazed by the warmth and energy of the people here. This characteristics have been transferred to the efforts to respond to FASD in NZ, and the result in our workshops has simply been overwhelming. I'm so impressed with the momentum here, and rejuvenated by the passion to address this topic. Perhaps the best part of all is the new relationships established and friendships made; which will help us to continue to develop our strong Canada - NZ partnerships in responding to FASD.”

    A big shout out to FosteringKids and their volunteering ‘blue shirts’ for all their hard work and professional management at each event, to the FASD-CAN members who helped out and met up, to the HPA for their co-sponsorship along with the ongoing commitment from Alcohol Healthwatch.  Most of all a big thank you to Jacquie and Tracy for sharing their powerful and inspiring FASD knowledge, research and experience with us all and their great families who loaned them to us for a while.  We learned together and shared a lot. It truly was an example of what good people can achieve collaboratively!

    For those unable to attend don’t despair. Opportunities to listen, watch and share are in the pipeline: 

    • ·         Listen to a 25 minute interview for Plains FM 96.9  http://plainsfm.org.nz/on-demand/understanding-and-responding-fasd/  
    • ·         the Nelson workshop was filmed with kind permission of the presenters and audience and thanks to HPA sponsorship the highlights will be captured on video and made publically available later this month.
    • ·         FosteringKids have included FASD in a new series of podcasts under development in association with Journalist Alistair Wilkinson.

    Watch this space for further exciting FASD Action opportunities as 2016 unfolds!

    Kia kaha

    Christine Rogan

    Health Promotion Advisor and FASD Project Coordinator

    Level 1, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket, Auckland

    *: P.O. Box 99407, Newmarket, Auckland 1149

    (: (09) 520 7037(09) 520 7037 I christine@ahw.org.nz

    :: www.ahw.org.nz  www.fan.org.nz


  • Collaborative Trust Hui - Early Bird Registrations Close Tomorrow Don't Miss Out

    07 Mar 2016 5:27 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    Register now to take advantage of Early Bird Pricing
    * applies only to registrations received on or before 8 of March 2016

     

    The Collaborative Trust for Research & Training
    in Youth Health & Development brings you:
    More Than Words - Our 8th Annual Hui

     

    Two practical and intensive days designed to equip participants to positively impact youth health and development.


     Focussed on developing skills for:
    - Enriching Wellbeing in Self and Others, 
    - Enhancing Youth Health & Development
    - Accessing, Understanding and Implementing Research & Evaluation.


    Join us for:

    - Inspirational speakers
     - A great range of workshops focussed on developing practical skills
     - Updates on what people are doing to positively impact youth wellbeing
     - And presentations sharing some of the latest research!
     

     Full details here.                       PDF version here.


    email info@collaborative.org.nz with any enquiries

     

    *EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS CLOSING SOON - Register now to receive the discounted pricing.

  • YCAP Newsletter - Feb 2016

    29 Feb 2016 9:17 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Kia ora koutou,

    Welcome to the February edition of the YCAP newsletter for 2016.

    Here's what you will find in the newsletter this month:

    • 2015 Māori health profiles in New Zealand
    • Final data-set enhances at-risk youth profile
    • Australian research: Young people in child protection are more likely to be under youth justice supervision
    • New initiative to help at-risk kids succeed
    • Having difficult conversations with challenging parents
    • Bay of Plenty communities: A focus on  youth engagement and making positive impact in the first 1,000 days of a child's life
    • Pacific ways of talk: hui and talanoa
    • 6 million breakfasts served in schools
    • Events around the country on youth development
    • Entries open for the Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards
    • 2016 American Justice Summit

    To read more click here

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