Social Service Providers Aotearoa
SSPA is a voice and support for non-profit organisations that turn lives around in their work with vulnerable children, young people and families/whanau.
Nau Mai, Haere Mai ki Whakamanawa 2023 – The National Social Services Conference!
1 & 2 May 2023, Te Papa Tongarewa in beautiful Te Whanganui-a-Tara!
Whakamanawa is the moment for all those working in social service mahi and across the social sector to hui together, be inspired, share learning and keep up-to-date with everything happening in our sector. Right now as the flood response continues, and every day around the country, in your roles as kaimahi across our social services and social sector, you are the people making a difference for families and whānau. Whakamanawa 2023 is your chance to gather together, reflect, learn and connect with one another.
Make sure you are connecting, contributing and learning at Whakamanawa 2023 by clicking here and purchasing your earlybird tickets now.
Event Properties
| Event Date | 01-05-2023 9:30 am |
| Event End Date | 02-05-2023 4:30 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 09-02-2023 |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | $460.00 |
Past events
Events Archive
Designed for supervisors, this workshop provides an overview of relational trauma, and then explores indirect trauma impacts on workers and ways to mitigate these in supervision.
| Event Date | 28-08-2020 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 28-08-2020 4:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 25-08-2020 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 30 |
| Individual Price | $140.00 |
This workshop for workers and supervisors provides an in-depth look at the concept of professional dangerousness in relation to child and family work and explores individual and organisation dangerous dynamics that can occur. It offers strategies to prevent professional dangerousness from an individual and agency perspective.
| Event Date | 27-08-2020 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 27-08-2020 4:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 25-08-2020 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 30 |
| Individual Price | $140.00 |
This workshop for supervisors facilitated by Dr Nicki Weld provides an overview of relational trauma, and then explores indirect trauma impacts on workers and ways to mitigate these in supervision. The concepts of parallel process and counter-transference are also examined along with reflective practice based questions and tools.
20 March 2020, 9am-4pm in Auckland.
| Event Date | 20-03-2020 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 20-03-2020 4:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 18-03-2020 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 30 |
| Individual Price | $140/$160 |
Location: The Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop Street, Dunedin
Online registrations are now closed however please call Brenda Pilott on 027 430 6016 if you would like to attend
Activate – the place where social service leaders and practitioners come together and connect with decision makers.
The Dunedin Centre, 21 – 22 October 2019, Dunedin.
Please go to the Conference Page to view full information
| Event Date | 21-10-2019 10:30 am |
| Event End Date | 22-10-2019 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | 16-10-2019 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 280 |
| Individual Price | $60 - $415 |
Location: The Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop Street, Dunedin
Activate – the place where social service leaders and practitioners come together and connect with decision makers.
The Dunedin Centre, 21 – 22 October 2019, Dunedin.
Please go to the Conference Page to view full information
| Event Date | 21-10-2019 10:30 am |
| Event End Date | 22-10-2019 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | 16-10-2019 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 280 |
| Individual Price | $60 - $415 |