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
Dr. Nicola Atwool from Otago University presenting on child-centred and trauma-informed practice as two examples of current practice issues.
30 August in Rotorua.
| Event Date | 30-08-2018 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 30-08-2018 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | 28-08-2018 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 95 |
| Individual Price | $50/ $70 |
Engaging with Trauma is a practical, interactive workshop that uses a range of awareness and sensory modulation tools to aid in the development of resilience, emotional processing skills and safe grounding when working with people who have experienced trauma.
Led by Dr Janine Joyce, social worker and lecturer at Otago Polytechnic, this is a skills-development workshop that builds on Nicola Atwool’s popular series of seminars on trauma-informed practice.
6 July, Napier
| Event Date | 06-07-2018 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 06-07-2018 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | 04-07-2018 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 50 |
| Individual Price | $100/ $120 |
Register your interest here to join in SSPA's bulk order of the Community Law Manual 2018-2019 edition. We will place a bulk order once we have more than 20 interests. So spread the word and make sure to register your interest by 20 July 5.00pm.
| Event Date | 13-06-2018 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 20-07-2018 5:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 20-07-2018 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | TBA |
This aims to develop the skills and knowledge of participants to win contracts through tendering.
Margaret Gilbert, Director of Corporate Contracts Management, helps participants to understand the procurement process and how best to respond to tenders by having an effective proposal response.
Wellington, 11 April
| Event Date | 11-04-2018 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 11-04-2018 12:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 10-04-2018 12:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 10 |
| Individual Price | $70 - $90 |
Dr. Nicola Atwool from Otago University presenting on child-centred and trauma-informed practice as two examples of current practice issues.
15 February 2018 in Christchurch.
| Event Date | 15-02-2018 8:30 am |
| Event End Date | 15-02-2018 3:45 pm |
| Cut off date | 13-02-2018 5:00 pm |
| Capacity: | 120 |
| Individual Price | 15 - 50 |