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What will this involve? You will need to complete the PD proposal form located at http://www.psychology.org.nz/members-only telling us about the PD opportunity you wish to offer, your expertise in the topic, its relevance to NZPsS members and your expectations of remuneration as the presenter.  The form will need to reach us by 1 February, 2017. 

Ethics Matters Delivery of Psychological Services An international opportunity

What happens next?

Student Space • • •

Transitioning from Student to Registered Psychologist Preparing for your Internship Supervision Student Professional Development

Professional Development •

2017 PD plan Annual Conference 2017

Membership Notices News Bytes & Resources Advertising

Providing professional development to our members in 2017. Can you assist? The NZPsS is currently developing its professional development programme for 2017.  If NZPsS members would like to provide a professional development seminar, webinar or workshop for members we would be pleased to receive a proposal from you. 

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hōu Call for PD submissions-NZPsS members NZPsS submission Psychology Week Welcome to Helen Weststrate NZPssS Accredited as a living wage employer

Professional Issues • •

December/Hakihea 2016

Our warm wishes to you all for a happy and safe and restful Festive Season. A big thank you for your support of the NZPsS and of each. The success of the NZPsS is the collective result of the myriad ways in which members represent and work on behalf of the Society. We have a wonderfully dedicated and committed membership whose work supports excellence in the practice of our members, assists us in fulfilling our bicultural commitment and helps us have a voice on social justice issues. The Executive - National Office Team The office will be closed from 26 December and reopens 4 January.

All offers of professional development will be considered by the NZPsS Professional Development Committee who will evaluate submissions on the basis of their relevance to the strategic direction of the Society, their value and interest to members, their consideration of the NZPsS bicultural commitment and the costs of delivery.  Members submitting proposals will be informed individually on the outcome of their proposal.

NZPsS Submission on Seclusion and Restraint The NZPsS has made a submission to the Human Rights Commission on seclusion and restraint in mental health and education services, noting that workforce planning is an essential part of solutions to the reduction and elimination of seclusion and restraint. To access the submission go to: http://www.psychology.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/ Submission_seclusion-and-restraint-in-ment1-002.pdf Page 1

Psychology Week- a great success!!! A huge thank you to all our members around the country whose inspiration, dedication, skills, knowledge and plain hard work made Psychology Week 2016 the huge success it was. The wide array of events held throughout the country attracted increased numbers of people compared with 2015. Extracts of comments from members about the events The most successful event involved young people imaking squishy stress balls and learning about ways to manage fear, anxiety and stress in the process; this event attracted participants aged 9 - 18 years and was hosted by Youth Space.  The presenter said there was a lot of laughter and talk of what they would be used for, and the boys especially appeared to enjoy the sensory experience…MidCentral The IComPA film event last evening was a great success - as was the conversation that followed. We had 49 attendees aged approx 8-80s who were mostly Pakeha New Zealanders with a few Americans in the audience as well. I heard several comments afterwards about the welcoming and inclusive space that the event created…Waikato Our public lecture was attended by approximately 100 participants and provided a great opportunity to learn the value of experiencing positive emotions, how to connect with technology mindfully, the value of fruit and vege on our psychological wellbeing and the importance of feeling connected to groups has on the number of years we live. We have had great feedback regarding the flow of topics… Otago/Southland Psychology featured in the media in Otago as a result of Psychology Week- see http://www.channel39.co.nz/ news/otago-phd-student-finds-good-food-fendsdepression and https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/home/ our-work/story/23/133/damian-scarf The event was successful and the feedback from the public was very positive. All presenters did a fine job, and all presentations were sharp, focussed and very interesting. Wellington All of the presenters did a fantastic job and their presentations were very informative. I think people really

valued the effort the presenters had put in to making their presentations meaningful and interesting.  Auckland We had displays in three libraries in Nelson and had organised three drop in sessions of an hour each for public.  Two psychologists were present at each session. The libraries have agreed to keep the display on and are willing for people to take that information if needed.  Nelson/Marlborough We had a great turnout (58) and the talks were fabulous thanks to the speakers. Bay of Plenty To find out more about what was on offer during Psychology Week go to http://www.psychology.org.nz/ pd-events/psychology-week

Wellington presenters

Otago presenters

An Auckland presentation

Welcome to Helen Weststrate

Bay of Plenty presenters

A warm welcome to Helen Weststrate who has joined the NZPsS as Membership Administrator. Helen brings a wealth of skills to her role including working at Victoria University Library delivering client services and at Enliven Community Support in Wellington. Helen is enjoying getting to know members and students and looks forward to assisting you to make the most of your membership. Page 2

NZPsS accredited as a living wage employer The New Zealand Psychological Society has been accredited by the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand as a living wage employer paying at least $19.80/ hour to its employees. The NZPsS joins an increasing number of employers who believe that paying a living wage is an important ethical action to take.

Professional Issues Ethics Matters Dr Elizabeth du Preez is a registered clinical and counselling psychologist and a lecturer on the Postgraduate Programme in Counselling Psychology at AUT. She has a special interest in professional ethics and clinical supervision and maintains a small private practice in Auckland. [email protected] This is Elizabeth Du Preez’s final “Ethics Matters” column. Elizabeth’s columns have been stimulating and thought provoking and relevant to the practical realties of working as a psychologist. A big thank you Elizabeth – we have hugely appreciated your columns. As this will be my last column for Connections I would like to thank Pamela Hyde for the opportunity to contribute to the professional debate on ethical practice for psychologists in NZ. I have had some wonderful email exchanges with members which has enriched my own practice and understanding of what it means to practice ethically, what gets in the way of doing this, and how to go about solving these dilemmas. In the two years that I have contributed to Connections I have covered the topics that were part of my supervision group conversations, discussions with colleagues and students or were

something that I noticed in my practice or the news. Pam has mentioned that we will collate some of these into an easy downloadable PDF file on the Psychological Society website for future reference. So how to say goodbye? I thought it would be good to leave with a column that doesn’t focus on any particular ethical dilemma, but rather to challenge you to think about the values that underpin your ethical decision making processes. The Code of Ethics outlines the “what and how” of the process in a six-step model: identify the issues and practices that are ethically relevant; develop alternative courses of action, preferably in consultation with a professional colleague or supervisor; for each identified course of action analyse the likely shortterm, ongoing, and long-term risks and benefits for the individual(s) and/or group(s) involved or likely to be affected; conscientiously apply the principles, values and practice implications to each course of action in the light of the identified risks and benefits and decide which offers the best balance between these; take the chosen course of action, accepting responsibility for the consequences of the chosen course of action; evaluate the consequences of the action, correcting negative outcomes if possible and, if the issues originally identified are not resolved, re-engage in the decision making process. What is missing, however, is the answer to the question of “who do we want to be as psychologists?” Prilleltensky’s (1997) work on the importance of values in ethical decision making can be a useful place to start thinking about this question. When we clarify our values as practitioners then we can move within any ethical decision making model with a level of congruency that aligns the personal and professional. He describes five values that are considered as particularly relevant to psychology as it speaks to the core of its unique identity in the field of mental health service providers. These five values are: caring and compassion; acknowledging the importance of self-determination; respecting human diversity; engaging collaboratively; and promoting democratic participation. These values won’t be important to or the same for everyone, but it is essential

that we, as part of our reflective practice requirement, engage in an exercise to answer the question of which values drive our professional decisions. Unless we can answer this question, following the ethical decision making steps outlined above runs the risk of only being a technical exercise that is divorced from the interpersonal. I think the four principles of the Code of Ethics also offers us a good starting place to think about the values of Respect, Caring, Integrity and Responsibility and how these inform and shape ethical decisions. Given that 2016 has certainly been a year of many changes and challenges internationally and in our own back yard, I would like to add the values of compassion and self-compassion to my list. Let’s continue the conversations about how to be ethical psychologists, not only as a skill to have, but also as who we want to be as human beings. Ngā manaakitanga Elizabeth Prilleltensky, I. (1997). Values, assumptions and practices: Assessing the moral implication of psychological discourse and action. American Psychologist,52(5), 537-535.

Changes to the Delivery of Psychological Services There are three recent reports which have been released in quick succession and relate to the work of psychologists who work in the areas of disability and education: (1) The Select Committee report on children identified with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum disorders (2) The Learning Support (Special Education) Update (3) Modernising Learning Support: Leadership review proposal for change All three have major implications for how psychological services are delivered to young people, their whānau, in educational settings and beyond. John Fitzgerald and I have sought a meeting on behalf of the NZPsS with the Ministry of Education to discuss the current restructure and modernising document, the Page 3

Learning Support Update and Select Committee Reports. They asked us to wait until they had been able to consult with manager and fieldwork staff. We have now confirmed a meeting with David Wales and Anna Priestley in the New Year on Tuesday 24 January to discuss the role of educational psychology within the new Ministry of Education structure. Below are some of the questions we have prepared for our meeting. Questions 1. What will be the formula used to determine the number of educational psychologists and other professional staff to meet the current level of demand? 2. “The intent is to invest more in Communications Services, especially in the early years”. Will additional funding be sought to meet the current demand for psychologists? 3. Will 10 regions with their Directors of Education operate as discrete business units? What safeguards are in place to avoid the potential pitfalls of fragmentation/lack of co-ordination that was reported in the former Special Education Services (See Special Education 2000)? 4. What will be the process and structure to deliver professional support and training to psychologists working in the field? 5. What will be the process and structure to provide a nationally coordinated psychologist internship programme? 6. Who will carry out the “triage” function in the Learning Support Update and what expertise will they have? 7. The 0800 “Triage” referral system will be piloted in the Waiariki/Bay of Plenty Ministry region in February 2017. How long is the evaluation period? Will our members be able to view and comment on the evaluation of this pilot? 8. Will psychologists be released to carry out the research and offer advice to the community regarding dyslexia, dyspraxia and ASD as recommended by the

recent select committee e. g. the evidence or not for programmes such as Arrowsmith, Irlen lenses and Brain Gym? Please contact Quentin Abraham (President of the NZPsS and Educational Psychologist) by email quentinabraham@ greenstoneconsultants.co.nz if you have any additional questions. Tuckey, K. (2016, 30 November). Seclusion room use highlights challenging situation in schools Stuff. Retrieved from http://www.stuff. co.nz/national/education/87024502/seclusion-room-use-highlightschallenging-situation-in-schools Support (Special Education) Update- Next Steps. Retrieved from http:// www.education.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Ministry/Informationreleases/R-Final-Cabinet-Paper-21-Nov-2016.pdf (Sec 63, p11) Massey University College of Education. (2002). Special Education 2000. Monitoring and Evaluation of The Policy: Final Report – Phase 3: Ministry Of Education. Office of the Minister of Education. (2016). Appendix 3 Example of future state of learning support. Retrieved from http://www.education. govt.nz/ministry-of-education/information-releases/learning-supportpreviously-special-education-update-information-release/ Appendix 3 Example of future state of learning support. New Zealand Parliament Education and Science Select Committee. (2016). Inquiry into the identification and support for students with the significant challenges of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum disorders in primary and secondary schools Report of the Education and Science Committee November 2016. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/51DBSCH_SCR71769_1/ cd88907f3c87d07b8b1db046417ed1e43fcd3e85 Shannon, K. (2016). Modernising Learning Support: Leadership review proposal for change. Wellington: Ministry of Education. Office of the Minister of Education. (2016). LearningCall for Editor Psychology Resources Around the World.

An opportunity- International Union of Psychological Science For more information, see: http://www.iupsys.net/news/ call-for-editor-psychology-resources-around-the-world

Student Space From your student repMichele Blick Another busy year is drawing to a close. Some of you will have completed your first or second year of post-graduate study, and others will have submitted a thesis. Phew! For those who have completed an internship, you will be transitioning from student to registered psychologist. In addition to registering with the New Zealand Psychologists Board, I encourage you to apply for full NZPsS membership. There are many benefits. • Applying for full membership after being a student subscriber entitles you to receive a 50% discount for the first year of membership • Access to affordable professional development including the annual conference • Being part of a professional community and connecting with psychologists through the Institutes and Branches • Access to current news, relevant policies and professional issues • Opportunities to be part of shaping the future of psychology • Support to advocate for social justice issues • Keeping up to date with research through free subscriptions to the New Zealand Journal of Psychology and Psychology Aotearoa • Free advice on ethical issues • Access to a mentor if you are new to psychology or to New Zealand • Reduced cost indemnity insurance • Access to ProQuest Psych Database • Free access to PsychDirect Referral Database Page 4

(members of the public can search the database for psychologists in private practice) • Links to international psychology organisations such as the Australian Psychological Society, American Psychological Association, and the British Psychological Society The following link outlines the benefits and services that you can access as a full member: http://www.psychology. org.nz/membership/benefits Membership information can be found here: http:// www.psychology.org.nz/membership

Transitioning from Student to Registered Psychologist For those transitioning from student to registered psychologist, or those curious about the experience of transitioning, a psychologist in her third year of practice shares her experience: Two aspects stand out as significant changes when I transitioned from intern psychologist to registered psychologist. The first was supervision. During my internship year supervision was intensive. I had two hours a week and I felt so supported. However, when I became a registered psychologist, people assumed that I suddenly knew a lot more and that I required less support. This was a sudden and massive shift. As a newly registered psychologist, I had to find my own supervisor. I recommend staying with the same supervisor if your experience of supervision was really good. Also, don’t feel shy about setting up clear supervision guidelines of what you need as a beginning psychologist. In addition to one on one supervision, I became part of a peer supervision group. This was useful and we used supervision to discuss the challenges encountered for us as newly registered psychologists. These included juggling an increased workload, dealing with workplace systems, and the challenges of working with other professionals. The second significant change related to my caseload. During my internship year my supervisor was strict

about the number of cases that I had. Consequently, I had time to read literature and to engage in in depth analysis. Once I became a newly registered psychologist, my caseload suddenly increased and I had less time to spend researching new areas. I went from experiencing an amazing high as a result of graduating and finally achieving my goal of being a psychologist, to feeling slightly overwhelmed with a full caseload and having less time to spend on each case. It took me six months of experiencing these feelings until I reached a more settled place. I figured out ways to work more efficiently and I reflected on the things that really motivated me and invested extra time in those areas. A last piece of advice … get your paperwork ready to go. I started my job two weeks after my oral exam. So, if you have a job lined up, make sure your paperwork is in order and ready to be submitted so that you are registered asap!

Preparing for your Internship Supervision Fiona Howard, Senior Tutor in the Doctoral Programme of Clinical Psychology at the University of Auckland, shares her expertise in the area of supervision. Fiona writes about the process of preparing for your internship supervision relationship. The most important learning you will do in your training may happen in supervision. That said, the relationship needs to work well for this to be possible. So how should you set this up? If it takes two to tango, what can you do to make this as good as it can be? Below I will try to convey some of the essentials which Bev Burns and I cover when we are talking to supervisees to help get you

started. Firstly, do a bit of learning about what supervision is and how it works. There are a few key articles or books which can help prepare you (e.g. Davys, 2001; Davys and Beddoe, 2010; Hawkins and Shohet, 2012; Howard, Burns and Black, 2016). Supervision covers such a wide range of functions, your supervisor will be both a supporter but also your evaluator; they are there to guide but also to challenge; they give you encouragement as well as feedback. These are the tensions most students experience in their supervisory relationships during internships and placements. This takes trust and flexibility by both parties, a willingness to take a risk to be open and honest. Secondly, prepare for the relationship itself. Consider what you yourself take into the relationship, both in terms of who you are professionally, strengths, concerns, skills, previous work and supervision experiences etc., as well as who you are personally, your gender, values, culture, life stage, learning style and so forth. Carroll and Gilbert (2011), and Davys (2007) write about this and provide ideas as to how to prepare. Take the time to have an indepth conversation about who you are and what goals you have so that the supervisor can tailor the supervision to fit your needs. If you learn best by watching before doing, say so; if you prefer feedback to be balanced (both positive and negative together), ask for that; if you are a person who loves to be thrown in the deep end, encourage them; and if you’re someone who may get triggered by a particular issue, find a way to let your supervisor know. We are all different and your supervisor needs to know how you learn best and how to make sure supervision is safe or effective for you. It’s useful to be able to have a conversation with your supervisor about how they can facilitate (and block) your learning. Plan your self-care and share this with your supervisor to establish a well-being agenda. Discuss what is going to be helpful to you personally and review this often. There is no more important time to do this than during your internship, however it is often the thing we underestimate we need and the first thing to forget when we are under Page 5

stress. You will likely need a lot of support during an internship year so it’s important that you create a bit of a support network amongst your whānau or friends and how the balance might need to be different in this coming year. Who are the people around you who are important to you, and who can support you in your work? What do you need to let them know? Preparing for supervision sessions: There are many things you can take to supervision. Students can take questions about what to do with clients, how to write reports or notes, what to do about an ethical issue, process your reactions to the work, discuss your self-care, and much more. If too many items are on the agenda it is hard to examine anything in depth. Making the best use of the supervision hour takes planning and organisation. Learning to give a brief nutshell summary of your clients or issues in supervision is key, writing this up beforehand is recommended, along with your goal for the session. That is, why do you want to discuss this issue, what is the outcome you need? Defining this before you start is half the work done often as time is short and you need to keep the discussion on track. In addition, check your notes from last session to make sure you have completed any tasks. As you develop trust in your supervisor and familiarity with the process, you will also hopefully begin to feel both affirmed and extended. Initially you will be guided as to what to do but as time goes on, it is the supervisor’s role to help you self-reflect on your work and try to identify solutions to problems yourself. Supervision is not a drip feed of ‘what to do next’ but rather a process of learning from your own experience. Ideally, the supervisor poses more questions than answers. This way you will develop your own internal supervisor, able to reflect in the moment. Supervision should also provide feedback and challenge. There can be a world of difference between what we think we do and what we actually do in sessions with clients so it’s important for your supervisor to see you work. Try to be open and honest in reporting what you did and how it went. Be prepared to make recordings of your work,

review them yourself and take them to supervision. It does take courage. We all have a fear of showing inadequacy or revealing ourselves to others, especially to someone who is evaluating us! Discussing this with your supervisor beforehand to help. Knowing and naming your own defensive patterns can help prevent them from getting in the way. Feedback is a two-way street of course, and every supervisor needs to know how you are experiencing the supervision. In your initial contracting, make sure you set up a regular process for providing feedback. This can be hard to do when they are evaluating you. If you are finding things difficult in supervision discuss this with someone at your course who may be able to offer some advice as to how to proceed. When in doubt, consult! Good luck and good management! References Carroll, M., & Gilbert, M. C. (2011). On being a supervisee: Creating

learning partnerships. London, United Kingdom: Vukani Press. Davys, A. (2001). Reflective learning in supervision. In L. Beddoe & J. Worral (Eds.), Supervision. From rhetoric to reality (pp. 87-97). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland College of Education. Davys, A. (2007). Active participation in supervision: A supervisee’s guide. In D. Wepa (Ed.), Clinical supervision in Aotearoa/ New Zealand: A health perspective. (pp. 26-42). Auckland: Pearson Education New Zealand. Davys, A., & Beddoe, L. (2010). Best practice in professional supervision: A guide for the helping professions. London, United Kingdom: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Hawkins, P., & Shohet, R. (2012). Supervision in the helping professions (4th ed.). Berkshire, United Kingdom: Open University Press McGraw Hill. Howard, F., Burns, B., & Black, R. (2016). ‘Supervision in Aotearoa NZ’ .In J Rucklidge, W. Waitoki, J. Feather & N. Robertson (Eds,) Professional Practice of Psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp 323-338). Wellington New Zealand: New Zealand Psychological Society. http://www.tepou.co.nz/page/966-professionalsupervision+profession al-supervision-guide-for-nursing-supervisees http://www.tepou.co.nz/file/Professional-Supervision-for-MentalHealthand-Addiction-Nurses.pdf

Student Professional Development At the free student breakfast during the recent NZPsS Annual Conference, students provided great suggestions for student-related PD. To ensure that this PD is available

for all students, we are currently planning webinars that will be available on the NZPsS website. If you have ideas for student-related PD or would like to be part of a webinar, please get in touch ([email protected]).

Find out what is going on in your region - Feel free to make contact with your branch and institute student rep: Branch Student Reps Otago Branch Sabrina Goh – [email protected] Canterbury Branch Julia Bergman - [email protected] Nelson Branch Trish Kennedy – [email protected] Wellington Branch Charlotte Wainwright – [email protected] Maddy Brocklesby – [email protected] Nick Arnott-Steel – [email protected] Thea Wass – [email protected] Katie Maher – [email protected] Central Districts Yvonne Woodhead – [email protected] Bay of Plenty Emma-Leigh Hodge – [email protected] Waikato Branch Jane Currie – [email protected] Auckland Branch Jules Lough - [email protected] Debbie Kenwright – [email protected]

Institute Student Reps Institute of Counselling Psychology Amanda Gilmour - [email protected] Institute of Organisational Psychology Karen Tonkin – [email protected] Institute of Educational and Developmental Psychology Veerle Van Cooten – [email protected] Page 6

Institute of Clinical Psychology Kate Ross-McAlpine – [email protected] Parewahaika Harris – [email protected] Institute of Community Psychology Teah Carlson – [email protected] Institute of Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology Jessica Scanlan - [email protected] Vacant Institute student rep positions: Institute of Health Psychology – contact Iris Fontanilla ([email protected]) Please don’t hesitate to contact me regarding anything that you would like me to share at the next executive committee meeting. Ka kite Michele [email protected]

NZPsS 2017 Annual Conference Professional Development We are now in the process of setting up the professional development programme for 2017. The event calendar will be included with Connections in February. Here are some of the workshops you can expect in 2017: Supervision Bicultural Working in difficult teams Best practice workshops for those who work in the Family Court From the Institute of Clinical Psychology: Workshops with Julia Rucklidge From the Institute of Organisational Psychology: A workshop on leadership in April presented by Joana

The 2017 conference will start with the pre-conference workshop day on Wednesday 30 August and finish on a Saturday, 2nd September. This is in response to feedback received from delegates who suggested not to include the Sunday. The conference venue is the Rydges Latimer Hotel, which has a dedicated conference floor. That means all rooms will be adjacent and accommodation is available in the same venue. Keynote speakers are still being confirmed. Watch this space (and the conference page on our website) for more information. Kuntz and a workshop on organisational development and change in October presented by Maree Roche. With Massey University: Prof Paul Farrand (UK) on low intensity programmes in August. Jointly with the NZCCP: Prof Paul Gilbert on compassion focussed therapy in December. More to follow. If you know of a great presenter or are aware of a need for a particular topic please get in touch with Heike at pd@ psychology.org.nz Page 7

Membership Notices The names of applicants for Full Membership of the NZPsS (and their nominees) approved for ballot, are listed below. Under Rule 11.4, a member who objects to the election of any applicant shall lodge the objection in writing with the Executive Director within 21 days of receipt of this notice. Such objection shall be supported in writing by a second member. An unsupported objection made by one member will be considered only under exceptional circumstances. If no objections are received within the time allowed, these applicants will be confirmed as members of the Society.

Hakihea - December 2016 Members’ Ballot Full members Dwyer, Jennifer

Auckland MSc Psych, Massey University, 2006; PG Dip I/O Psych 2007 J Eatwell/A Gardner

Heetkamp, Timothy Tauranga MAPsych, Massey University, 2014; PG Dip Psych Practice, Massey University, 2015 G Furstenburg/H Smith Neha, Tia

Wellington MA Psych, University of Otago; Phd Psych, University of Otago, 2016 B Dixon/M Wilson

Rathore, Helen Invercargill MSc Health Psych, University of Southampton, UK, 2000; Phd Clin Psych, University of Southampton, UK, 2003 M McDonald/M Prouting Rockman, Laura

Auckland Psy D (Clinical Psychology), Argosy University, USA, 2014 G Lucini/S Williams

St Martin, Leena

Auckland MA (1st Hons), University of Auckland, 1994; PG Dip in Clin Psych, University of Auckland, 1996 E Lavelle/D Semp

Vettise, Dominic

Cambridge MSc Psych, University of Otago, 2012; PG Dip Psych (Clinical), University of Waikato, 2014 A Tamatea/J Myers

Woodward, Julia Auckland MEd University of Otago, 1990; PG DipEd Psych, University of Otago, 1990 T Edwards/C Beinart

Student Welcomes Renea Barron, Whanganui Lewin Dickson, Palmerston North Jessica La, Wellington Zoe Morris Trainor, Nelson Lara Morton, Byron Seiuli, Hamilton

Institute Welcomes IEDP- Educational/Developmental Psychology Shona Aakjaer (Full Member- Practitioner) IOP Organisational Psychology John Austin (chartered member) Gene Bekker (chartered member) Lucy Cennamo-Jones (chartered member) IHP- Health Psychology Hayley Barnes (Student Affiliate) Amy Jackson (Student Affiliate) IComPA- Community Psychology Lewin Dickson (student member)

News Bytes & Resources Annual Report-Health and Disability Commissioner Please find below a link to the Annual Report of the Health and Disability Commissioner for the year ended 30 June 2016 which is now on the Commissioner’s website www.hdc.org.nz. It contains a wealth of information about our work in complaints resolution and education. Annual Report-Health and Disability Commissioner http://hdc.org.nz/publications/other-publications-fromhdc/annual-reports/annual-report-for-the-year-ending30-june-2016

Addressing issues in our mental health system- a position paper https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/home/our-work/ page/17/10/addressing-issues-in-our-mental-healthsystem-a-position-paper

Takatāpui Resource  Research shows takatāpui face higher risk of suicide and mental distress because of their experience of rejection and discrimination, and that whānau support is a key protective factor. The resource has been designed to grow visibility, acceptance and understanding for takatāpui, and to help to situate them within Māori culture and whānau. You can order a free print copy from our webstore or download your own copy. We’ve also filmed five interviews featuring takatāpui speaking openly about their experiences. You can watch a short video of these interviews on YouTube. Takatāpui is a collaboration between the Mental Health Foundation and the Tīwhanawhana Trust. Its development was funded through the Waka Hourua Community Fund, and the reprint has been supported by the Rule Foundation, Human Rights Commission, Intersex Awareness New Zealand, Lottery Grants and RainbowYOUTH. Jack Trolove Programme Design & Delivery Specialist, MHF Source: E-Bulletin, 23 November, 2016-Mental Health Foundation Page 8

NZPsS member Sarah Calvert draws your attention to this conference A warm invitation: come to IARPP Sydney 2017 : 25 – 28 May 2017 Next year we in New Zealand co-host the IARPP (The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy) conference. We warmly welcome you to think about coming and encouraging your colleagues, whatever their professional background to come. The organising committee has been privileged to be able to put together an really exciting program which will feature presenters from all around the world and which has as its theme ‘From the Margins to the Centre’. Progress and creativity thrive when familiar concepts and ideas are seen from new angles. Those who live, work and think at the margins, at the edges, away from the centre, necessarily have perspectives that differ from those who look from the centre, or from the mainstream. In this conference, in acknowledgement of the fact that Australia and New Zealand are geographically very far away from the centre, down-under, we would like to encourage presentations that offer new and creative ways of looking at, thinking about, and practicing psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. The conference will feature ‘Pre-Conference Workshops’ which will include topics such as ‘Embodying Psychoanalysis’, ‘Cultural Violence and Othering’, ‘Self Disclosure in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy’; they will feature Jessica Benjamin, Phil Ringstrom and Ilene Phillipson. It will have a series of ‘Plenary Sessions’ which bring us all together to think about ourselves, our work and the contemporary world we and our clients inhabit, these include ‘Culture Hybridity and Selves in Exile’, ‘Perversion Revisited; In Memory of Murial Dimen’ and ‘The Theoretical Context: Centers and Borders in Relational Thought’. The Plenary sessions will be followed by the opportunity to engage in a facilitated group process so that we begin to experience a relational processing of the conference. IARPP also features ‘Invited Panels’ which allow for a focus

on areas of our work, these will include a panel which features speakers from Asia, one which focuses on ‘The Need to Speak Out Against Injustice’, a panel of ‘Failure in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy’, ‘Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy’ and ‘ Working with Extreme States’. The Panels will feature speakers such as Jill Gentile, Lynne Segal, Tessa Phillips. We received a very large number of submitted papers (more than 130) and these have been groups together to allow you as participants to select those which interest, intrigue or challenge you. Among the paper groupings are ‘Working with Disabled Persons and Chronic Illness’, ‘Shame and Self Hatred’, ‘Bringing in the Spiritual’, ‘Working with Indigenous People’, ‘Attachment and Alienation’, ‘Power Dynamics and Privilege’, ‘Self Disclosure’ and ‘Destructive Manifestations as Obstacles to reach the Intimate Edge’. The Conference will include an invited presentation by Whaka Oranga as well as other papers from New Zealand presenters. We chose the venue, SMC Conference Centre (SMC centre Sydney), for many reasons, there is a wide range (in cost and type) of accommodation in very close proximity and the same goes for food outlets. The wharf area, the Opera House and the park are all close by allowing attendees opportunities to enjoy their visit to Sydney. To keep up to date visit the dedicated web site www. iarppsydney2017.com

Want to offer your services as a supervisor.... or find a Supervisor? Look online on the NZPsS website This is a new NZPsS member service and is on the members-only section of the website. Haven’t used the pages yet and need a new login link?- email Helen at [email protected] and she will assist you. Click here: http://www.psychology.org.nz/membersonly/find-a-supervisor for the form.

Mentoring Service for those new to NZ or recently graduated The Society has set up a mentoring database to assist members who are new to NZ or who have recently graduated giving them the opportunity to talk with an established colleague. Mentoring is an informal supportive relationship designed to help new graduates or newcomers to New Zealand to negotiate the broader professional environment. This might for example involve discussing opportunities for career development or offering reflections about what helped you in your own career. A mentoring relationship is normally a collegial relationship without a fee. If you would like to put yourself forward as a mentor on the NZPsS database please contact us at [email protected] and we will provide more information.

PsychDirect is a referral search facility that allows NZPsS members to have their practice details accessed by members of the public looking for a psychologist in private practice in New Zealand. PsychDirect is linked directly from the NZPsS Home page via the menu item “Find a Psychologist”. The listings on PsychDirect are available to NZ registered, Full Members of the Society with a current APC, offering private psychology services in New Zealand. PsychDirect is searchable by psychology work area, geographic location, and client type and/ or psychologist surname. “Additional languages spoken” is a further option which is very helpful when looking for help with specific cultural requirements.

PsychDirect is offered free of charge to all existing and new members.

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Events Calendar NEW ZEALAND EVENTS *2-4 March, 2017 Nelson 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Pain Society Inc. For more information please see https://www.eiseverywhere.com//

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*9-15 March, 2017 Nelson, Te Whare Mahana Trust Part 2 DBT Intensive Training with Professor Alan Fruzzetti. For more information please see http://www.twm.org.nz/dbt-

residential-programme/dbt-intensive-training

* 15 March, 2017 Christchurch, 2nd Annual Aotearoa/NZ Solution Focused Practice Conference. For more information please see http://www.sfp.kiwi/ * 16-17 March, 2017 Christchurch, Solution-focused training with Elliot Connie. For more information please see http://

www.sfp.kiwi/

*15-16 March, 2017 Palmerston North. Imago Relationship Therapy Two day specialist training in working with couples. For more information please see http://www.relationships.

co.nz/training-programmes-in-new-zealand-dates-feesand-registration/

*16-17 March, 2017 Nelson. To day DBT Workshop with Professor Alan Fruzzetti . For more information please see

http://www.twm.org.nz/dbt-residential-programme/dbtworkshop *20 21 March, 2017 Hamilton. Imago Relationship Therapy Two day specialist training in working with couples. For more information please see http://www.relationships.co.nz/

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*12-13 May, 2017 Wellington. Imago Relationship Therapy Two day specialist training in working with couples. For more information please see http://www.relationships.co.nz/

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*17 May 2017, Hakomi Professional training in Napier, see here for more information: http://hakomi.co.nz/training/ *19-20 May, 2017 Auckland. Imago Relationship Therapy Two day specialist training in working with couples. For more information please see http://www.relationships.co.nz/

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OVERSEAS EVENTS *14-15 January, 2017 Miami Florida USA 15th Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium, Special Topic Workshop and Public Educational Forum. For more information please see

Room Rental http://www.mcisymposium.org/ *19-22 January, 2017 Cannes France World Congress on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. For more information please see http://web.emtact.com/sending/webpage.

aspx?d=2644443488926-218444&w=1&ar=0&isDe=True& rfl=False&pl=1&l=3417119&sll=2&mlt=True *31 January, 2017 Manchester , England The Improving Lives: Supporting Adults with Learning Disabilities Conference. For more information please see http://www.openforumevents.

co.uk/event/improving-lives-supporting-adults-learningdisabilities/?utm_source=S1+LD16+600+W%2FC+04.10+ &utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LD+2016

*15-18 March, 2016 Malaga Spain IFTA 2017 World Family Therapy Congress. For more information please see http://

www.ifta-congress.org/

*23-25 March, 2017 Vienna Austria International Convention of Psychological Science. For more information please see http://

icps.psychologicalscience.org/

*20-22 April, 2017 Barcelona Spain the International Symposium about Current Issues and Controversies in Psychiatry. For more information please see http://www.

Disclaimer: Publication of material in, or distribution of material with, Connections does not constitute endorsement by the Society of any views expressed. Equally, advertisements are accepted for publication at the discretion of the Editor, having regard to the perceived relevance to NZPsS members of the products or services advertised. Their inclusion does not constitute endorsement by the Society. The Editor reserves the right to edit all copy for publication. © This material is copyrighted to the Society.

ROOM FOR RENT Auckland-Manukau: modern room approx. 10 sqm in new Occupational Health Clinic; waiting room/toilets and kitchen shared; existing occupier-Occupational Medial Practitioner and nurse. Room available on sessional/daily/weekly or monthly basis-rate neg.;$50 per session[1/2day]; $450/month. Other tenants in complex-Physio/Radiology/Medical Specialists and Family DoctorsAccident Clinic. Email [email protected] or ring 0212841140

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*July 2017 - June 2017 Indigenous Conferences, please see http://www.indigenousconferences.com/ for conference details including dates and locations *8-12 October, 2017 Berlin Germany WPA World Congress of Psychiatry. For more information please see http://www.wpaberlin2017.com/?utm_

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*15-19 July, 2018 Gold Coast, Australia 25th Biennial Meeting & Conference of the International Society for the Study of Behaviour Development. For more information please see

http://www.issbd2018.org/

New Zealand Psychological Society PO Box 25271, Featherston Street, Wellington 6146 www.psychology.org.nz phone: 04 4734884; fax: 04 4734889; email: [email protected]

INTERESTED?

One of our members has a collection of professional journals going back to the early 1970s which they would like to give to a good home, should anyone be interested in them please contact the office. They are varied: Journal of Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (up until about 2000) British Psychological Society “The Psychologist” Journals of the NZ Psychological Society Some Butterworths Family Law journals Some old journals from the Association of Educational Psychologists in Britain. Possibly there are old “Connections” too.

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