Pūrakau and Motivational Interviewing

Please note that all registrations have to be paid in full before the event takes place - otherwise you will miss out on receiving the Zoom link (this is usually sent two days before the event takes place). This event will be recorded for all those who are registered on the day. Recording is available for three weeks.

Paddling and Flying to New Horizons

Paddling and Flying to New Horizons

Kia Ngātahi te waihoe

Ka huri te kei o te waka

Whatiwhati ngaru

Haere ki tua, papapounamu te moana 

E topa, e rere ki te paerangi

Paddle as one

Turn the bow of the canoe

Cut through the waves

Go beyond to where the waters are flat 

that you may soar & fly to the horizon

This interactive workshop is for Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Educators/Teachers, Health Improvement Practitioners & Health Coaches

You will:

• UNDERSTAND: How use of Pūrākau (Traditional Māori narratives of origin) and Motivational Interviewing Acknowledging the mana of each to make your conversations for change more powerful.
• KNOW: The fundamental MI skills.  Spirit of MI: partnership, acceptance, compassion & evocation. The 4 MI tasks: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking & Planning. How to use reflective listening to shape a conversation to resolve ambivalence and strengthen commitment for change.
• PRACTICE: Engaging in use of Pūrākau with discussion expanding and deepening themes of change and applicability of these narratives of origin with those yourself & those work with.  
• STRENGTHEN: Your confidence to use Pūrākau and MI in your practice.

PRESENTER: TIPENE PICKETT

Tipene Pickett is of Ngati Kahungunu, German and Scots-Irish descent.

P Grad Cert Health Sciences, BA soc sci, Member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

I have been a practitioner of Motivational Interviewing (MI) for the past 23 years and trainer of trainers for the past 15 years.    As a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, I’m part of a global community of people who share a similar vision of change and scrutiny of professional practice in order to be the most effective clinicians we can be by embracing the way of being MI offers.  A fundamental aspect of my personal journey has been remembering who I am as Māori. A journey I’m forever grateful for my mother taking and then sharing with me. Over the years working for a Kaupapa Māori service I had the honour of having mātauranga Māori (knowledge) imparted to me by kaumātua, and tohunga and to witness the profound impact this had on those we worked with. This led to a special interest is in the relationship Tikanga Māori, Te Reo, the Pōwhiri process and use of Pūrākau and Motivational Interviewing to deepen peoples self-awareness & help talk themselves into change.