Climate and Mental Health: Resourcing Psychologists in a Time of Polycrisis - Wellington
Presented by Gabrielle Feather, Jackie Feather and Pip Pehi, with guest webinars by Jonathan Black and Marc Wilson.
NZPsS Member $250; NZPsS Student $75; Non-Member $350
In person workshop also being offered in Auckland - 9th July and Christchurch -24th July.
This one-day, in-person workshop responds to recent environmental disruptions across Aotearoa New Zealand, which have highlighted the important role psychologists can play in supporting individuals and communities affected by disasters and environmental uncertainty. The workshop aims to strengthen the capacity and confidence of psychologists to respond to these emerging challenges. While the focus will be on climate change and its consequences, the skills are broadly applicable across multiple realms as humanity faces the simultaneous occurrence of several, interconnected and cascading crises including wars, petrol insecurity and economic instability.
Participants will explore three key roles psychologists increasingly play:
- Clinician – supporting individuals experiencing ecological distress and trauma
- Public voice – communicating psychological insights in public conversations
- Community member – contributing to collective resilience and wellbeing
The workshop will address both the direct impacts of extreme events and more indirect forms of distress, including eco-anxiety, ecological grief, and uncertainty about the future, and will introduce practical, evidence-informed approaches for working with these experiences.
Through case studies, experiential exercises, discussion, and practical tools, participants will develop greater confidence responding to environmental disruption in clinical, community, and public contexts.
