Upcoming Opportunities

Professional Development

ĀTA supports and encourages the professional development of people in adventure therapy related mahi in Aotearoa. Below are some ways we can support you in engaging in professional growth within the field. 

Professional Development Workshops

May 3-4th 2024, Ōtautahi/Christchurch 

9am – 4pm both days

There’s no ĀTA conference this year – but we are running two full day workshops back to back and you can stay the night in between! Or join us for one of the workshops!

o Facilitating Therapeutic Adventure Experiences (Friday 3rd May)

An action orientated workshop designed to allow you to experience elements of adventure therapy practices.  You will have the opportunity to link the practices and strategies covered to your own practice and to explored these practices through a trauma informed lens.   By the end of the workshop you will have an understanding of how adventure and nature based theories can be implemented in practice, and how you might integrate these with the strategies and knowledge you already utilise.

o Processing the therapeutic experience: (Saturday 4th May)

An experiential workshop to develop skills for processing adventure based experiences that have therapeutic intent through a trauma informed lens. This includes exploring ways to increase prosocial skills and transfer learning.

Register here https://forms.gle/8PiD3gnxiASgJqdb8

EARLY BIRD – (by 21st April)
Two days – member: $280
Two days – early bird – non-member: $350
Two days – Student/non waged: $220

One day only – member $160
One day only – non-member $200
One day only – Student/non waged: $130

STANDARD – (Up to 1st May)

Two days – member: $320
Two days – early bird – non-member: $390
Two days – Student/non waged: $260

One day only – member $190
One day only – non-member $230
One day only – Student/non waged: $160

ADDITIONAL
Add dinner and accommodation on the Friday night $40 

ĀTA Canoe Haerenga 2nd – 5th May 2024

This will be a smaller more intimate group than a conference – the idea is to both participate in an adventure ourselves, growing both personally and professionally as we engage in an experience that immerses ourselves in nature and adventure.  

This opportunity will  be in the Abel Tasman.  More details and registration to come!  Watch this space!

 

Monthly Online PD – First Wednesday of every month

We have two series of online PD running – Engaging Respectfully with te ao Māori and Inclusion.  They will alternate each month.  The first Wednesday of every month 7 – 8:30pm.  The next one is May 3rd.

The Zoom links are posted on the members only area of the website, and (technology willing) members should also receive a calendar invite to the session with the link.  If you are not a member email us and we can send you the one off link for $20.  Much better value to become a member! 🙂  If you are introducing someone to ĀTA for the first time please do invite them to come along to their first one free of charge 🙂

 

Outdoor Health Forum 14-19th April 2024 – Tasmania

We (the Kiwis) are working with the Aussies together to create a sort of combined event!  Set against the backdrop of beautiful Spring Beach in Tasmania, Outdoor Health Forum 2024 invites diversity in age, gender, culture and identity. Whether practitioner, researcher, academic, student, policy maker, manager, CEO or interested person, the Forum organising team welcomes you to come as you are. This is a family friendly event.

A large and energetic team will host Outdoor Health Forum 2024, an annual gathering for all those who value connections with nature for health, wellbeing and healing. Volunteers of the Australian Association for Bush Adventure Therapy (AABAT) community have organised national events for providers of nature-based services for over two decades across all states and territories, and international events in 1997 and 2018. This event will be the first after our name change to Outdoor Health Australia, and the first in Tasmania since 2010. For the second time since 2002 we’re partnering with our neighbours across the sea, Adventure Therapy Aotearoa, to provide this exciting and memorable gathering. The cross-Tasman volunteer team is working hard to create the event you won’t want to miss.

The Early Bird registrations will open in October!

The Forum will span five enriching days in picturesque Spring Beach, Orford, Tasmania (Lutruwita) from 14-19 April 2024. With an Aboriginal-informed program and indigenous healing focus, we welcome you to this opportunity for professional development and connection. We look forward to welcoming you to  an inclusive, informative family-friendly Forum that includes presentations, experiential workshops, round table conversations and fireside yarns.

In the meantime, Expressions of Interest to deliver a session are still open, as well as applications to volunteer. Stay tuned for upcoming scholarship information on the OHA website.

Check out Outdoor Health Forum Website

Conference

There will be no ‘conference’ for ĀTA in 2024 – check out joining one of the other PD opportunities.  We look forward to get together again for ĀTA conference in 2025!

Supervision

We have a network of adventure therapy supervisors available for our members here in Aotearoa. If you can offer professional supervision and would like to join our list of supervisors you can complete this form. If you’d like to connect with a supervisor please sign in the members only area to view the supervisors list, or if you would like to sign up as a member, you can do this here.

The American Association for Experiential Education (AEE)

The AEE offers some excellent training webinars and resources.  The best bit is that they are free to you as a member of ĀTA!  If you would like to know how to access their resources please join as a member an email us.