UPCOMING GROUPS
Adventure Therapy Groups
Are you wanting to develop confidence in new places, with new people? Do you want to rediscover your strengths and reconnect with your body? Want to laugh, have fun, feel alive? Adventure Specialties Trust and CARE Waitākere are offering two Trauma-Responsive Adventure Therapy programmes for ACC’s Sensitive Claims Service (SCS) clients in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Each programme runs for eight weeks.
Revive
Revive runs at a different location each week with activities such as: kayaking, rock climbing, biking, high ropes, surfing and more, all tailored around themes that contribute to a growth in empowerment, an increased sense of hope, improved physical wellbeing, experience with social connection and more.
Kōwhai Grove
Kōwhai Grove is a gentler, nature-based Outdoor Therapy programme for people who may have less energy, less time, or less inclination for the longer and more adventurous Revive sessions.
Each week we’ll meet in a different outdoor location and do a gentle activity such as walking, bush craft and crafting while connecting with and co-regulating with nature and each other.
Sessions will also incorporate practical tools and strategies to support nervous system regulation — whether the goal is slowing down and finding calm, managing fight/flight responses, or building energy, mood and social connection.
Find out more info here:
https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/revive-auckland/
https://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz/kowhai-grove-auckland/
Mindfulness and Tukutuku Toi
We are excited to present a new Mindfulness and Tukutuku Toi group, co-lead by Lauren Godsiff, and Awhina Murupaenga. Participants in this group will gain tools for self-awareness and emotional regulation through the learning of mindfulness and polyvagal techniques. They will also have an opportunity to take ownership of and re-tell their healing journey through the creating of Tukutuku panels.
This group is funded by ACC for kiritaki who are actively engaged with a Lead Provider in an ACC Sensitive Claims pathway.
Get in touch with us if you or your client would like to join this group- acc@carewaitakere.org.nz
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DBT Skills for Emotional Wellbeing (Short Term)
Our skills programme is designed to equip kiritaki to develop practical strategies for managing emotions, reducing stress and enhancing overall mental health. The group runs weekly over a 13 week period. Groups are available online or in-person. This group is funded by ACC for kiritaki who are actively engaged with a Lead Provider in an ACC Sensitive Claims pathway. For more information, contact groups@carewaitakere.org.nz
When: Mon/Tues/Wed 10am-12 noon, Tues evening 6:45-8:45 p.m. (Online only)
Where: Massey and Henderson options
Classic DBT Skills Group (Long-Term)
Our long term Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme is designed to help you handle difficult emotions, cope with stress, and build a life you feel proud of and excited about.
The group runs weekly over a calendar year.
Clients can join the group at the beginning of any of the three modules. Sessions last 2 hours. We run in person groups at venues in Massey and Henderson, and online groups via Zoom.
If you are interested in referring someone to one of these ACC-funded groups, please contact groups@carewaitakere.org.nz.
Please note that these groups are only open to clients engaged with a lead provider under ACC Sensitive Claims.
