2019 NZCCA Conference - Counsellor Care: Nourishing Mind & Spirit
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NZCCA Conference Counsellor Care: Nourishing Mind & Spirit Registration Brochure 19-21 September 2019 Jet Park Auckland Airport Hotel
Welcome Dear practitioners, On a chilly clear Waikato morning, with dew on the grass, I (Frank) see the sun coming over the Kaimai ranges, experiencing the warmth of the sun rays... a song starts to rise in me: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end...” As people who hear so many trauma stories from others, we need to remember God’s unconditional love, mercy and grace, especially this year with so many in our beautiful nation deeply impacted by the shootings in Christchurch. Now more than ever we need to stay connected with our Creator, the Source of all Life. In light of this, we highly recommend NZCCA’s National Conference in Auckland with the theme: “Counsellor Care: Nourishing Mind and Spirit.” As Christian practitioners we need nourishment to keep us vibrant, perceptive and being able to give to the other. Isaiah 50:4 says: “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” May you be nourished at this Conference, receiving new insights from neurosurgeon Dr David Levy and the many workshop presenters. May your mind and spirit be refreshed connecting with colleagues from across Aotearoa, while enjoying excellent food at this new venue, the Jet Park Airport Hotel (with convenient complimentary airport shuttle). Looking forward to connecting with many of you! Frank Eijgenraam and Derek Borland Co-chairs NZCCA
VENUE
This year NZCCA are pleased to hold Conference at Jet Park Auckland Airport
Hotel & Conference Centre. Within 5 minutes from the airport for those flying in to
Auckland for the Conference, so if you’re staying at the hotel, your accommodation
includes a complimentary return shuttle service from and to the airport. Please be
sure to book your arrival when making your accommodation reservation.
The Hotel has extended a special Room rate of $189 per night for Conference
attendees. Rooms are limited so please book early, directly with the hotel using
booking code #452713. reservations@jetpark.co.nz
Jet Park’s modern, purpose built conference centre comes with a very spacious
carpark for those travelling by car.
www.jetpark.co.nz
RE CONFERENCE
P “The conference feels
like an oasis for us all to
WORKSHOP be reminded of what is
important- that we are
whole people needing
3pm-5pm. Thursday 19 September this input so we can
enhance our work with
Burnout to Resilience Workshop Dr David Levy our clients.”
Statistics show that Burnout is increasing among healthcare
workers. What are the causes?
This workshop will focus on identifying Burnout in self and others and planning
personal strategies to develop resilience.
Conference attendees $30
Attending Pre Conference Workshop only $50
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
David I. Levy MD
Dr. David Levy is a neurosurgeon who attended
Medical School at Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia, obtained Neurosurgical Training at Bar-
row Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona and
a Fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at the
University of Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Levy has published numerous scientific articles
on neurosurgical topics. The book Gray Matter: a
neurosurgeon discovers the power of prayer…one
patient at a time, published by Tyndale House in
2011, details the dramatic intersection of medicine
and faith, and the power of forgiveness. The book
has been translated into French, Russian and Romanian.
Dr. Levy has performed neurosurgery in Europe, India, Kenya and The Congo and
has spoken internationally on topics of neurosurgery, neuroscience and faith. He
was appointed Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at University of California, San
Diego from 2013 - 2017. After practicing neurosurgery for more than 20 years, he
transitioned in 2017 to pursue his growing passion––communicating spiritual truth.
He speaks on topics of neuroscience and presents God’s wisdom as pertinent and
powerful today.
Keynote Presentations “Making new
connections was
Session 1: Thursday, 7.30pm-9pm Who Do You Think You Are? the highlight
What do you think of yourself? Do you like yourself? Neuroscience and
Scripture agree. Your thoughts affect who you become. for me!”
Session 2: Friday, 9am-10.30am Why Don’t I Have More Self Control?
Cravings and habits weigh us down both literally and figuratively. Where does
self-control come from and where does it go? How can you get more of it?
Session 3: Friday, 1.45pm-3.15pm Where Do You Go For Comfort?
When we are sad or discouraged we seek comfort. God wants to comfort you.
What blocks you from receiving comfort from God? How can you access God’s
comfort?
Session 4: Saturday, 9.30am-11am Why is Relating to Others so Draining?
How difficult relationships affect us physically, mentally and emotionally. How to
move toward life-giving relationships.
Session 5: Saturday, 2pm-3.30pm Is Life Supposed to be Difficult?
What is your current outlook on life? What are you expecting? How do you change
your mindset?
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PROGRAMME
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
2.00pm Pre Conference Registration Open
3.00pm-5.00pm Pre Conference Workshop: Burnout to Resilience Dr David Levy
6.00pm Conference Registration Open
7.00pm-7.30pm Welcome
7.30pm-9.00pm Session 1: Who Do You Think You Are? Dr David Levy
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
8.30am-9.00am Worship/Meditation
9.00am-10.30am Session 2: Why Don’t I Have More Self Control? Dr David Levy
10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea
11.00am-12.30pm Workshop Sessions
Christianity & Te Tiriti O Waitangi Jay Ruka
ACC Update Gillian Pow & Angelika Weinheimer
From Fledging to Flying Shannon Mawdsley
The Power of ‘Presence’ for Sustainability in
Therapeutic and Education Work James Arkwright
12.30pm – 1.45pm Lunch
1.45pm – 3.15pm Session 3: Where Do You Go For Comfort? Dr David Levy
3.15pm – 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.15pm – 3.45pm Pre AGM Drinks & Nibbles
3.45pm – 5.15pm AGM
7.30pm Conference Dinner
SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
9.00am – 9.30am Worship/Meditation
9.30am – 11.00am Session 4: Why is Relating to Others so Draining? Dr David Levy
11.00am – 11.30am Morning Tea
11.30am – 1.00pm Workshop Sessions
Sacred Soul Care Susannah Connolly
Using Art as Therapy Nyawira Kuria
Strengthening Ethical Practice NZCCA Ethics Committee
Counterintuitive Stories: How Seven LGB Christian
Narratives can Reshape our Understanding and Praxis
Amanda Pilbrow
1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm – 3.30pm Session 5: Is Life Supposed to be Difficult? Dr David Levy
3.30pm – 4.00pm Closing
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“I have very
much enjoyed
RIDAY WORKSHOP
F the conference....
the content was
SESSIONS
interesting,
challenging and
moving...
Christianity & Te Tiriti O Waitangi loved it!”
with Jay Ruka
Jay will be sharing a brief but fascination history of Christianity in New Zealand and
its influence in the shaping of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and why it is important for us to
be carriers of our collective story.
Jay Ruka
Jay brings a creative twist to many topics of culture and Christian faith and is
passionate about exploring the missional history of New Zealand and how the
gospel interacts with the Māori world. He communicates a vision for the future of
Aotearoa, highlighting the significance of Te Ao Māori and the beauty of cultural
partnership.
From Fledging to Flying
with Shannon Mawdsley
Joy, expansion, adventure, freedom, fun – all ways of sustaining us, and often di-
minishing with the weight of work and life. We can get stuck knowing there is more,
and not being able to step into it… much like a fledgling perched on the edge of
the nest, needing to fly but hesitating to launch into the unknown. Afraid of the risk
but needing to leave for its growth and to discover the exhilaration of soaring.
This experiential workshop is designed to help you identify what keeps you on the
edge of the nest and how to launch out and soar into a more life-giving way of
being.
The tools explored are developed from the work of Tara Mohr’s Playing Big
programme, neuropsychotherapy, and narrative therapy and can be applied to all
areas of life and will be helpful for your personal growth and professional work.
Shannon Mawdsley
Shannon has been counselling for 10 years in private practice and the secondary
school environment. She delights in seeing people released into a stronger sense
of their identity and purpose in the world. Recently she has moved into a Pastoral
Care position in her church and a volunteer role as the NZ Co-ordinator for Servants
to Asia’s Urban Poor.
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The power of’ presence’ for sustainability in therapeutic and
education work
with Dr James Arkwright
Drawing from a reasonably disparate group of authors and their ideas – such as
Walter Brueggemann’s concept of the ‘prophetic imagination’, James K A Smith’s
(2009) thesis on ‘cultural liturgies’, Block, Brueggemann & McKnight’s (2016)
challenge concerning ‘the new right and consumerist culture’, David Smith’s (2011)
ideas on ‘experiential learning and faith’, Robert Neimeyer’s (2002) notion about
‘presence, process and procedure’, Bonnie Badenoch’s (2018) argument about shift-
ing the balance from our ‘left (brain) centred culture’, Johnella Bird’s (2004) practice
of ‘relational languaging’, Emily Esfahani Smith’s (2017) discussion about ‘the power
of meaning’, and Marion Sanders (2018) ‘memoirs of the Holy Spirit’s leading’ with-
in professional practice – James discusses and explores ideas about the ‘presence
of God’ and ‘self’ within our work as counsellors, ministers/pastors and counsellor
educators. As such, the workshop will be a mix of James’ conceptualising and
sharing personal and professional vignettes, combined with small group work and
participant engagement.
James Arkwright
James has been a counsellor for 25 years and a counsellor educator for almost 20
years. He has worked in a variety of community, health and
education settings and currently works at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (BTI) where
he holds the role of Head of School of Social Practice, which offers undergraduate
programmes in counselling, family studies and social work.
ACC Update
with Gillian Pow & Angelika Weinheimer
This workshop will cover information for counsellors who don’t already work for
ACC and particularly on the ISSC contract, to encourage their involvement and
participation in this area of work. Gillian and Angelika will also provide an update of
ACC and ISSC contract information for those counsellors already undertaking ACC
work.
We’re very grateful that Gillian and Angelika are available to share their knowledge
and expertise with us at Conference this year. Angelika Weinheimer is the portfolio
manager for ACC Mental Health related contracts and Gillian Pow is a Psychology
Advisor for ACC.
NZCCA Conference 7 Registration Brochure“…thanks for a wonderful
ATURDAY WORKSHOP
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conference. I found it a
great experience feeling
SESSIONS
nurtured on every level –
spiritually, emotionally,
relationally, intellectually
and physically...”
Sacred Soul Care
with Susannah Connolly
We will explore ‘desire’ and how to best understand our own desires and how
these get kicked around by the work we do.
Believing them to be the most honest experiences of our True Selves we
become free.
Knowing our desires within our lives, our work is the fullness of what is gifted us, in
this there are no ought, no should’s, no have to’s. By affirming our desires we know
our place in the world, can do self care well, and handle the chaos.
Susannah Connolly
Creative spiritual director/Supervisor/life coach. Susannah loves to explore life out-
side the box. Experiencing unknowing of God, Self and other and in this frees all
to be all they can be. Susannah lives at Peacemakers retreat centre, paints, plays,
sings and lives to be a sacred expression of Love.
Using Art as Therapy
with Nyawira Kuria
Today art therapy is well known as a successful therapy that may enable patients
to heal whether in churches, hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, communi-
ty clinics, and crisis centers. Art therapy is a practice that has integrated art and
psychology whereby the creative process using different materials facilitates those
in treatment to develop several skills such as self-awareness, explore emotions,
address unresolved emotional conflict and for self-expression. Art therapy harness-
es the power of expressing one-self and can prompt one to dig deep, express, and
explore their inner self in new ways, such as release buried feelings, and express
their true self, which may have been otherwise difficult. In this workshop, the focus
will therefore be on art as a tool for exploring the benefits in-order to facilitate the
nourishment of the mind and the spirit. Tools for the workshop will involve using
a variety of art materials, such as paper, and paint colored markers so as to create
images as thoughts and process them through discussion.
Nyawira Kuria
I am a Doctoral candidate in psychology at United States International University
and my research is “Art Therapy as a Treatment for Depression: The Case of Langa-
ta Women’s Prison Nairobi Kenya”; Masters holder in counselling from University of
Durham, UK; and Bachelor of arts in fine art from Kenyatta University. I am currently
employed by University of Nairobi as an Assistant Dean of Students College of
architecture and engineering, previously headed the counselling centre, and I was
part of the task force that drafted the disability policy for the University of Nairobi.
NZCCA Conference 8 Registration BrochureCounterintuitive stories: How seven LGB Christian narratives
can reshape our understanding and praxis.
with Amanda Pilbrow
Amanda’s research stems from the desire to understand what citizenship (for all)
looks like in the kingdom of God. Growing up in an environment where women
were unable to use their gifts in certain areas of ministry, Amanda briefly shares her
personal journey of ‘unlearning’ around historical understanding’s and interpreta-
tion’s of Scripture. In turn, this process of unlearning sharpened her attention to-
wards the tensions between faith and diverse sexuality LGB Christians now contend
with.
Amanda has been investigating how seven LGB Christians have navigated faith
and sexuality. Through this research prevailing interpretive frameworks have been
revealed with the participants’ context. Amanda presents an informative overview
of why stories, messy and unexpected, both within and outside of Scripture, are so
imperative in shaping theology and applied praxis.
Amanda Pilbrow
Amanda is married to Bruce (30 years) and has 3 adult children, and a fabulous
daughter and son in-law. She is inked with images that convey God’s continued
movement towards us and stories that have shaped her personal journey. Amanda
was a Young Adults pastor who learnt from her community the gap between a lived
reality and orthodoxy. She is naturally inquisitive, loves to read, travel, paint, write
and enjoys the occasional Hendrick’s gin and cucumber.
Strengthening Ethical Practice
with NZCCA Ethics Committee
Counsellors engage with clients in complex situations; where there are a rubric
cube of expectations from the: client, organisation, the law and the counsellor.
This can result in counsellors feeling torn between competing views, expectations
and priorities.
This workshop will allow attendees to:
• Meet the current members of the Ethics Committee, find out about what the
Ethics Committee does, give feedback to the Ethics Committee and find out
about the process for applying to come involved.
• Learn about some available resources (i.e. before buying a book online it is
helpful to be able to have a chance to look through it first).
• Q&A time.
• Perhaps discuss a fictional case study (via multiple viewpoints of what should the
counsellor, colleague and supervisor do in this situation).
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CONNECTION…
The NZCCA Annual Conference provides us all with the opportunity to connect,
catch up, share and build on ongoing relationships. Lunch on Friday at Conference
provides extra time for this purpose. We as the Executive Committee would love to
meet with members and other Conference attendees and we know that members
love the chance at Conference to meet with other members. To assist with this,
someone from the following groups will be available in the main Conference room,
during Friday lunch to meet and connect with anyone interested:
• Regional Reps
• Student Reps
“I will attend to
• Maori members
my own health, well-
• Pacifica & other ethnic members being and abilities in
order to provide care
• Membership
of the highest standard”
KEY VALUES…
– Physician’s Oath
Amendment 2017
Whakawhanaungatanga: connection, building relationships
Manaakitanga: welcoming and caring
Karakia: prayer, the door-opener for Wairua
Aroha: embracing one another
GUIDELINES FOR BEST
PRACTICE…
• Faithfully attends to forming, supporting and maintaining an effective relationship
with the client and regularly evaluates the efficacy of counselling practice.
• Consults with relevant professionals when appropriate.
• Seeks opportunities to be an active and participating member of the professional
counselling community.
• Monitors and responds to changes in personal health and wellbeing (physical,
mental, emotional, spiritual and social).
NZCCA Conference 10 Registration BrochureREGISTRATION
NZCCA CONFERENCE 2019 – Counsellor Care: Nourishing Mind & Spirit
Online Registration available on the NZCCA website: www.nzcca.org.nz
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• Registration fees: Includes morning & afternoon teas, lunch and Conference Dinner
which is non-refundable.
• Early bird discount – less $20.00 (if registering before 1st August 2019)
Pre Conference Workshop
Conference attendees $30
Attending Pre Conference Workshop only $50
Member/Affiliate $420.00 Member/Affiliate $325.00
(with Community
Card)
Student – NZCCA $295.00 Student – $325.00
Non NZCCA
Non Member $570.00 Additional dinner $75.00 each
tickets (No )
Regional Rep $350.00 (Additional tickets are subject
to availability).
Prices include GST
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your membership number, please include that after your name.
Reference: Conference Detail: Name + Member Number
NB: Payments by Visa or MasterCard available online only and incur a 2.9%
credit card fee which will be added to your payment total.Payment Plan: We prefer that payment is made in full at the time of registration.
However, you can make payments towards your conference fees, as long as the total
fee is paid in full by 31st August 2019. Please contact the office if you would like to
arrange an automatic payment.
Refund Policy An administration fee of $50 will be withheld should you cancel your
registration before 31st August 2019. Please be aware that there will be no refunds
if cancellation occurs after this date. Fees include the Conference dinner. There is no
refund of the dinner cost should you choose not to attend.
If you have any questions or queries regarding Conference, please don’t hesitate to
contact Craig Sergeant via email on info@nzcca.org.nz or on 09 361 4183.
WORKSHOP OPTIONS
Please select your preference for each workshop session on Friday and Saturday.
Some workshops may be limited so indicating your 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th choices for
each day will be helpful.
Friday 11am-12.30pm
Christianity & Te Tiriti O Waitangi Jay Ruka
ACC Update Gillian Pow & Angelika Weinheimer
From Fledging to Flying Shannon Mawdsley
The Power of ‘Presence’ for James Arkwright
Sustainability in Therapeutic
and Education Work
Saturday 11.30am-1pm
Sacred Soul Care Susannah Connolly
Using Art as Therapy Nyawira Kuria
Strengthening Ethical Practice NZCCA Ethics Committee
Counterintuitive Stories: How Seven Amanda Pilbrow
LGB Christina Narratives can Reshape
our Understanding and Praxis
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