There are two training opportunities for children and youth leaders in Dunedin this May. These are Scripture Union Children's Ministry Conference and Dunedin Lives Worth Living: Youth Suicide in 2019 conference.

Scripture Union NZ's Children's Ministry Conference (WAY2GO)

The mix of inspirational speakers, practical workshops, and networking opportunities will equip you for your work with children and young people.

There will be a large range of ministry resources available to view and order — with a special conference discount for resources ordered on the day.

When: Saturday, 25th May 2019, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Mosgiel Presbyterian Church (11 Church St, Mosgiel, Otago)
Pricing: $90 per person for individuals or $80 per person (if booked by a group of 4 or more and booked and paid for together)

No registrations on the day

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Dunedin Lives Worth Living: Youth Suicide in 2019

This powerful workshop provides a practical and up to date assessment of what we know about youth suicide in 2019 by one of the worlds leading commentators and advisers on preventing youth suicide. Not only will participants learn about current theories of suicide and how those theories inform how we work with suicidal youth, it will cover upstream prevention and the idea that we can save lives by identifying intervention moments before a suicide attempt or death. This is particularly relevant whilst working with students and young adults and the workshop will include discussion around the effective use of Social Media and online technologies to better engage with young people.

About the Speaker - Dr. Jonathan Singer

Jonathan Singer, Ph.D. is an associate professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago, President-Elect of the American Association of Suicidology, and coauthor of the 2015 text Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention. He is certified in Attachment-Based Family Therapy. Since 1996, Dr. Singer has been a community mental health clinician, educator and researcher, much of that time providing crisis services to suicidal youth and their families. His podcast, the Social Work Podcast, has over 30,000 followers on social media and episodes are downloaded over one million times per year.

When: Tuesday, 21st May 2019, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Te Hou Ora Whanau Services (78 Carroll St, Dunedin, Otago)
Pricing: $112.50 per person 

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