New Zealand
Brief program description
Tēnā koutou katoa, greetings to you all in Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
We currently have approximately 40 New Zealand therapists who have received the PCIT training. Currently they are all in the process of completing their PCIT requirements to become PCIT therapists. The trainees work predominantly in Infant/Child Mental Health services (ICAMHS) and Child Youth and Family (CYF) care and protection services. Our PCIT trainees reflect the growing ethnic diversity in New Zealand and identify as Māori, Pasefika, Asian, European and Pakeha.
Additional to the mental health services, there are two PCIT initiatives being trialled. Tania Cargo has set up a PCIT clinic in a community, residential parenting support programme and Caryn Trent is working with foster parents within the care and protection area.
Training
In 2010, Professor Cheryl McNeil trained the Whakatupu Ora –Infant Mental Health clinical team (11). So popular was this initial training that an additional training was conducted and 13 more clinicians were trained. Additionally in 2011 Professor McNeil returned to New Zealand, and 17 more clinicians received PCIT training. In July 2011 Tania and Caryn Trent co-facilitated the training of other PCIT trainees with Professor McNeil.
2010 New Zealand PCIT Trainees With Professor Cheryl McNeil
2011 New Zealand PCIT Trainees With Professor Cheryl McNeil
Activities and events
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PCIT DOWN UNDER: (L to R) Sue Morgan (Australia), Tania Cargo (New Zealand) with Professor Cheryl McNeil at the 2011 International PCIT Convention, Florida. |
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In 2010, Tania Cargo and Ainsleigh Cribb-Sua presented initial clinical reflections about PCIT and Māori families at the national Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference in Nelson. Tania Cargo also offered a number of PCIT presentations to a variety of maternal and infant mental health services, as well as social service providers. In February 2010 Professor McNeil presented at the International Infant Mental Health conference in Auckland on PCIT with young children with disruptive behaviours.
In 2011 Professor McNeil presented a fellowship Public Lecture at the University of Auckland on PCIT and disruptive behaviour in young children. During 2011 Tania and Caryn also conducted a number of public presentations regarding PCIT and the potential of this therapy with New Zealand children and their families. In September 2011, Tania Cargo attended the PCIT International Conference in Gainesville, USA where she presented some of her PCIT work with Māori families.
Research
Currently Tania Cargo is involved in a PhD feasibility study into the acceptability of PCIT to Māori families and whether adding a Kaupapa Māori “group parenting programme” increases the emotional availability of Māori parents. Caryn Trent is also involved in Foster-child PCIT training and research.
Contact information
Tania Cargo has taken on the Regional Coordinator role for PCIT Aotearoa-New Zealand and Caryn Trent has taken on the Supervision Coordinator role.
Caryn Trent and Tania Cargo, 2011
For more information regarding PCIT in Aotearoa-New Zealand please contact Tania Cargo.
Telephone: (+64) 09 373 7599 ext 89717
0211430399 or
Email: t..nz