Courses from Te Pou: a national workforce centre for mental health, addiction and disability in New Zealand. These courses have been provided under an MoU here for the convenience of users on Ko Awatea LEARN to access.

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Whakaminenga / Who is this forClinicians who have already completed HoNOS Introductory

Takawā / Time: 60 minutes

About this Case Studies course

This module can be completed for each of the HoNOS measures. The training is scenario-based, with written vignettes, case notes and videos. 

Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for: Clinicians Dr/Nurse/OT/SW/Psychologists

Takawā / Time: 60 minutes

About this course

The Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS) is a clinician-rated tool. It is used to measure the health and social functioning of people using services.

Health of the Nation Outcome Scale is used to track a person’s journey through the service and to understand service delivery need.  All DHBs are required by the Ministry of Health to collect outcome information using the HoNOS Tool.

This course has been designed to ensure you are

  • provided with an introductory training to all the HoNOS family of measures
  • familiar with the HoNOS family of measures, their implementation and utility. 

Te Pou logoWhakaminenga / Who is this forClinicians who have already completed HoNOS Introductory

Takawā / Time: 60 minutes

About this Case Studies course

This e-learning will increase your skills in using the HoNOS, HoNOSCA, HoNOS65+, HoNOS-LD and HoNOS-secure by rating case studies. 

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Whakaminenga / Who is this for: people working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs

Takawā / Time: 1.5 hours

About this course

Let’s get real is a framework of values, attitudes, knowledge and skills for working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs. For more information about Let's get real visithttps://www.tepou.co.nz/initiatives/lets-get-real.

The focus of this e-learning module is the 'essential' level Working with people experiencing mental health and addiction needs Real Skill

Everyone working in health engages meaningfully and works in partnership with people who experience mental health and addiction needs, and focuses on the person’s strengths to support wellbeing and recovery.

Essential engagement skills are a key component of this Real Skill. 

These skills are for anyone being with people and whānau within the health sector.

This e-learning aims to help you understand what engaging and being with people means for you in your role.

Te Pou course

Whakaminenga / Who is this for: people working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs

Takawā / Time: 2 hours

About this course

Let’s get real is a framework of values, attitudes, knowledge and skills for working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs. For more information about Let's get real visithttps://www.tepou.co.nz/initiatives/lets-get-real.

The focus of this e-learning module is the 'enhanced' level of trauma-informed approaches explicit in several of the Real Skills

The 'enhanced' level describes these approaches for the mental health and addiction workforce regardless of role, profession or organisation.

The resource, Weaving together knowledge for wellbeing describes the trauma-informed approaches expected of all health workers at the 'essential' level of Let's get real.


Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for? people working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs. 

Takawā / Time: 60 minutes

About this course

Everyone working in health contributes to oranga and whānau ora for Māori who experience mental health and addiction needs. It can be expected that Māori accessing health care experience respect, engage in shared decision-making and receive support to achieve hauora (tinana, hinengaro, whānau and wairua) goals.

Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for? people working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs
Takawā / Time: 60 minutes

About this course

Everyone working in health encourages and supports the wellbeing of whānau and ensures that whānau including children have access to information, education and support. It is expected that whānau receive support to achieve their health and wellbeing goals.



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    Whakaminenga / Who is this for? people working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs

    Takawā / time: 2.5 hours

    About this course

    Let’s get real is a framework of values, attitudes, knowledge and skills for working with people and whānau with mental health and addiction needs. For more information about Let's get real visithttps://www.tepou.co.nz/initiatives/lets-get-real.

    The focus of this e-learning module is the 'essential' level Working within communities Real Skill

    Everyone working in health recognises that people and whānau who experience mental health challenges or addiction issues are part of their communities.

    This essential level e-learning provides opportunities to explore and reflect on topics that relate to the Working within communities Real Skill.

    Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for? Everyone working with people who have experience of the Act

    Takawā / time: 2 hours

    About this course

    This is the essential module of the Mental Health Act Guidelines e-learning series.

    The intent of this e-learning is to ensure people working in mental health, addiction and primaryhealth who are supporting people under the Mental Health Act understand the new Mental HealthAct guidelines in relation to their practice.The resource is intended to support a person and whānaucentred and rights-based approach insituations where the Mental Health Act is used.

    Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for? the mental health and addiction workforce, including the lived experience workforce, cultural avisors and whānau advisors

    Takawā / time: 3 hours

    Prerequisite: This module requires the completion of the Mental Health Act Guidelines (Essential) prior to enrolment.

    About this course

    This is the advanced module of the Mental Health Act Guidelines e-learning series

    The intent of this e-learning is to guide the workforce to identify components of the Act guidelines

    with implications for their practice and to incorporate a human rights and equity perspective into

    practices used when supporting people and whānau.

    Te Pou courseWhakaminenega / Who is this for? those in statutory roles to implement the Mental Health Act guidelines

    Takawā / Time: 3 hours

    Prerequisite: This module requires the completion of the Mental Health Act Guidelines (Advanced) prior to enrollment.

    About this course

    The intent of this e-learning is to support those in statutory roles to implement the Act guidelines to drive practice change and to support the workforce to incorporate a human rights and equity perspective into practices used when supporting people and whānau.   

    This is the specialist module of this e-learning series and is for the mental health and addiction workforce. This module covers the following.

    • Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 
    • Human rights. 
    • The Mental Health Act.

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    Whakaminenga / Who is this for?  Frontline professionals in Healthcare

    Takawā / Time: 3 hours (90 minutes per module)

    About this course

    This an introductory course for frontline professionals to better recognise and respond compassionately to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It's designed to support the development of essential skills required for a range of professionals from across the community to build a shared understanding of FASD and how to respond effectively. It's hopeful this will better enable professionals to work together across services, disciplines and sectors to take a consistent approach towards contributing to positive outcomes for people with FASD and whānau.

    Te Pou courseWhakaminenga / Who is this for? Those in professional roles who directly support autistic people or are involved in service planning and design.

    Takawā / time: 90 minutes (45 minutes per module)

    About this course

    A series of e-learning modules designed to improve understanding and support the implementation of Te Tau Tītoki: A framework for understanding people on the autism spectrum.

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    Whakaminenga / Who is this for? anyone working with different groups of people that identify as neurodiverse.

    Takawā / Time: 90 minutes

    About this course

    This e-learning introduces you to the concept of neurodiversity. You will learn a bit about the term itself, as well as different groups of people that identify as neurodiverse. The e-learning provides information about a few of the more prevalent impairments and describes important aspects of these conditions which can influence a person's support needs.