Upcoming and current
workshops/conferences - New Zealand
There are currently no workshops or conferences scheduled within New Zealand.
Past workshops/conferences - New Zealand
February 2008: The Auckland University of Technology's Gambling
Research Centre and the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand co-hosted the
conference titled "Looking forward: New Directions in Research and Minimising
Public Harm".
September 2006: The Auckland University of Technology's Gambling
Research Centre and the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand co-hosted the
conference titled "Gambling and its Impacts - Policy, Practice and Research
Perspectives".
July 2005: CGS was a co-sponsor for the Problem Gambling Foundation’s
Conference:"Living with gambling - a global community response"
which took place in Auckland, New Zealand and looked at the impact of gambling from
the perspectives of treatment, the community, government, public health and diverse
cultures. Follow the link below to download presentations and papers from the PGF
website.
View presentations
from Living with gambling - a global community response.
February 2005: "Motivational Interviewing: Advanced Motivational
Interviewing & Introduction to Motivational Interviewing" was aimed
at healthcare professionals from a wide range of behavioural and medical settings.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based clinical method for helping
people engage and maintain in behavioural change. It combines the client-centred
counselling style of Carl Rogers with directive psychological methods to help clients
increase motivation for change, resolve ambivalence, strengthen commitment, and
carry through with behaviour change. Originally developed for helping people with
alcohol/drug problems, MI is now being applied more widely in medical settings,
criminal justice, rehabilitation and mental health settings. Specific adaptations
of MI have also been developed for use in medical settings where patient
contact time is more limited.
February 2005: The 2005 New Zealand School of Addictions
(NZSA) took place in Hamilton, New Zealand. The NZSA brought together acclaimed
local and international researchers and practitioners to provide the most current
evidence-based clinical training to practitioners in the field of addiction. This
was a unique opportunity to develop therapy skills directly from master clinicians
in the addiction field. The conference was attended by health care practitioners
working in addiction, dual diagnosis and mental health settings. The theme for the
2005 NZSA was Expanding the Clinical Toolkit. The 2005 New Zealand School of the
Addictions was presented by: Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland;
National Addiction Centre, University of Otago; Waikato District Health Board; Waitemata
District Health Board; and, Ministry of Health.
November 2004: "Dangerous Consumptions Colloquium II: Advancing
Theory, Research and Applications for Tobacco, Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling"
was the second Colloquium of its kind (the first being held in September 2003, at
the University of Melbourne). It provided a stimulating academic forum in which
ideas and approaches to dangerous consumptions were shared and debated. Topics included
applications to dangerous consumptions of ideas from different paradigms and disciplines.
Available presentations from this conference can be accessed via the link below.
September 2003: "Gambling through a Public Health Lens: Health
Promotion, harm minimisation and treatment" was the first international
conference to view gambling as a public health issue. Co-hosted by The Centre for
Gambling Studies/The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, it attracted
over 200 delegates from around the world. The purpose of the conference was to
address gambling from the perspective of public health. This was appropriate, because
the New Zealand government is the first in the world to officially acknowledge that
gambling is a significant public health issue. This conference was timely as it
coincided with the Responsible Gambling Bill passing into law and becoming The Gambling
Act. During the conference, delegates were involved in the development of a draft
international charter for gambling and public health.
March 2002: A high level national workshop entitled “Preparing
for a Responsible Gambling Strategy” was held at the Copthorne Harbourside
Hotel, Auckland and was co-hosted by The Centre for Gambling Studies/The Problem
Gambling Foundation of New Zealand. The purpose of the workshop was to raise awareness
of and encourage discussions around responsible gambling and coincided with a call
for submissions on the Government's draft Responsible Gambling Bill. There were
various breakout streams aimed at discussing and reaching agreement on the issues
and actions that should form part of a 3 to 5 year responsible gambling strategy
for the nominated population/issue.
July 2001: The 2nd International Conference on gambling entitled
“Gambling: Understanding and Minimising Harm” was held at the Carlton
Hotel, Auckland and was hosted by The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand.
As
with other countries, New Zealand is witnessing rapid proliferation in gambling
with little regard for social and economic impacts. The conference theme, therefore,
was selected to spark energetic debate on how to balance the appetite for gambling
with its negative impacts. The conference also coincided with a critical time when
government was reviewing the social policy and regulatory framework for gambling
in New Zealand. The conference comprised the first major attempt at an international
overview on the regulation and consumption of gambling and the implications for
those involved in research, clinical practice, health promotion, education, public
policy, regulation and licensing. In particular, the conference provided for the
establishment for an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) to review
and monitor the growth
of gambling and its social and economic ramifications.
