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Professional Supervision Training – Level Six Certificate of Addiction and Mental Health Supervision

ABACUS Counselling, Training & Supervision Ltd has been granted approval by NZQA under subpart 2 of part 5
of the Education and Training Act 2020 to provide a Certificate of Addiction and Mental Health Supervision
(Level 6).

The course will comprise six modules:

  1. Review of recent professional supervision theory and practice
  2. Supervision for addictions and mental health
  3. Supervision and technology
  4. Group supervision
  5. Reflection on own addiction supervision practice
  6. Tools and resources to support the supervision relationship

Workshop option: The Six Module course will be delivered over a 11-week period, with an expected 200 hours to complete. AllModules are presented online, with Module One to be completed prior to a two-day workshop in Auckland. The workshop will review Module One and present an overview of the remaining Five Modules. All resources for each module will be available online, along with a student handbook.

Read Workshop option Course Outline

Online option: The Six Module course will be delivered over a 12-week period, with an expected 200 hours to complete. All Modules are presented online, with Module One to be completed prior to the first online classroom. All resources for each module will be available online, along with a student handbook.

Read Online option Course Outline

Course Tutors: Alison Penfold, Mary Anne Cooke and Mike Goulding

Cost: $1,500 + GST ($1,725 total). Costs cover all online resources, workshop materials, graduation certificate and record of learning.

NOTE: In compliance with NZQA’s Student Fee Protection Scheme, invoices are sent after training is delivered at the end of each month covering the duration of the course, typically three or four invoices (depending on the date of commencement).

Course Requirements:

  • Trainees will have had three years’ experience working in addictions and mental health in the 10 years prior to this training.
  • Trainees should have at least one experience of providing supervision (including student placements) prior to the course, and will need to be able to supervise at least one person as part of the course attendance.

Course Credits: Fifty Dapaanz continuing professional development points. Twenty NZQA credits (Note: there are no cross- credit or credit transfer options for this course).

2025 Course Dates

Course 1 Online option
17 January – 04 April 2025

Course 1 Flier
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Course 1 Registration Form
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Course 2 Workshop option
21 March – 06 June 2025

Course 2 Flier
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Course 3 Online option
18 July – 03 October 2025

Course 3 Flier
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Course 3 Registration Form
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Course 4 Workshop option
19 September – 05 December 2025

Course 4 Flier
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Enquire about this
or any other course

Office/Mail
154 Richmond Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland 1021

Phone 09 360 6957

Email
office@acts.co.nz