This workshop for workers and supervisors provides an in-depth look at the concept of professional dangerousness in relation to child and family work and explores individual and organisation dangerous dynamics that can occur. It offers strategies to prevent professional dangerousness from an individual and agency perspective.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Describe the concept of professional dangerousness
• Name individual and agency dangerous dynamics
• Describe the concepts of hostage theory and the professional accommodation syndrome
• Identify individual and agency strategies to prevent professional dangerousness
• Apply the concepts of self-awareness, self-compassion, and reflexivity

Introducing…..

Dr Nicki Weld is currently a national social work advisor for Stand Children Services. She is also a Director of CNZN Ltd, New Zealand, which provides training, facilitation, supervision, consultancy and solutions for child protection and social service management and workers. Nicki is the author of E Ko te Matakahi – Therapeutic Social Work, A Practical Guide to Transformative Supervision for the Helping Professions, The Whole Sphere – Supporting well-being, and recovery from relational trauma, The Three Houses Tool - A handbook for application. She is the primary creator of the Three Houses tool used internationally.

morning tea and lunch provided