Compass Seminars NZ

Compass Seminars is New Zealand’s leading professional development training provider for professionals working with children and young people

Compass Seminars NZ is the country's leading provider of short-course professional development training for people who work in the human services sector. We offer a national program of training events and a comprehensive bookshop full of practical and contemporary resources.

17/06/2026

👋 Final call for Sensory Processing Differences in Auckland!

"Heaps of detailed helpful content with further resources to explore. Helpful to have post-it moments to consider how to apply to practice" - Counsellor

"Amazing training!! So very valuable all the insight and learnings, want to know more and more!" - Social Worker

"Loved the flexi option, loved the recommendations for resources, learning different ways of learning. Great facilitation!" - Mental health clinician

15/06/2026

11/06/2026

Today is International Day of Play!

This September, we are bringing Dr Kate Renshaw, aka Dr Play to NZ!

Kate has created play therapy's first evidence-based universal approach with TORA, which has been adapted into CORA. Come and hear all about it in the one day workshop "Building Thriving Connections"

I say: play more 🎯
And yes — I mean you too, not just the kids.
So what does play look like in your house today?

10/06/2026

Compass is excited to offer Sensory Processing Differences as a 2-day flexi format workshop - designed to meet the needs of both foundational and advanced practitioners. Each day stands alone as its own complete workshop, or participants can choose to attend both days for a deeper, integrated learning experience.

Attend Day 1 Only - build a strong sensory foundation:
The 9 Sensory Systems and Tools for Effective Support

Attend Day 2 Only - for those with existing knowledge seeking advanced skill development:
Assessment for differential diagnosis and intervention for sensory modulation, sensory discrimination, and sensory integration differences

Attend Day 1 and Day 2 for a complete, connected learning experience

Further details in the comments.

08/06/2026

DDP Opportunity - Online Community of Learning Proposal

Compass Seminars NZ is strongly committed to supporting the growth and development of DDP-informed practice across Aotearoa.

We recognise that learning DDP is a journey that continues outside of the training. In this spirit, we are exploring the introduction of an online DDP learning community for those who have undertaken DDP training.

The sessions will be facilitated by Veronica George. Veronica is a Northland based registered Psychologist and DDP practitioner; she is also New Zealand’s first certified Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) consultant.

Details as follows:

Proposed Format
Day & time to be confirmed from two options - Tuesdays at 4:00pm OR Wednesdays at 12:00pm, for one hour

Delivery - online (link to be provided)

Structure & Commitment
The Community of Learning will be offered in a block of five sessions in the second half of 2026 (once per month)
It is requested that participants commit to the full block

Dates (TBA once Tuesdays/Wednesdays confirmed)
21 or 22 July
25 or 26 Aug
22 or 23 Sep
13 or 14 Oct
17 or 18 Nov

Cost
$300 for 5 one-hour sessions (payment installments welcome).

This offering requires a minimum of four participants to proceed.

At this stage, we are seeking expressions of interest based on the details above. Please email [email protected] directly to register or if you have any questions.

04/06/2026

Mindkiwi rated 4.8/5 for overall satisfaction by our Christchurch participants. Don't miss Mindkiwi in Rotorua - June 22 &23

This event qualifies as cultural competency training.

"Awesome - fantastic presenters - valuable tool and great to have this structure to do our work. Thank you, thank you, thank you." - Nurse

"This was great. Very practical." - Manager, Ministry of Education

"Course content was great, very applicable to many contexts" - Counsellor

"Soooo fantastic 😍 loved it and loved the course being so practical" - Social Worker

29/05/2026

Dr Mairin Rose Taylor and Melany Tainui have been involved with Mindkiwi since 2019. This 6-week programme is a culturally responsive, evidence-based mindfulness intervention supporting children with ADHD, emotion dysregulation, and neurodivergent learning needs.

This week marked a significant milestone - the first time Mindkiwi practitioner training has been available to the public. And it was through Compass Seminars NZ! Its a privilege to be part of the Mindkiwi story.

25/05/2026

Working with children or adults who have experienced trauma? Theory, research, and treatments have advanced considerably in recent years. Dr Galia Schechter (USA) visits NZ to present new emerging knowledge with effective mindfulness-based therapeutic techniques.

22/05/2026

Join us to learn about the Relational Learning Framework, working with different attachment styles and more effective emotional communication.
Details and registration links in the comments.

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Telephone

+6467591647

Website

http://www.compass.ac.nz/

Address

New Plymouth
3282

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm