Last updated 22 Jan 2026

 

 

NORTHERN REGION PSYCHIATRIC TRAINING PROGRAMME

FORMAL EDUCATION COURSE: STAGE 2 TRAINEES – 2026 SEMESTER 1

 

Weds

0900 – 1030

1100 – 1230

1330 - 1500

1530 - 1700

Notes

 

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Module

 

4-Mar

Intro to CAMHS & Child Development

Steven McIntosh

Eating disorders

Susan Sharp

(on sabbatical, but leave on the schedule for now)

Infant Mental Health

Bianca Sava

Functional Disorders

Leah Andrews

 

11-Mar

Childhood Depression

Hiran Thabrew

Autism

Hiran Thabrew

Gender Diverse Youth

Zoe Kristensen

 

Prescribing for Children

David Bettany

18-Mar

Mental Health and Development across the Life Course

Trecia Wouldes

NZ National FEC Virtual Teaching

Dr Ben Werkmeister on MEQ preparation.

(Although this is on Zoom, Auckland based trainees are expected to come to the training centre for group work during the Zoom)

 

25-Mar

ADHD and Behaviour Disorders

Paul Sussman

Psychosis in Children and

Adolescents

Zoe Williams

Child Psychotherapy

Janet Brady

Working with families

Louise Webster

 

FCAP Conference Turangi

25-27 Mar 2026

1-Apr

Anxiety Disorders of Childhood

Helen Temperton

ID and FASD

Jamie Speeden

Co-Existing Problems (Youth Alcohol & Other Drugs)

Grant Christie

COPMIA

Steven McIntosh

  Good Friday

  3 April

8-Apr

Genetics, Inheritance and ID Syndromes

Mhairi Duff

Introduction to Neuropsychology

Duncan Frazer

  Easter Monday

  6 April

15-Apr

Mid-semester Break

 

22-Apr

Mid-semester Break  

Anzac Day

27 April

30-Apr

THUR

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course – 1*

Chris Bampton

 

 

RANZCP Congress Melbourne 3-7 May 2026

 

14-May

THUR

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course – 2*

Chris Bampton

 

21-May

THUR

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course – 3*

Chris Bampton

 

27-May

CBT Course - 1

John Berks

 

4-Jun

THUR

Psychopharmacology in Renal and Hepatic Impairment

Helen Kim

Meeting with Director of Training

Penny Woods

NZ National FEC Virtual Teaching

Prof Roger Mulder on Personality Disorders (via Zoom)

(This is entirely on Zoom and trainees

can Zoom from home)

King’s Birthday

1 June

10-Jun

CBT Course - 2

John Berks

 

 

* Trainees who have attended the psychodynamic psychotherapy course in the past will work on their scholarly project with Gary Cheung (Wednesday) at the Training Centre.