Blueprint for Learning

Major weather events can leave our communities feeling unsettled long after the skies clear. While we often focus on keeping our physical health safe, it is equally important to protect our mental and emotional wellbeing 🧠

Because everyone responds to distress differently, what feels manageable to one person might feel incredibly overwhelming to another. To help you navigate these moments, we have put together a few gentle reminders on how to safely support yourself and those around you.

Often, it is the little things that make the biggest difference. Save this post to keep these tips handy, or share it with a friend who might find it helpful 🌦️

How do you nurture your wellbeing when the days get shorter and colder? ❄️

As the temperature drops, it’s normal to notice a shift in your mood. Sometimes, the best support comes from simple, everyday actions. We have put together a few gentle reminders to help you stay warm, connected, and resilient during the cooler months.

Save this post or share it with a friend who might appreciate some winter warmth 🩵

Space is still available for Blueprint for Learning for their Mental Health 101 workshops in Southland this month.

Supporting someone experiencing mental health challenges can make a big difference to their wellbeing and recovery. But how do you know what signs to look for, and what’s the best way to help? MH101® has the answers.

For more information go to https://www.blueprint.co.nz/workshops/mh101/

Rural Women New Zealand ConnectHer Aotearoa

Blueprint for Learning is running our free mental health workshop – Rural MH101 – in Gore and Invercargill in May. They warmly invite you to register for one of these trainings.

📝 Rural MH101 workshop - Gore
Date: Wednesday 20th May (9am-4.30pm)
Venue: The Croydon Lodge
Cost: FREE with morning and afternoon tea provided

📝 Rural MH101 workshop - Invercargill
Date: Thursday 21st May (9am-4.30pm)
Venue: Kelvin Hotel Invercargill
Cost: FREE with morning and afternoon tea provided

🧑‍🌾 Designed specifically for people living and working in rural communities. Delivered by facilitators with rural backgrounds, this workshop will give you the tools and strategies to recognise when someone is experiencing mental health challenges, how to support them when they need it, and how to maintain your own mental health and wellbeing.

👉 Who can attend: Anyone aged 18 and over who does not have previous mental health training and is not a registered health professional. Up to 5 staff from an organisation can attend each workshop.

📲 To register for either workshops, go to https://www.blueprint.co.nz/workshops/rural-mh101/

We are proud to introduce our Trauma 101 workshop - a safe and inclusive space designed to turn the uncertainty of hard conversations into confidence and empathy for a loved one experiencing trauma into action.

Most of us will face the weight of trauma at some point, whether it’s walking alongside a loved one or supporting a colleague through their hardest days. It’s an experience that can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.

Guided by our expert kaiwhakaako (facilitators), you will learn how to:

✔️ Understand what trauma is and how the nervous system responds
✔️ Recognise the short and long-term impacts of trauma
✔️ Apply core trauma-informed principles to your daily interactions
✔️ Use practical communication tools to safely support those experiencing emotional distress.

The heart of this workshop is connection, and we’d love to help you build those bridges. We have several workshops now available across Aotearoa. Visit our website to find a location near you and secure your place or request a private workshop for your team.

Do you want to build a deeper understanding of wellbeing to support your whānau and friends safely?

This May, we have community-focused workshops all across Aotearoa. Guided by our expert kaiwhakaako (facilitators), these sessions provide a safe, jargon-free space for you to gain knowledge, skills, and confidence around wellbeing.

Whether you live in a rural area, belong to the Rainbow community, or want to draw on your own lived experience to help others, it is ok to reach out and learn new skills. Here is a look at just a few of the workshops we are running this month:

🌀 MH101: Builds your confidence to respond safely to people experiencing mental health challenges
🌀 Rural MH101: Offers tailored wellbeing support specifically for our rural and farming communities
🌀 Trauma 101: Provides a gentle framework to support someone navigating emotional distress
🌀 Addiction 101: Reduce stigma by shifting the conversation to understand the why behind addiction.

For more information and to find a workshop near you, send us a message!

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We have taken our popular Addiction 101 workshop and enhanced it to create Addiction 101 PLUS, starting in Wellington on 29 May!

This workshop provides an understanding of addiction and recovery while helping to reduce stigma. Guided by our Kaiwhakaako (facilitators), you will gain the confidence to support those experiencing addiction challenges by looking at the four walls of their wharenui. Together, we explore the factors that lead to addiction and share practical ways to walk alongside others while ensuring you also maintain your own wellbeing.

By completing the workshop alongside additional pre and post-learning booklets and a short e-learning quiz, you will earn a Level 1 NZQA micro-credential. Because this workshop uses our standard content, please only join us if you have not attended Addiction 101 before.

To learn more about the registration requirements and book your free workshop, please head to our website 🌿

We are excited to share that Blueprint for Learning has officially received our Rainbow Tick re-accreditation! 🌈

Our re-accreditation report highlighted some achievements we are incredibly proud of. From our Kaiwhakaako (facilitators) to our leadership team, we are dedicated to fostering a space where the Rainbow community and LGBTTQIA+ whānau feel safe.

We’ve embedded comprehensive Rainbow education into our staff induction and grown a vibrant Rainbow Connections network that keeps us all connected. Our most heart-warming result was in our recent staff survey, 100% of our team agreed that Blueprint is an accepting and inclusive workplace.

You can learn more about our commitment to inclusive wellbeing on our website.