Te Taketake Diploma in Applied Addictions Counselling (Level 7)

About the programme

This Moana House Training Institute programme will give you the qualification you need to take up a professional role within the mental health and addictions sector.

It is recognised by DAPAANZ (Drug and Alcohol Practitioners’ Association Aotearoa–New Zealand), the relevant professional body for addictions practitioners, and will give you the skills and knowledge to work independently to provide both assessments and treatment services. Upon successful completion of this Diploma, you can apply for professional registration with DAPAANZ*.

Courses include Foundation Counselling and Assessment Skills, Pharmacology, and Case management, Care and Prevention. There is also the addition of Te Hauhakenga, practical work and competencies.

Training will take place on 8 x three or four-day wānanga/workshops throughout the year in either Dunedin or Rotorua. Three-day wānanga are held from Friday to Sunday. Four-day wānanga are held from Thursday to Sunday. Some of the teaching will be done together but most of it will take place in separate streams according to the year of study you are in.

*Your success with DAPAANZ is dependent upon meeting their criteria.

Entry

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

• No academic requirements but it's expected that tauira have Level 5 or above.

Placement requirements

• Te Taketake is designed for adult tauira who are already working in the mental health and addictions sector. Other people are considered to the extent that they have the opportunity to work with tangata whaiora who are affected by addiction.
• You must have access to this type of work. 400 supervised practice hours are needed during this programme.
• Tauira must arrange their own placement to complete their clinical hours.

Other requirements

• Basic computer skills
• Access to a computer and to the internet
• At least two years in recovery from any substance or process addictions or offending
• Give permission for a Police Check
• Ability to pay course fees or to obtain a scholarship that will cover them.

Please note: This programme is not available for international students.

Waitlisting

There is high demand for Te Taketake, so we operate a waitlist for places in the programme. This means we can offer places to the next person on the list if someone withdraws from the programme at the start of the year.

We give priority on the waitlist based on:

1. Support from your employer to study this programme and supervise you
2. Your track record of achievement - academic or a proven ability to complete tasks
3. Your contribution to your community
4. Academic ability and literacy
5. Your ability to access work with whaiora for your clinical hours