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NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024

We were proud to hold Aotearoa’s only conference for caregivers and those in the caregiving sector in Ōtautahi, Christchurch over the 24th & 25th of September. Over the two days we hosted over 170 caregivers and professionals, creating opportunities for new and meaningful connections and the sharing of knowledge within our caregiving community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picking Up the PACE

Our 2024 National Conference picked up from our previous conferences and the learning we embarked on in 2019 with PACE and DDP. 2024’s Picking up the PACE conference saw us consolidate this learning and hear from international and national speakers who took us on a journey of therapeutic parenting strategies.

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us, we sincerely hope you enjoyed the experience and were able to take away something new that you learnt, or a new connection, or a better understanding to help you.  For our team, being able to catch up in person and hear your stories, connect with you about your caregiving journeys and hear your wins, as well as your struggles, reinforces for us why we do what we do.

Picking up the PACE Speaker Presentations

If you were one of the 172 attendees at our 2024 National Conference in Christchurch, you have been emailed a special code that will enable you to click below and access some of the presentations from the speakers over the two days.

Delegates Book

Here you can read the delegates book which contains the Agenda for the two days, general information about the venue, our partners and supporters, and biographies on the speakers.

Incredible conference

Incredible conference. Loved the focus being on children, easy to get caught up in the difficulty of the system. Many things I want to read and look further into. Really appreciated the opportunity to connect with other caregivers. Thank you!

Thoroughly enjoyed conference

Thoroughly enjoyed the conference, first time going for us. Great line up of speakers and awesome networking with other carers. Thank you so much, feel so supported!

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers – Excellent. International Practice Knowledge – Excellent. Networking, hearing caregiver experiences, so valuable, moving and insightful. Gift bags made me feel special and appreciated. Thank you!

Professional Feedback

Really wonderful, organised and awesome content. So valuable to everyone, but very valuable for caregivers. Personally I am going to share a lot of this with my foster parent who I work with. Really nice to be acknowledged and taken care of. I really enjoyed how the guest speakers were also participants in the conference. Really appreciate all your hard work at putting this together. You are amazing! Thank you!

Top notch!

Everything top to bottom / start to finish was top notch! The warm and relational community leaves me with chills. So inspiring! Everyone I spoke with was passionate about the purpose. Caring Families is more dedicated to supporting caregivers than most organisations I’ve encountered. DDP/Pace is embedded and embodied throughout. Thank you, thank you, thank you!