Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a requirement of your dapaanz registration.
CPD ensures that your practice is relevant, demonstrates cultural competency and is based on current best practice.
CPD helps you to provide the best possible support to tāngata whaiora.
CPD activities need to be relevant to the Addiction Intervention Competency Framework (2011), or best practice based on emerging evidence.
Dapaanz provides a range of opportunities to support you to earn CPD points. Explore the links below to access dapaanz workshops, our Lunchtime Learning webinars and past Cutting Edge presentations, as well as external learning and development resources.
You can also find out more about our dapaanz Communities initiative, set up to support connection between members working in similar practice areas or with common interests.
If you have any suggestions for ways dapaanz can better support your CPD needs, please email our team.
How you can earn points
Find out more about how you can earn CPD points by downloading the dapaanz CPD log
dapaanz online learning hub
Visit our online learning hub to find external training providers and other relevant websites, and to access member-only learning resources such as Cutting Edge presentations and Lunchtime Learning sessions
Workshops
Check out our event calendar and find out more about workshop content and our dapaanz trainers
dapaanz Communities
dapaanz Communities are opportunities for members to connect and also share practice ideas, scenarios and challenges. In 2024 we have more than seven active communities of interest meeting regularly. We look forward to expanding this kaupapa in 2025.