February 23, 2026 at 09:30 - February 24, 2026
Central Napier, TBC
Paige Saxby
Our Life with FASD (LWF) training is a free, two-day wananga / training course for parents, caregivers, grandparents or whānau who are caring for someone who has, or may have, FASD (diagnosis not required). Nau mai, haere mai – all are welcome!
Please note: this training is NOT for professionals working with those impacted by FASD.
FASD-CAN is pleased to be working in association with Tautoko Aroha / Support with Compassion, a social service in Ahuriri / Napier which supports foster caregivers, and Te Kupenga Hauora - Ahuriri, a charitable trust based in Napier that provides health and social services to Hawke’s Bay and the wider community. We are grateful to them both for supporting this important training in their region, and particularly TKH for providing the venue and kai!
• The training runs over two days, Monday and Tuesday 23/24 February, 2026.
• It will take place at Te Kupenga Hauora, 5 Sale Street, Ahuriri / Napier.
• You'll need to attend both days.
• It will run from 9.30am to 2.30pm each day.
• Morning tea and lunch is provided each day.
LWF is an evidence-based training with the objective to find out more about FASD, develop greater resilience in your whānau, learn strategies and meet others who also have a member of their family with FASD. The training has been run very successfully in Aotearoa over the last four years all around the motu, and several times as a 7-week online course.
By the end of the course, participants will have:
• Increased their knowledge of FASD and its impacts and challenges across the lifespan.
• Been equipped in knowledge of successful approaches and strategies that can be used in life with FASD.
• Become aware of helpful and successful strategies and approaches to apply to their own unique family environment, as well as to the systems impacting them, such as health, welfare, education and justice.
• Fostered peer-support relationships with others who share the lived experience of FASD.
What was the most valuable part of the training for you?
“The lived experience of facilitators was a huge benefit.”
"Knowing that we are not alone and there is hope."
"Connection. An extended village. Understanding. Support."
"Filling my tank and a sense of personal belonging through being with others who ‘get it’. This has strengthened my compassion and given me encouragement for the way forward."
FASD-CAN Navigators Anna Gundesen (Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland) and Ruruhana Brownie (Te Tai Tokerau / Northland) bring their lived experience of family members with FASD to this course, alongside their sound knowledge-base and training in FASD and developmental trauma.
Please click here to fill in a brief form to register for Life with FASD training in Ahuriri / Napier.
Once you've filled in the form and sent it, you'll be contacted by our training administrator Paige to go through your requirements and get more info about the training.
Join us!
Please consider becoming a member of FASD-CAN! It's free, with no obligation on your part – if you are a caregiver / parent, you'll receive a free hardcopy of our Aotearoa-based FASD handbook and a monthly newsletter which will give you priority notifications of upcoming webinars and other training.
Click here to join FASD-CAN – we'd love to have you on board!
