My family drawing: life from a little person’s perspective, Aviva’s Tamariki RISE programme
Aviva’s specialist tamariki services are designed to promote wellbeing and help break the inter-generational cycle of violence. The Tamariki Services team will introduce Aviva’s Tamariki RISE (Relationship and Individual Safety Education) programme in an interactive session – come along prepared to see life from a ‘little person’s perspective.’
This structured group education and support programme runs for 10 weeks during each school term for tamariki who have experienced or witnessed family violence. The team will present two activities offered to 5-8 year old tamariki in the programme; ‘my family drawing’, which is done in the first session, and safety planning, which is done in week 9 of the programme.
Please have a piece of paper and colouring pen handy during the session!
Te Pai Ora SSPA member Aviva is a Canterbury-based specialist family and sexual violence support agency. They are available 24/7 to provide advice, advocacy and support to people overcoming the enduring harms of family and sexual violence. They are a Finalist for Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year 2024.
Makenzi Schaapveld
Makenzi is the team lead for the tamariki team and a Senior Practitioner at Aviva. She has recently returned back to Aviva after having her wee girl, Sadie, last year. She has been working in the family violence space for five years, first with Women’s Refuge, before moving to Aviva in 2021 to focus on supporting tamariki and whanau as a whole.
Tayla Sowden
Tayla is a registered social worker with a master’s degree in applied social work and has been working in the tamariki team at Aviva for just over a year. She has a passion for working with tamariki and their whānau to work towards a violence free future. She is one of six children so loves the chaos of a big whānau and enjoys keeping busy.
Kelsey Campbell
Kelsey recently started in the tamariki team after working in various roles at Aviva over the last 5 years. She has a background in psychology and is currently completing the clinical psychology programme at the University of Canterbury. She has a passion for art and loves to do commissions in my spare time.
