Individule and Group counselling
Counselling is strongly recommended to help develop new skills and cultivate insight to prevent recidivism.
Ahikaa also provide individual counselling sessions on issues such as depression, stress or substance abuse. Staff are also qualified in the delivery of Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT).
Education and counselling groups in areas like problem solving, anger issues and stress management are also available.... more

Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Hoani Waititi Marae (PTN) is a Ministry of Health funded service. Both PTN and Ahikaa Trust work collaboratively to deliver methamphetamine education and support to consumers and whanau who require support in coping with the effects of Methamphetamine addiction. Both NA and AA groups are compulsory for all clients.... more

Onsite Drug Testing
Ahikaa Trust and Hoani Waititi Marae (PTN) are DAPAANZ registered, staff are Certified drug testers.... more

MRT Therapy
Ahikaa staff are qualified in the delivery of Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)

What is MRT?

Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a systematic treatment approach that seeks to decrease recidivism, or the tendency of a convicted criminal to re-offend, among juvenile and adult offenders by increasing moral reasoning. A cognitive-behavioral type of treatment approach, MRT combines elements from a variety of psychological models to address clients’ ego, moral, social, and positive behavioral growth, and research has shown that this type of therapy can increase moral reasoning in adult drug and alcohol as well as juvenile offenders. In addiction recovery treatment, MRT takes the form of individual and group counseling, and uses prescribed homework assignments and structured group exercises to address seven basic treatment issues:

1. Confrontation of beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes

2. Reinforcement of positive behavior and habits

3. Assessment of current relationships

4. Positive identity formation

5. Enhancement of self-concept

6. Development of higher stages of moral reasoning

7. Decrease in hedonism and development of frustration tolerance... more