Ways to get community to reflect on their drinking or drug use, presented by Prof Kylie Lee. This webinar will provide examples of how to get communities to reflect on their alcohol or drug use. Using examples from remote NT through to urban NSW, Kylie will present a range of resources her team has developed,
MARAM intermediate training for new starters or those wanting MARAM refresher training. This training is for those with MARAM intermediate responsibilities including (but not limited to) alcohol and other drug workers, and the mental health and wellbeing workforce.
Since 2015, Breakthrough has helped family members across Victoria better understand addictive behaviours, improve communication and wellbeing, and access appropriate support networks. BreakThrough offers practical strategies and provides an opportunity for family/friends/partners of people with addictive behaviours to connect and learn from each other.
Techniques for maintaining engagement and difficult family violence conversations - This workshop takes a trauma-informed lens to the reasons why a person experiencing violence may not engage, or struggle to engage, or may even begin to disengage, when we try to work with them about violence they are experiencing.
It's important to note that BreakThrough is an education program and while each session includes group discussion about a particular topic or theme, people requiring more intensive support in relation to their own circumstances are strongly encouraged to contact Family Drug and Gambling Help on 1300 660 068 to speak to a trained volunteer with personal experience
Topic: The role of Cohealth Sobering Centre as a response to public intoxication. Speaker: Greg Denham, Community Partnership Facilitator, Cohealth. Greg has been actively involved in drug policy for over 25 years with local, national and international experience in harm reduction and has been a strong advocate for evidence informed policy and practice. Tuesdays with
Intermediate risk assessment and risk management - Using detailed case studies and practical workshopping, this workshop tackles the challenges of helping a person experiencing violence build their confidence and capacity to manage their safety, and that of their family. It also builds practitioners capability to undertake intermediate risk assessment and management.
It's important to note that BreakThrough is an education program and while each session includes group discussion about a particular topic or theme, people requiring more intensive support in relation to their own circumstances are strongly encouraged to contact Family Drug and Gambling Help on 1300 660 068 to speak to a trained volunteer with
MARAM intermediate training for new starters or those wanting MARAM refresher training. This training is for those with MARAM intermediate responsibilities including (but not limited to) alcohol and other drug workers, and the mental health and wellbeing workforce.
Working with trauma and addiction – understanding it’s impact and the implications for our work, presented by Sally Thomas & Anna Bough This presentation provides a brief overview of what trauma is, paying particular attention to complex trauma, and the relationships between trauma and addiction whilst also addressing the social complexity clients may experience. We
