Events

Increasing Accessibility of Mental Health Services Through Walk-in Counselling

Walk-in psychotherapy services are highly advantageous primarily as they are very accessible - clients come at a moment that fits for them without the usual delays related to appointment making. For that very reason the walk-in session is likely to “capture a moment” of client readiness. Walk-ins are also a move toward a more culturally

$210

Working Therapeutically with Complex Trauma Clients (Level 2)

This two-day training is intended to be part of a training series, the first part of which is the one-day Level 1 training. Unless you are an experienced clinician working in this three phased approach with complex trauma clients over the longer term, it is recommended that you attend the Level 1 training prior to

HEPReady Essentials training

Do you work helping people who may have hepatitis? Get the Essentials.   HEPReady® training for health and community professionals.   When: Thursday 24th October 2019 from 9.30am-12pm Where: Hepatitis Victoria 5/200 Sydney Road Brunswick 3056 Cost: $60.00   Hepatitis Victoria is the peak not for profit organisation working across the state for people affected

$60

HEPReady Essentials training

Do you work helping people who may have hepatitis? Get the Essentials.   HEPReady® training for health and community professionals.   When: Thursday 24th October 2019 from 9.30am-12pm Where: Hepatitis Victoria 5/200 Sydney Road Brunswick 3056 Cost: $60.00   Hepatitis Victoria is the peak not for profit organisation working across the state for people affected

$60

HEPReady Regional-Bendigo

The Bridge Hotel Bendigo 49 Bridge Street, Bendigo

The HEPReady® regional workshop is an opportunity for your workforce to develop a comprehensive understanding of viral hepatitis along with local perspectives.   Will feature expert presenters, lived-experience speakers and community based health experts. What will we cover? Epidemiology, methods of transmission, progression, treatment and management. Who should attend? ANYONE! Nurses, AOD workers, health educators,

Free

Learn how to respond to people affected by ice.

Punt Hill Essendon 1142 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon

360Edge, Australia’s leading alcohol and other drug consultants, is now delivering free half day workshops to frontline workers across Victoria. This free session will empower you with the knowledge and skills to understand and work effectively with people may be affected by ice. The training will build your confidence, knowledge and skills so you can

Free

SHARC Peer Worker Training

Self Help Addiction Resource Centre 140 Grange Road, Carnegie

Peer workers, as in any professional discipline, need quality, standardised training and ongoing professional development. Through extensive research and co-design, SHARC has developed Peer Worker Training. This comprehensive training provides a vital knowledge base for peer workers, and ensures that the peer workforce has a discipline-specific framework. This 5 day training is designed for current

$1100

Misery is Optional – The Management and Treatment of Pain (Robert Rosenbaum – USA)

Pain is not an isolated phenomenon. Both its neurophysiology and its psychology rely on connections and contexts. When clients and caregivers approach pain as if it were a self-contained concept, as if it were a carbuncle to be cut out by mechanical interventions, it does not matter whether the treatment is pharmacological or psychological: well-meaning

$210

Trauma Informed Care and Practice (Level 2)

This one-day interactive professional development training builds on the principles of trauma-informed care and practice explored in Blue Knot Foundation’s training: Foundation for Trauma-Informed Care and Practice (TICP) Level 1. This training uses current research to foster the insights and skills needed, to work effectively with trauma survivors using a relational approach within the trauma-informed framework.

Storytelling for Change: Prevention of Violence Against Women Communication Masterclass

Women's Health Victoria Level 8, 255 Bourke St, Melbourne

The workshop covers: Key elements of a primary prevention story Ethical considerations developing and sharing stories Tailoring for your audience or setting Key messages and the drivers of violence against women Story crafting techniques and story shapes Who should attend? This workshop is designed for practitioners working in the primary prevention and gender equity sectors.

$155 – $225