Thursday every fortnight (6.00 pm - 8.00 pm) Non-religious, open meetings for family members and friends impacted by the use of drugs and/or alcohol by others. Open to anyone and providing opportunities to talk and listen to others in a non-judgemental, safe environment. Venue: Cohealth - 215 Nicholson St, Footscray VIC Enquiries: Cadence 0493 683 860 or Head
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
Standard Mental Health First Aid - 2 Day Course (TaskForce Moorabbin) Thursday June 6th & Thursday June 13th 2024 ( 9:00AM-4:30PM) A$275.00 Learn how to assist adults who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Demonstrate your mental health first aid
Gain advanced clinical practice skills in working with families Learn effective, evidence based strategies and framework to help you engage better with families. You will walk away with increased confidence and skills to understand and work with family members as clients in their own right or as participants in your work with individuals. Work more
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.
Odyssey House Victoria’s adult residential rehabilitation program in Lower Plenty Victoria provides live-in treatment for individuals, couples, and parents with their children (aged 0-12). Operating as a therapeutic community, the values-based program provides a structured environment where over 100 residents and 40 staff work together to help people make changes and choices on their pathway
InFocus is an education program developed by Family Drug and Gambling Help, a program of SHARC, that offers practical support, relevant information, coping strategies and the opportunity for people to connect through their shared experiences. The program is facilitated by professionals who have also been impacted by someone’s drug and alcohol use, and or gambling.
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
