Events

Gender Equity in the Workplace

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

This three hour interactive workshop introduces learners to key concepts around gender equality and its impact in the workplace. It explores gender, gender inequality, unconscious bias and workplace tools and strategies to promote gender equity in the workplace. Workshop objectives An increased understanding of gender inequality An increased understanding of what tools can be used to

$85 – $125

Safe and Supported: Building Workplace Capacity to Manage Family Violence

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

About the workshop This half-day workshop is designed to support workplaces to implement programs for the prevention of family violence in a safe and supportive way. It builds the knowledge and confidence of managers and staff in designated family violence support roles to provide a supportive and appropriate response to disclosures of violence that may

$85 – $125

Learn how to respond to people affected by ice.

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

Managing Aggressive and Challenging Behaviours

Caraniche Head Office Level 1, 260 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Melbourne

This workshop discusses and reviews the key factors that contribute to aggressive and challenging behaviours as well as providing a framework for de-escalation, assertive closure and self-care after an event. Learning outcomes: The biological, social, environmental, and psychological drivers that contribute to challenging behaviours Understand the physiology of anger and aggression and what precipitating factors

HEPReady Regional-Sunraysia

Benetook Room, Alfred Deakin Centre, 190 Deakin Avenue, Mildura 3500 Benetook Room, Alfred Deakin Centre, Mildura

Commissioned by the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services 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

Free

VAADA CEO and Managers Forum June 2019

Catholic Leadership Centre 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The CEO and Managers Forum is held every second month from April through to October.  It is an opportunity for CEOs and Managers to meet, network and discuss current issues affecting the AOD sector. The forum is open to all CEO and Managers of government-funded organisations providing AOD treatment. More information and the agenda will

Prevention in Practice National Conference

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Pl, Melbourne

Community-led action to reduce the harm of alcohol and other drugs The 2019 National Prevention in Practice Conference will deliver local and international speakers sharing their expertise on strengthening capacity of community-led action on alcohol and other drugs. Explore various models of prevention and discover practical examples of successful strategies that have mobilised communities. Aimed

$295.00

CBT for AOD Workers

It's more than just A-B-Cs! Understand the 'why' and the 'how' of CBT in this interactive back to fundamentals to the transdiagnostic application of CBT in AOD practice. This foundation workshop offers a practical introduction to the core practice skills in AOD treatment. This workshop is for those new to CBT and those wanting to

Integrating Motivational Interviewing and CBT

Find out how to effectively blend the two core interventions in AOD treatment to achieve better client outcomes. This practice based workshop shows you how and when to utilise MI and CBT seamlessly throughout treatment from assessment to closure. This workshop is for those with some basic knowledge of CBT and MI wanting to refine

Odyssey House Victoria Open Day

Odyssey House Victoria, Lower Plenty 28 Bonds Road, Lower Plenty

Odyssey House Victoria’s adult residential rehabilitation program 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 to recovery. We would