Events

Recurring

BreakThrough: Families Understanding Addiction

Online

Since 2015, BreakThrough: Families understanding addiction has helped family members across Victoria better understand drug use, improve communication and wellbeing, and access appropriate support networks. BreakThrough offers practical strategies and support, and provides an opportunity for family members to connect and learn from each other. Sessions are online via Zoom and go for 1 hour.

Free

Integrating MI with CBT

Online

Effectively blend motivational interviewing and CBT to achieve better client outcomes Boost your effectiveness with clients by seamlessly integrating these two key approaches in alcohol and other drug treatment. Through this interactive one-day workshop, you learn where these two core approaches overlap and where they are unique and how to move seamlessly between them. Book

Family Violence 101

Taskforce Frankston 29 Playne Street, Frankston VIC 3199, Melbourne, Australia

This training is for anybody working with clients or in middle management, who would like to better identify, assess and assist people using and/or experiencing Family Violence (FV). This training is pitched at those with a beginner to intermediate comprehension of Family Violence, whose primary role is not directly within the FV sector. It is

$160

Good night, sleep tight: Helping people who use alcohol and other drugs sleep better

Online

Develop an in-depth understanding of sleep to aid your AOD practice People with alcohol and other drug issues are up to 10 times more likely to experience sleep problems. We now know that poor sleep contributes to a range of other physical and mental health problems, as well as low resilience and low motivation. But

Working with Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use/Addiction

Zoom

This is an introductory level training that includes three on-line modules released Monday 03 October 2022 and a full day live (face-to-screen - F2S) session on Wednesday 19 October 2022. The introductory level training is interactive and practical professional development, designed to assist clinicians in understanding clients who experience mental health and substance use/addiction issues,

$75
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Mental Health and AOD: Essentials of Practice

Zoom

Mental Health and AOD: Essentials of Practice October 2022 (Includes a co-facilitated session with people of lived experience) This is a partnership between Nexus Dual Diagnosis Consultation Service, St Vincent's Hospital and Eastern Health Lived Experience. This is a blended training package that includes three on-line modules and two live zoom sessions. This training is

$20

Negotiating roadblocks in treatment

Online

Increase the effectiveness of treatment by identifying and resolving ruptures and breaks in the therapeutic relationship Therapeutic impasses are common but can be frustrating and difficult to resolve. They can also impact the effectiveness of treatment. Roadblocks can be practitioner or client-initiated, but nearly always require practitioner input to repair. In this workshop, you will

Adolescent Family Violence: Systemic Interventions with Families

Online

This live-stream workshop, presented by The Bouverie Centre, will explore the determinants and contexts that underpin the use of violence by adolescents against parents/carers. We will then look at how systemic ways of working with the adolescent, parent/carer and other family members can support positive change and enhanced family trust, respect and safety.

$220

Single Session Thinking in Practice

The Bouverie Centre 8 Gardiner Street, Brunswick, Australia

This in-person half-day implementation focused training is the practice companion to The Bouverie Centre’s Single Session Thinking (SST) self-paced online course. SST involves approaching the first session as if it will be the last, whilst creating opportunities for further work if requested by the client. This training is designed to consolidate your SST knowledge and

$115

Online HEPReady Essentials Accredited Course

Zoom webinar

Update your essential knowledge on viral hepatitis and liver conditions Did you know?  An estimated 335,000 people in Australia are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C. More than 70% of people living with chronic hepatitis B are not receiving care. 1 in 5 people living with chronic hepatitis C have not been diagnosed and

Free