Victorian AOD Service Providers’ Conference: A Mixed Bag VAADA has been funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to organise the Service Providers’ Conference. The theme for the upcoming conference, developed in consultation with DHHS, is A Mixed Bag Please note: the Service Providers’ Conference is for government-funded service providers of AOD
This one-day interactive professional development training explores the nature, dynamics and risks of vicarious trauma (VT), contrasts it with burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder and compassion fatigue, and supports you to stay healthy and safe in your work with people impacted by diverse traumas. The training distinguishes the differences between, and appropriate responses to, direct trauma exposure and
This one-day interactive professional development training provides practitioners with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to work in counselling and/or therapeutic relationships with adult survivors of complex trauma. It is designed for clinicians and specialist workers who provide counselling support to trauma survivors. This session is part of a training series. This one-day Level 1
Join us for this lunchtime forum Topics/speakers Impacts of prohibiting public drinking: lessons from the evaluation of public drinking laws in Yarra” Dr Michael Savic Dr Michael Savic is a Senior Research Fellow (Addiction Studies), Monash University, and Strategic Lead of Clinical and Social Research at Turning Point, Eastern Health. Michael’s research focuses on the
This event is being hosted by VAADA, and facilitated by Dr Michael Takagi representing ARBIAS. ABI Awareness/Foundation Training: Full Day Module The aim of this introductory module is to provide participants with greater awareness of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) due to a number of causes, including alcohol and other drugs. In this interactive workshop, videos, case examples,
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
This one-day interactive and practical professional development training alerts learners to the possibility that their clients and co-workers may have experiences of childhood and/or other past or current trauma(s), which could be affecting their health, wellbeing, daily interactions and functioning. This training forms part of a 2 session training series. TICP Level 2 is another
This two-day intensive course has been developed specifically for alcohol and other drug practitioners who want to build and strengthen core clinical skills in motivational interviewing, a core competency for alcohol and other drug workers at all levels. We use alcohol and other drugs examples and demonstrations so you have immediate tools to use in
Forensic Fundamentals is a half-day face-to-face forensic clinical training session for Victorian Alcohol and other Drug Workers. Please register through Eventbrite
As part of a collaboration with the Department of Public Health and the Palliative Care Unit at La Trobe University we invite you to participate in the start of planning for a project that will look to develop knowledge and activities that can improve service delivery for older people with the lived experience of drug
