Events

HEPReady Workshop in Geelong

Geelong Conference Centre 20 Adam's Court, East Geelong

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, school

Free

Motivational Interviewing Masterclass

Rethink MI. With our advanced Motivational Interviewing Masterclass Think you know MI? Think again. Discover the art behind the science of MI. Go behind the scenes and find out what makes it tick. Move beyond the basics with our unique self-reflection/self-practice approach to take your practice to the next level. This masterclass is for AOD practitioners

MHPN – Melbourne CBD Drug & Alcohol Peer Support Network – North Richmond MSIR, Ass.Prof. Nico Clark

Living Room, Youth Projects, 7-9 Hosier Lane MELBOURNE VIC 3000 7-9 Hosier Lane, MELBOURNE

This warm and friendly environment in the heart of the CBD (10 min walk from Flinders Street Station) gives you the opportunity to build an understanding and gain knowledge about this important facility recently opened in Melbourne and its contribution to saving lives.  Associate Professor Nico Clark will discuss the history of the development of

Free

Gender Equity in the Workplace

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

This three and a half 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 At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will have: An increased

$85 – $125

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

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

Motivational Interviewing 2 day Masterclass

Rydges St Kilda 35 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

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

‘Healthy Ageing’ / ‘End of Life Care’ for people with drug use experiences (Feb 12, 2020)

La Trobe University 360 Collins St (Board Room 20th Floor), Melbourne, Australia

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

Free

Russell Brand Awakening

16th Street actors studio 715 Glenhuntly road,, Caufield.

One day workshop where Russell addresses addiction from the obvious afflictions of drugs and alcohol to the more insidious habits including technology, co-dependency, work, over eating, pornography and more...  

$350

Substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Screening and Intervening

This webinar will provide a brief overview of the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Observed trends and anecdotal evidence of current substance use from clients presenting for treatment will be discussed. It will outline the relationship between stress, anxiety, uncertainty, low mood and substance use as a

$20 – $120