Upcoming training & events

Thu 28 Aug 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

The De-escalation Skills course has been redesigned specifically for an online learning setting and will support workers to recognise when a person is becoming distressed or a situation is escalating. This condensed half-day refresher course is ideal for those with a foundational understanding of this topic and who is seeking practical tools and strategies to effectively respond in ways that promote positive outcomes.

Mon 8 Sep 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This course was developed to provide participants with practical tools that they can use in their work as well as in their daily lives to build and maintain resilience and a sense of wellbeing. The course blends theory/practical activities to provide a pathway to an improved sense of wellbeing.

Tue 16 Sep 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

People often experience both mental health challenges and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues. The intersection of mental health and AOD use is recognised as presenting complex challenges across both domains. This course examines each challenge and its interrelationship with the other.

Thu 2 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This training course is designed to help professionals working in high-stress roles and challenging work environments identify the signs of vicarious trauma and build coping skills through practical, evidence-based strategies.

Tue 7 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This workshop is designed to help both professionals and those touched by grief to understand its complexities and explore links with mental health and personal wellbeing.

Fri 10 Oct 2025

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (4 hours)

The 2025 WA Mental Health Awards will be held at Beaumonde on the Point on World Mental Health Day, Friday 10 October, where the finalists will be recognised and the winners will be announced.

Mon 13 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This course is designed to assist individuals to recognise when a person is becoming distressed or when their behaviour is escalating, and it provides a set of tools and strategies to respond in ways that are likely to result in positive outcomes.

Thu 16 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

The Being Trauma Responsive course has recently been revised for delivery as a half-day online learning session and is an ideal refresher course for those with a foundational understanding of this topic. This workshop will explore how to safely engage with someone affected by trauma and provide practical strategies to support their recovery.

Mon 27 Oct 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

Prevention and minimalization of harm and bolstering recovery from co-occurring mental health and AOD challenges is possible for consumers and their families by encouraging hope and cultivating resilience.

Thu 6 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)

The De-escalation Skills course has been redesigned specifically for an online learning setting and will support workers to recognise when a person is becoming distressed or a situation is escalating. This condensed half-day refresher course is ideal for those with a foundational understanding of this topic and who is seeking practical tools and strategies to effectively respond in ways that promote positive outcomes.

Mon 10 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This course examines the nature of boundaries and how to work within boundary frameworks while maintaining care and compassion. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their current model of practice identifying aspects of their work that can be improved through the theory and practical strategies presented.

Tue 11 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This workshop is about building our confidence as first responders to support someone experiencing a mental health challenge. It prepares participants to know how to recognise signs of mental health issues and how to respond in an effective way.

Fri 14 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This introductory workshop offers a clear and practical overview of neurodiversity and neurodivergence in the workplace.

Mon 17 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

One in four Australians will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives. That means that at any given point, a proportion of your workforce is either experiencing, heading towards or recovering from a mental health challenge or disorder.

Tue 18 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This course will look at how effective supervision plays a strong role in attracting, retaining, and providing ongoing support to a motivated and highly skilled workforce.

Wed 19 Nov 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

Increase confidence to safely de-escalate an event. This course is designed to assist in the understanding of emotional escalation, triggers, distress, sense of the adolescent self and coping strategies to effectively de-escalate an adolescent.

Mon 1 Dec 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This workshop discusses talking safely with someone who is impacted by trauma and teaching simple strategies to support recovery, respond to someone experiencing triggers and improve the experiences of people impacted by trauma when seeking support.

Tue 16 Dec 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours 30 minutes)

This course explores the common mental health challenges faced by older people, key risk factors, the signs and symptoms and the co-occurrence of mental health and other issues, including cognitive and physical health difficulties.