Upcoming training & events

Thu 23 May 2024

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.

27 - 28 May 2024

2 x 4 hour sessions, 9am-1pm

Participants will learn from this course how to establish and build safe and person-centered relationships that are strengths-focused. Participants will also learn practical strategies to support their clients with their recovery goals.

Tue 28 May 2024

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (30 minutes)

Microlearning is a great opportunity to develop skills in a short time. Held over lunchtime, this session will introduce you to the Power Threat Meaning Framework in an easily accessible format.

Tue 4 Jun 2024

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

Build capacity to support others who self-harm. As well as the knowledge component, participants will develop their practical skills by using practice tools to respond to real-life scenarios.

Tue 4 Jun 2024

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (30 minutes)

Resilience and a sense of well-being are integral components that contribute to one's ability to navigate challenges, overcome adversity, and lead a fulfilling and balanced life. This brief information session will take a closer look at some aspects the full-day course will cover, and in the process provide an insight into what to expect from the course.

Mon 17 Jun 2024

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 18 Jun 2024

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (30 minutes)

Microlearning is a great opportunity to develop skills in a short time. Held over lunchtime, this session will introduce you to Holistic Therapies in an accessible way.

24 - 25 Jun 2024

2 x 4 hour sessions, 9am-1pm

This course examines the nature of boundaries and how to work within boundary frameworks while maintaining care and compassion.

3 - 4 Jul 2024

2 x 4 hour sessions, 9am-1pm

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

Mon 8 Jul 2024

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.

16 - 17 Jul 2024

2 x 4 hour sessions, 9am-1pm

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 when a situation is escalating, and it provides a set of tools and strategies to respond in ways that are likely to result in positive outcomes.

Tue 23 Jul 2024

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

Participants will learn from this course how to establish and build safe and person-centered relationships that are strengths-focused. Participants will also learn practical strategies to support their clients with their recovery goals.

Mon 29 Jul 2024

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

This course provides tools in helping to identify and respond to mental distress in people with any kind of disability (including co-existing disability).

1 - 2 Aug 2024

2 x 4 hour sessions, 9am-1pm

This workshop discusses talking safely with someone who has been 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 6 Aug 2024

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

Many non-counselling professionals find themselves in day-to-day situations where they are called to support another person emotionally, such as responding to someone experiencing distress, anger, confusion, anxiety or fear.

Thu 15 Aug 2024

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.

Mon 19 Aug 2024

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.

Tue 27 Aug 2024

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.