Duration: Half Day Number of DHHS funded courses run each financial year: 8 Maximum number of attendees: 15 Forensic Fundamentals Summary Forensic Fundamentals is a half-day online forensic clinical training session for Victorian Alcohol and other Drug Workers. Learning Outcomes The Forensic Fundamentals training session will provide attendees with information and clinical skills for
Learn how to assist adults who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Demonstrate your mental health first aid skills by becoming an Accredited Mental Health First Aider. You will need to complete an online assessment after the course to become
Unlock Your Future at Turning Point's Student Open Night! Join us on Wednesday, 28 August, 4 to 8pm at 110 Church Street, Richmond, to explore educational pathways in addiction sciences. Learn about our comprehensive range of programs – including internships, scholarships, postgraduate courses, and PhD projects – in collaboration with Monash University. Highlights of the
Keep people safe by learning suicide intervention skills. Participants in ASIST: Learn the skills to provide a suicide first-aid intervention Work to develop a personalised safety plan for someone with thoughts of suicide to keep “safe-for-now” Connect the person with thoughts of suicide to further help Acquire skills in an evidence-based intervention model, with the
Keep people safe by learning suicide intervention skills. Participants in ASIST: Learn the skills to provide a suicide first-aid intervention Work to develop a personalised safety plan for someone with thoughts of suicide to keep “safe-for-now” Connect the person with thoughts of suicide to further help Acquire skills in an evidence-based intervention model, with the
This training is available to those working in a state-funded AOD service or program. Group work is a common and useful treatment approach in Drug and Alcohol treatment. There are many types of groups such as support groups, task-focused, educative and therapeutic community groups. Group Facilitation for AOD workers is a foundational course introducing the
Introducing the Alcohol and Other Drug Essentials for Mental Health Workers series Comorbidity is the norm rather than the exception in mental health. In this new series of half day interactive online workshops designed specifically for the mental health sector, we cover what you need to know about alcohol and other drug presentations in your
The Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) currently facilitates the Victorian AOD Peer Workforce Community of Practice supported by the Department of Health (DH). The Community of Practice (CoP) for the AOD Peer Workforce supports and cultivates the existing and emerging AOD Peer Workforce and seeks to draw upon the collective knowledge, experiences and resources
Develop advanced skills in motivational interviewing to supercharge your alcohol and other drug practice Reinvigorate your motivational interviewing practice, learn useful adaptations, and explore ways to effectively manage challenges and barriers with our revised Rethink MI masterclass. Motivational interviewing is an evolving science and it’s recently been updated. Advance your motivational interviewing expertise and ensure
Duration: 1 Day (1 day online) Number of DHHS funded courses run each financial year: 8 Maximum number of attendees: 15 Advanced AOD Forensic Training Summary Advanced AOD Forensics is one-day online clinical training for experienced drug and alcohol clinicians working with forensic clients. Learning Outcomes Advanced AOD Forensics training is targeted at
The Standard Mental Health First Aid Refresher course is delivered in a 4-hour face-to-face session that allows people who have previously completed a 12- or 14-hour Mental Health First Aid course to refresh their knowledge and skills. For people who are Accredited MHF Aiders, the refresher courses offer an opportunity to extend their accreditation for
Introducing the Alcohol and Other Drug Essentials for Mental Health Workers series Comorbidity is the norm rather than the exception in mental health. In this new series of half day interactive online workshops designed specifically for the mental health sector, we cover what you need to know about alcohol and other drug presentations in your