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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250814T093000
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SUMMARY:Breaking the Ice: Tailoring treatment for people who use methamphetamine
DESCRIPTION:Work effectively with people who use methamphetamine\nKeep up to date about methamphetamine use and increase your understanding\, confidence\, and skills in working with people who use methamphetamine. Understand how methamphetamine affects the brain and how to adapt existing treatments and strategies for people who use methamphetamine. \nYou’ll learn about common co-occurring conditions associated with methamphetamine and the most effective ways to modify treatment and support to get the best outcomes. \nOn average\, participants of Breaking the Ice: Tailoring treatment for people who use methamphetamine report a 60% increase in knowledge\, 69% increase in skills\, and 66% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 8.9/10 on average and 86% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Awesome information and statistics\, role playing\, and additional resources provided.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand the unique effects of methamphetamine and how they impact treatment\nIdentify and apply effective responses to improve outcomes for people who use methamphetamine\nFind out how to safely respond to complex behaviours\, including heightened threat sensitivity\, anxiety\, and psychosis\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is a specialist skills workshop suitable for new\, experienced\, and advanced practitioners. This workshop is suitable for workers in low threshold and clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $315 | Standard: $365 | Group (5+): $295ea \nFacilitator: Paula Ross\nDate: Thursday 14 August 2025\nTime: 9:30am–1:00pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 14 July
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/breaking-the-ice-tailoring-treatment-for-people-who-use-methamphetamine-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250807T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250807T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241215T232544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T015245Z
UID:57849-1754559000-1754584200@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Trauma Informed Practice
DESCRIPTION:Gain confidence in delivering effective trauma informed practice\nMost people in alcohol and other drug treatment have experienced trauma at some point in their life. In this interactive workshop\, you’ll learn how to deliver alcohol and other drug treatment in an effective\, trauma informed way. Gain an in depth understanding of trauma and learn how to get positive outcomes when working with people who have experienced trauma. \nYou’ll learn a simple way of approaching trauma that connects people’s trauma experiences with their ‘here and now’ experiences and needs. Build your confidence when working with people who have experienced trauma and learn some simple changes that you can make to support your trauma informed practice. \nOn average\, participants of Trauma Informed Practice report a 55% increase in knowledge\, 49% increase in skills\, and 62% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 8.6/10 on average and 89% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Dr Richard Cash was a knowledgeable and engaging presenter who was fantastic to listen to.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand trauma and its impacts\nRecognise the signs and symptoms of trauma exposure\nGain strategies for screening and safe exploration of trauma\nLearn strategies to manage boundaries and maintain your wellbeing\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is a core skills workshop suitable for new practitioners and as a refresher for experienced and advanced practitioners. This workshop is suitable for workers in low threshold and clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $440 | Standard: $520 | Group (5+): $420ea \nFacilitator: Dr Richard Cash\nDate: Thursday 7 August 2025\nTime: 9:30am–4:30pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 21 April
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/trauma-informed-practice-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241215T232350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241215T232350Z
UID:57885-1754472600-1754485200@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:NEW! Lived Experience in Professional Practice
DESCRIPTION:Balance your lived experience with your role to enhance outcomes for your clients and yourself\nLived experience brings a unique and valuable perspective to alcohol and other drug treatment. Many workers with lived experience are not in dedicated lived experience roles and may be searching for ways to balance their lived experience with the models of care that govern their practice. In this new workshop\, you will explore how to make this work best for you\, your service\, and your clients. \nJoin Dr Amanda Davies\, who draws on her lived and professional experience in this new workshop. With discussion of frameworks\, clinical anecdotes\, and a focus on self care and boundaries\, you will walk away with skills and confidence to find the right balance in your work. \n“Every time Amanda facilitates\, she draws everybody in to discussions\, providing opportunity for people who don’t normally share to participate\, she rocks.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nImprove skills and confidence in blending lived experience and practice experience\nBuild knowledge about boundaries including when to draw on and share your lived experience\nIncrease self care practice including understanding triggers and requesting what you need in the workplace\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is a specialist workshop suitable for workers with lived experience. This workshop is suitable for workers in low threshold and clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $315 | Standard: $365 | Group (5+): $295ea \nFacilitator: Dr Amanda Davies\nDate: Wednesday 6 August 2025\nTime: 9:30am–1:00pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 7 July
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/new-lived-experience-in-professional-practice/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241215T232403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241215T232403Z
UID:57879-1753954200-1753979400@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Responding to Comorbidity
DESCRIPTION:Gain a deeper understanding of how to respond to co-occurring mental health problems in alcohol and other drug treatment\nCo-occurring mental health issues are the norm rather than the exception among people seeking alcohol and other drug treatment. With this one day interactive online workshop\, you will learn how to adapt and expand your existing alcohol and other drug treatment skills to assist your clients with managing mental health symptoms. \nDeepen your understanding of co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drug issues and build your knowledge\, confidence\, and skills to better understand clients’ needs\, respond effectively\, and adapt treatment. Find out what you need to know about the different co-occurring conditions you may encounter and how to effectively incorporate best practice responses into your treatment. \nOn average\, participants of Responding to Comorbidity report a 40% increase in knowledge\, 36% increase in skills\, and 41% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 8.8/10 on average and 100% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Paula is a great trainer. She provided us with the evidence-based information along with the resources which will allow us to practice the skills whether it be finding the relationship between the comorbidity\, MI\, relapse prevention or reflection. Yes\, I do feel like I need to study more but I feel more confident now in practising these skills as a counsellor. So thank you Paula for bringing this wonderful training to us.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nRecognise and understand the common mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment\nUndertake a thorough assessment and develop an integrated case formulation to guide your practice\nApply a range of alcohol and other drug treatment skills to working with clients with co-occurring mental health conditions\nLearn how to respond therapeutically and effectively within the bounds of the alcohol and other drug treatment setting\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is a specialist skills workshop suitable for new\, experienced\, and advanced practitioners. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $440 | Standard: $520 | Group (5+): $420ea \nFacilitator: Paula Ross\nDate: Thursday 31 July 2025\nTime: 9:30am–4:30pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 30 June
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/responding-to-comorbidity/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250724T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250724T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241215T232449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241215T232449Z
UID:57873-1753349400-1753374600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Integrating MI and CBT
DESCRIPTION:Effectively blend motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy to achieve better client outcomes\nMotivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy are two key evidence based approaches for alcohol and other drug treatment. Being able to blend and move between them means that you can be more responsive to where your client is in the change process and drive positive change faster. \nIn this interactive one day workshop\, we deep dive into frameworks and key elements of MI and CBT so you can easily combine them to boost your effectiveness. Learn what makes these two core approaches unique\, where they align\, and how to move seamlessly between them. Amplify your practice and maximise outcomes by ensuring that your work with your clients is always connected to what matters to them. \nOn average\, participants of Integrating MI and CBT report a 73% increase in knowledge\, 90% increase in skills\, and 92% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 8.9/10 on average and 97% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Really enjoyable training. Lots of skills I could apply straight away. Paula has a beautiful facilitation style and I appreciate the effort she has put into preparation.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand motivation and why people change\, and how this impacts treatment outcomes\nDescribe how motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy can work in unison\nSeamlessly integrate cognitive behavioural therapy with motivational interviewing\nApply motivational interviewing to improve outcomes from cognitive behavioural therapy\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is a specialist skills workshop suitable for experienced and advanced practitioners and assumes basic knowledge of MI and CBT. We recommend you attend our essential skills MI and CBT workshops before attending this workshop. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $440 | Standard: $520 | Group (5+): $420ea \nFacilitator: Paula Ross\nDate: Thursday 24 July 2025\nTime: 9:30am–4:30pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 24 June
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/integrating-mi-and-cbt-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250522T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250522T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241212T040200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T040200Z
UID:61461-1747906200-1747931400@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Develop advanced skills in motivational interviewing to supercharge your alcohol and other drug practice\nMotivational interviewing is an evolving science that has recently been updated. Advance your MI expertise and ensure your practice is aligned with the latest best practice evidence to enhance client outcomes with our revised Rethink MI masterclass. \nJoin one of Australia’s most experienced alcohol and other drug trainers in this two day motivational interviewing masterclass to reinvigorate your MI practice\, learn useful adaptations\, and explore ways to effectively manage challenges and barriers. \nTake your motivational interviewing skills to the next level by using self reflection and practical exercises to understand and apply advanced strategies across assessment\, intervention\, and responding to therapeutic challenges. \nOn average\, participants of Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass report an 87% increase in knowledge\, 71% increase in skills\, and 81% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 9.2/10 on average and 100% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Paula is very knowledgeable about MI and I found it fresh and interesting. Clear content and practical application. Willingness to apply content to individual clinical contexts.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand the ins and outs of MI and what’s new\nUnderstand what drives\, and how to better respond to\, client ambivalence\nApply a comprehensive model of change that integrates client values\nDevelop advanced motivational listening and questioning skills\nDevelop high level skills in eliciting change\nUnderstand and effectively respond to therapeutic relationship difficulties\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is an advanced skills workshop suitable for experienced and advanced practitioners. We recommend you do our How and Why of MI workshop before attending this workshop. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $770 | Standard: $910 | Group (5+): $730ea \nFacilitator: Paula Ross\nDate: Thursday 15 and Thursday 22 May 2025\nTime: 9:30am–4:30pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 15 April
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/rethink-mi-a-two-day-motivational-interviewing-masterclass-2/2025-05-22/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.vaada.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6.-Rethink-MI.png
ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250515T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250515T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T203131
CREATED:20241212T040200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T052629Z
UID:57832-1747301400-1747326600@www.vaada.org.au
SUMMARY:Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Develop advanced skills in motivational interviewing to supercharge your alcohol and other drug practice\nMotivational interviewing is an evolving science that has recently been updated. Advance your MI expertise and ensure your practice is aligned with the latest best practice evidence to enhance client outcomes with our revised Rethink MI masterclass. \nJoin one of Australia’s most experienced alcohol and other drug trainers in this two day motivational interviewing masterclass to reinvigorate your MI practice\, learn useful adaptations\, and explore ways to effectively manage challenges and barriers. \nTake your motivational interviewing skills to the next level by using self reflection and practical exercises to understand and apply advanced strategies across assessment\, intervention\, and responding to therapeutic challenges. \nOn average\, participants of Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass report an 87% increase in knowledge\, 71% increase in skills\, and 81% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 9.2/10 on average and 100% of participants would recommend this workshop to others. \n“Paula is very knowledgeable about MI and I found it fresh and interesting. Clear content and practical application. Willingness to apply content to individual clinical contexts.” \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nLearning outcomes\n\nUnderstand the ins and outs of MI and what’s new\nUnderstand what drives\, and how to better respond to\, client ambivalence\nApply a comprehensive model of change that integrates client values\nDevelop advanced motivational listening and questioning skills\nDevelop high level skills in eliciting change\nUnderstand and effectively respond to therapeutic relationship difficulties\n\nWho should attend?\nThis is an advanced skills workshop suitable for experienced and advanced practitioners. We recommend you do our How and Why of MI workshop before attending this workshop. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings. \n👉 Book your place here 👈 \nPricing\nEarly bird*: $770 | Standard: $910 | Group (5+): $730ea \nFacilitator: Paula Ross\nDate: Thursday 15 and Thursday 22 May 2025\nTime: 9:30am–4:30pm\nLocation: Online \n \n*Early bird pricing ends 15 April
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/rethink-mi-a-two-day-motivational-interviewing-masterclass-2/2025-05-15/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="360Edge":MAILTO:training@360edge.com.au
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