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SUMMARY:Culturally safe practice for Aboriginal Peoples with co-occurring conditions
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshop\nSubstance use and other mental health disorders are two of the leading contributors to health disparities among Aboriginal Peoples in Australia. Research illustrates the disproportionate rates of mental health conditions for Aboriginal Peoples when compared to the general Australian population. \nThe impacts of colonisation\, intergenerational trauma\, racism\, and discrimination contribute to Aboriginal Peoples feeling high levels of mistrust\, fear\, and disengagement from health services. \nIntegrated approaches that make Aboriginal Peoples feel culturally safe and respected while also helping with their mental health and addiction issues lead to better health outcomes and more participation. \nThis training will support participants to strengthen their knowledge of wellbeing from an Aboriginal perspective and build their confidence to deliver culturally safe care. \n———– \nThis workshop is aimed at Victorian AOD and mental health workers. Offered by the Hamilton Centre and funded by the Victorian Department of Health. \n\nDate: Thursday\, 23 April 2026\nTime: Registration 9am – 9:30am | Workshop 9:30am – 4pm\nLocation: Turning Point/Hamilton Centre\, Level 1\, 110 Church Street\, Richmond.\nCost: Free\n\nParticipants will receive a certificate of attendance and will be asked to complete a survey to help us improve future events. \nPlaces are limited so early registration will secure your spot. For further information\, please contact us at education@hamiltoncentre.org.au. \nLearning objectives\n\nStrengthen foundational awareness of historical and systemic factors affecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal People in Victoria.\nExplore common barriers that Aboriginal Peoples face when accessing care.\nUnderstand what Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) means and how this differs from Western biomedical models of care.\nRecognise key principles of culturally safe practice when working with Aboriginal Peoples.\n\nPresenters\nClarisse Slater Consulting \nClarisse Slater is a Yorta Yorta\, Kamilaroi\, and Wiradjuri professional from Melbourne. She has over 20 years of experience in the Aboriginal service sector\, focusing on leadership\, management\, learning\, development\, and therapeutic practice. As an Aboriginal Family Therapist\, Clarisse empowers individuals and communities through a trauma-informed and culturally safe lens. \nFor over 10 years\, Clarisse has worked at the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) in learning and development roles. She is now the Senior Programme Manager for External Training and Relationships. At VACCA\, she develops specialist training packages and leads large-scale training projects. These projects focus on culturally safe and therapeutic practices in Victoria. \nClarisse also lectures at the Bouverie Centre in the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy: First Nations. In 2019\, she founded Clarisse Slater Consulting to help organisations provide culturally safe\, respectful\, and effective services for Aboriginal communities. Through training\, advisory\, and reflective practices\, she helps teams build confidence in professional judgement and embed culturally responsive practices across complex service systems. \nAbout us\nHamilton Centre is a statewide centre for mental health and addiction in Victoria\, Australia. It works towards integrated care for people with co-occurring substance use or addiction and mental illness through an innovative program of clinical\, research\, and education & training streams.Working with key stakeholders\, including people with lived and living experience\, the centre helps build the capability of healthcare workers within Area and Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services\, as well as alcohol and other drug services\, to deliver integrated care.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/culturally-safe-practice-for-aboriginal-peoples-with-co-occurring-conditions/
LOCATION:110 church street\, Richmond
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SUMMARY:The Relational Effect: Relationality as the strongest predictor of treatment outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Connections are essential in healthcare\, and in AOD and Mental Health services they are central to both client outcomes and workforce wellbeing. In the context of integrated care\, the most important connection we can form is the therapeutic relationship – with individuals\, the team and the health service itself. \nTogether\, we’ll explore what relational practice looks like in integrated care and how it supports therapeutic relationships. We’ll also focus on intentional communication\, using practical examples and techniques to support trust\, respect and collaboration in everyday practice. \nThis workshop will examine the unique and essential therapeutic relationships built with peer workers and family and carers\, and how these relationships can influence engagement with services more broadly. \nBut what happens when it all goes wrong? While relational theory helps us understand how strong connections are formed\, the reality in practice can be more complex. Miscommunication\, misunderstanding and differing perspectives can happen. This workshop will unpack common causes of rupture and explore ​strategies and techniques to prevent or minimise their impact\, as well as approaches to repairing relationships when rupture has occurred. \nJoin us to dive into the single most important element of great healthcare! \n\n\n\nThis workshop is aimed at Victorian AOD and mental health workers. Offered by the Hamilton Centre and funded by the Victorian Department of Health. \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, 31st March 2026\nTime: Registration 9 – 9:30am | Workshop 9:30am – 4pm.\nLocation: Turning Point/ Hamilton Centre\, Level 1\, 110 Church Street\, Richmond.\nCost: Free\n\nParticipants will receive a certificate of attendance and will be asked to complete a survey to help us improve future events. \nPlaces are limited\, so early registration will secure your spot. For further information\, please contact us at education@hamiltoncentre.org.au. \nLearning objectives\n\nExplain the significance of relational practice in delivering integrated mental health and addiction care.\nExamine the impact of therapeutic relationships in the context of peer work\, families and carers.\nIdentify and navigate the challenges and opportunities of working relationally across teams\, disciplines and service systems.\nApply intentional communication and reflective practice skills to enhance relational safety and connection.\nDemonstrate strategies for repairing and strengthening therapeutic relationships after rupture.\n\nPresenters\nLee Ann has lived experience of substance use disorder and mental health challenges. She holds qualifications in Community Services\, Mental Health and AOD\, as well as Child Youth and Families. In addition\, she has completed multiple Peer Worker training programs and is a certified SMART Recovery Facilitator. Over the past 3.5 years\, Lee Ann has worked as a Youth Residential Carer\, supporting children living in Out of Home Care. She also works as a Peer Support Worker with the Hamilton Centre’s Eastern team and has recently joined the Central team as a Peer Educator. Lee Ann is a strong advocate for challenging stigma and promotes the use of therapeutic language and trauma-informed care in all aspects of her work. \nLisa Jarvie is a registered nurse passionate about contributing to developing robust processes that deliver client-led goals and experiences\, increasing self-determination in healthcare. With a background in statewide program management\, chronic pain\, aged care\, and culture change\, Lisa came to the AOD sector after completing a Master of Addictive Behaviours in which she completed a thesis in pain\, sleep\, and substance use. \nAnna Guthrie started her career in the AOD sector as a volunteer on the newly established Family Drug Helpline in 2000. With a lived experience of having a sibling with a drug dependence\, Anna connected with other family members who phoned the helpline worried about the people they cared for. She has worked across a number of roles in the AOD and MH sectors ever since\, including in research\, education\, project coordination\, group facilitation\, clinical services and peer work. Her current role is Lived/Living Experience Practice Lead at the North East Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect\, a service for families\, carers\, supporters and kin of people challenged by mental health and substance use\, delivered by a consortium partnership of Access Health\, SHARC and healthAbility. \nMichelle Sharkey has worked in the drug and alcohol sector across a wide range of services\, including residential withdrawal and rehabilitation\, including a specialist Methamphetamine treatment service\, and as a consultation and liaison nurse within emergency departments and hospital wards. She has completed a Master of Advanced Clinical Nursing and is endorsed as a Drug and Alcohol Nurse Practitioner\, currently working with clients on opioid pharmacotherapy treatment. Michelle is a passionate advocate for clients’ self-determination and works to ensure treatment is compassionate\, collaborative and client-centred.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/the-relational-effect-relationality-as-the-strongest-predictor-of-treatment-outcomes/
LOCATION:110 church street\, Richmond
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SUMMARY:Forum: From Capability to Impact - How workforce investment builds stronger\, more sustainable systems of integrated care
DESCRIPTION:Behind every effective reform in mental health and addiction care is a capable\, supported workforce. But sustaining that workforce — and growing the next generation — is one of our biggest challenges. \nJoin us for a morning of conversation and connection as we unpack what it takes to translate investment in people into real-world impact. Our panel will explore emerging models that embed change\, persistent barriers\, and how we can strengthen the link between capability building and better outcomes for individuals\, services\, and systems. \nHosted by the Hamilton Centre in collaboration with Mental Health Victoria and the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health & Wellbeing. \nFacilitated by Turning Point’s Professor Dan Lubman AM\, our expert panel will discuss how we can sustain the shift towards more integrated care\, given the challenges faced by clinicians and workers in the Victorian AOD and Mental Health sectors. \nPanel members\nA/Prof Ravi Bhat AM\, \nClinical Director\, Goulburn Valley Health Mental Health and Wellbeing Service \nMs Madeleine Harradence\, \nBranch Secretary\, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) \nA/Prof Lee Allen\, \nChair\, Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee and Deputy Chief Psychiatrist \nEvent details\nDate: Thursday\, 11 December 2025 \nTime: 9am to 11:30am \nLocation: Turning Point/Hamilton Centre\, Level 1\, 110 Church Street\, Richmond \nMorning tea will be provided. \n\nBackground\nMental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) reform has shown that lasting change depends not only on models of care\, but on the people who deliver them. We’ve learned that workforce capability — the skills\, supervision\, leadership\, and connection that enable integrated practice — is the bridge between policy intent and real-world impact. \nYet the challenges are growing: recruiting and retaining staff across disciplines\, sustaining programs beyond short-term funding\, building specialist pipelines\, and supporting rural and regional workforces to thrive. At the same time\, there are pockets of excellence and innovation across the sector — inspiring examples of capability building\, training models\, and integrated practice that demonstrate what’s possible and could be expanded or shared more widely. \nThis forum is a chance to bring those threads together: to celebrate what’s working\, to reflect honestly on what’s hard\, and to look ahead at how we strengthen the foundations — creating systems that value\, develop\, and sustain their people so that integrated care can flourish where it matters most: in everyday practice. \nAbout us\nHamilton Centre is the Victorian centre for mental health and addiction. Through an innovative program of clinical\, research and education and training streams\, it works towards integrated care for people with co-occurring substance use or addiction and mental illness. Working with key stakeholders\, including people with lived and living experience\, the centre helps build the capability of healthcare workers within Area and Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services\, as well as alcohol and other drug services\, to deliver integrated care.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/forum-from-capability-to-impact-how-workforce-investment-builds-stronger-more-sustainable-systems-of-integrated-care/
LOCATION:110 church street\, Richmond
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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON | The role of pharmacotherapy in integrated care
DESCRIPTION:This free\, in-person workshop will explore the role of pharmacotherapy in integrated mental health and addiction care. This session will cover key considerations such as addressing barriers\, initiating conversations and navigating care pathways. \nGain practical insights into managing risks\, ensuring safety and collaborating effectively with healthcare professionals. Designed to equip you with knowledge and strategies\, this workshop supports delivering safe\, effective and compassionate care. \nThis session is aimed at Victorian AOD and mental health workers. \nThis workshop is offered by the Hamilton Centre and funded by the Victorian Department of Health. \n  \n\nDate: Wednesday\, 19 November 2025.\nTime: Registration 9am – 9:30am | Workshop 9:30am – 4pm.\nLocation: Turning Point/Hamilton Centre\, Level 1\, 110 Church Street\, Richmond.\nCost: Free\n\n  \nParticipants will receive a certificate of attendance and will be asked to complete a survey to help us improve future events. \nPlaces are limited\, so early registration will secure your spot. For further information\, please contact us at education@hamiltoncentre.org.au. \n  \nLearning objectives\n\nUnderstand the role of pharmacotherapy in integrated care\nIdentify and address barriers to effective pharmacotherapy delivery\nLearn practical skills to improve pharmacotherapy treatment outcomes\nExplore emerging trends within pharmacotherapy treatment\n\n  \nPresenters\nAlice Frank is a senior clinical pharmacist with particular interest and expertise in mental health and substance use disorders. She has extensive experience in various clinical and leadership roles within Victorian Public Health Services. She is passionate about the significant positive impact that mental health pharmacists have in ensuring optimal\, patient-centred\, and evidence-based treatments. \nAnni Hine Moana\, FHEA\, B.A.\, Grad.Dip.Ed.\, M. Counselling\, PhD\, is a registered Psychotherapist/Counsellor (ACA 30007) and Counselling Supervisor who lectures in the Master of Addictive Behaviours at Monash University. In addition to counselling\, supervision and teaching\, she has undertaken participatory action research with First Nations women in Australia on the relationship of the self-conscious emotion of shame to the problems with alcohol and also worked on projects with the Indigenous Health Equity Unit at the University of Melbourne. Her approaches to counselling include narrative approaches which have been found to be useful in externalising shame and challenging the dominant deficit narratives experienced by people who are experiencing mental ill health. Anni is a Convenor of the Melbourne Chapter of the Australian Counselling Association. \nLee Ann has lived experience of substance use disorder and mental health challenges. She holds qualifications in Community Services\, Mental Health and AOD\, as well as Child Youth and Families. In addition\, she has completed multiple Peer Worker training programs and is a certified SMART Recovery Facilitator. Over the past 3.5 years\, Lee Ann has worked as a Youth Residential Carer\, supporting children living in Out of Home Care. She also works as a Peer Support Worker with the Hamilton Centre’s Eastern team and has recently joined the Central team as a Peer Educator. Lee Ann is a strong advocate for challenging stigma and promotes the use of therapeutic language and trauma-informed care in all aspects of her work. \nDr Vicky Phan is an Addiction Psychiatrist and a lecturer for the Master of Addictive Behaviours course at Monash University. She has completed specialist medical training in addiction psychiatry\, and has postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry\, public health\, and alcohol and other drugs (AOD). Vicky has experience working across AOD and mental health services in both NSW and Victoria\, and believes in a holistic and person-centred approach when working with people and their families. Her areas of special interest include mental health comorbidity\, harm minimisation\, pharmacotherapy\, training\, and education. \n  \nAbout us\nHamilton Centre is a statewide centre for mental health and addiction in Victoria\, Australia. It works towards integrated care for people with co-occurring substance use or addiction and mental illness through an innovative program of clinical\, research\, and education & training streams. Working with key stakeholders\, including people with lived and living experience\, the centre helps build the capability of healthcare workers within Area and Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services\, as well as alcohol and other drug services\, to deliver integrated care.
URL:https://www.vaada.org.au/event/in-person-the-role-of-pharmacotherapy-in-integrated-care-2/
LOCATION:110 church street\, Richmond
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