December 2023
Wed 6 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Develop your skills to effectively and clearly document your work in supporting people with mental health issues.
Thu 7 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (5 hours)
Develop your understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and learn strategies for how to support each individual effectively and safely.
Thu 7 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (5 hours)
Develop your understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and learn strategies for how to support each individual effectively and safely.
Tue 12 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Despite the advent of medications and other therapies over the last 50 years, rates of mental illness have been on the rise. Scientists have been uncovering an uncomfortable truth: What we eat is affecting our mental health.
Tue 12 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Despite the advent of medications and other therapies over the last 50 years, rates of mental illness have been on the rise. Scientists have been uncovering an uncomfortable truth: What we eat is affecting our mental health.
Wed 13 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Participants will gain skills and practice in a model for formulating risk and tools for intervention. This is an advanced workshop suited to professionals with some level of training and experience in screening and managing youth and adults with self-harm and suicidal behaviours.
Wed 13 Dec 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Participants will gain skills and practice in a model for formulating risk and tools for intervention. This is an advanced workshop suited to professionals with some level of training and experience in screening and managing youth and adults with self-harm and suicidal behaviours.
January 2024
22 Jan 2024 - 26 Feb 2024
6 Weeks, Mondays 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Free, weekly one-hour sessions to learn and gain skills around mental health.
Tue 23 Jan 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide a general introduction to the experiences and impacts of Psychosis.
Tue 23 Jan 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide a general introduction to the experiences and impacts of Psychosis.
Wed 24 Jan 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
Gain the skills to identify and de-escalate an agitated person while keeping yourself and others safe. Gain confidence in managing distress and aggression, and strategies for self-control. Learn the role of communication and the importance of debriefing following a challenging situation.
Wed 24 Jan 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
Gain the skills to identify and de-escalate an agitated person while keeping yourself and others safe. Gain confidence in managing distress and aggression, and strategies for self-control. Learn the role of communication and the importance of debriefing following a challenging situation.
31 Jan 2024 - 1 Feb 2024
Two day course
Become a certified mental health first aider
February 2024
Thu 8 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore the reality of Te Tiriti, the issues it presents for healthcare, and its implications for practitioners and services in the broader healthcare setting.
Thu 8 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Explore the reality of Te Tiriti, the issues it presents for healthcare, and its implications for practitioners and services in the broader healthcare setting.
Tue 13 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide an overview of traditional attachment theory as well as current approaches in relation to trauma in children and young people.
Tue 13 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
This workshop will provide an overview of traditional attachment theory as well as current approaches in relation to trauma in children and young people.
Thu 15 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Deepen your understanding of maternal mental health, matrescence and perinatal wellbeing to enhance your ability to support mothers and parents.
Thu 15 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Deepen your understanding of maternal mental health, matrescence and perinatal wellbeing to enhance your ability to support mothers and parents.
Tue 20 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Introduction and overview of the mental health problems that older people experience most commonly, for the benefit of healthcare workers in all fields.
Tue 20 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Introduction and overview of the mental health problems that older people experience most commonly, for the benefit of healthcare workers in all fields.
Wed 21 Feb 2024
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Gain an insider’s view on multiplicity (also known as Plurality) from a mental health professional with lived experience, and learn ways to provide effective support.
Wed 21 Feb 2024
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (4 hours)
Gain an insider’s view on multiplicity (also known as Plurality) from a mental health professional with lived experience, and learn ways to provide effective support.
Thu 22 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Special Speaker Dr Valerie McGinn is presenting this seminar which aims to help participants recognise the signs and symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), understand how it is diagnosed and learn how to adapt treatment to the different needs of those with the neurodisability.
27 - 28 Feb 2024
Two day course
Become a certified youth mental health first aider
Thu 29 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This interactive workshop will help participants develop cultural competency in their practice. Define culture, differentiate between observations, judgments, and evaluations, and be aware of your own cultural values. Learn the differences between refugee and migrant people’s experiences.
Thu 29 Feb 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
This interactive workshop will help participants develop cultural competency in their practice. Define culture, differentiate between observations, judgments, and evaluations, and be aware of your own cultural values. Learn the differences between refugee and migrant people’s experiences.
March 2024
Wed 6 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (2 hours)
This ‘101’ level workshop is designed to equip you with the foundational knowledge and tools needed to support trans individuals in your workplace community. It is our recommended starting point for building cultural competency around trans inclusion and allyship.
Thu 7 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Gain a basic understanding of anxiety and how it particularly relates to children. Learn how to support parents/workers with anxious children to feel confident and competent to manage anxious behaviours in a way that promotes the child’s bravery and wellbeing.
Thu 7 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Gain a basic understanding of anxiety and how it particularly relates to children. Learn how to support parents/workers with anxious children to feel confident and competent to manage anxious behaviours in a way that promotes the child’s bravery and wellbeing.
Tue 12 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
Learn about the experience of common mental disorders: mood disorders, psychosis, and anxiety disorders. Develop a better understanding of how to best support those with mental illness and their family members.
Tue 12 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
Learn about the experience of common mental disorders: mood disorders, psychosis, and anxiety disorders. Develop a better understanding of how to best support those with mental illness and their family members.
Wed 13 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Safety is important when travelling around the community, and working in private homes presents potential risks to staff and clients. This workshop will develop your confidence and skills to decrease risk and manage difficult situations.
Wed 13 Mar 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
Safety is important when travelling around the community, and working in private homes presents potential risks to staff and clients. This workshop will develop your confidence and skills to decrease risk and manage difficult situations.