Training and events calendar

5 November | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Bicultural Workers in Mental Health Settings

A new full-day training exploring the role of bicultural mental health workers and clinicians in building more culturally safe and inclusive mental health services.

Carlton

Hosted by Collaborative Centre

In Person Free Practitioners Consumer Lived Experience Workforce Family Carer Lived Experience Workforce Service Leaders

5 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Family Therapy Foundations — Day 1 of 4

Learn about family therapy methods and their potential to strengthen relationships, heal trauma and promote mental health.

Brunswick

Hosted by The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University

In Person Paid Social Workers Occupational Therapists Psychologists Psychiatrists

6 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Family Therapy Foundations — Day 2 of 4

Learn about family therapy methods and their potential to strengthen relationships, heal trauma and promote mental health.

Brunswick

Hosted by The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University

In Person Paid Social Workers Occupational Therapists Psychologists Psychiatrists

9 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Suicide And Self Harm Risk In Young People: Understanding And Adapting Our Practice - Day 1

This workshop addresses approaches to assessing & responding to suicide & self-harm risk in young people with complex presentations.

Hosted by Parkville Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Service

Online Paid Practitioners

9 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Family Therapy Foundations — Day 3 of 4

Learn about family therapy methods and their potential to strengthen relationships, heal trauma and promote mental health.

Brunswick

Hosted by The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University

In Person Paid Social Workers Occupational Therapists Psychologists Psychiatrists

10 November | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM VDDS: Screening and management of ID in people with serious mental illness (in-person Nov)

People with intellectual disability experience high rates of mental illness yet often have difficulty in accessing services and getting appropriate treatment.

Carlton

Hosted by Victorian Dual Disability Service (VDDS)

In Person Free Practitioners Service Leaders

10 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Family Therapy Foundations — Day 4 of 4

Learn about family therapy methods and their potential to strengthen relationships, heal trauma and promote mental health.

Brunswick

Hosted by The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University

In Person Paid Social Workers Occupational Therapists Psychologists Psychiatrists

10 – 11 November | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Family Work Skills

A family-inclusive practice capability building program for the Victorian AOD Workforce

Warrnambool

Hosted by The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University

In Person Free Practitioners Service Leaders Social Workers Occupational Therapists

10 November | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM VDDS: Screening and management of autism in people with serious mental illness (in-person Nov)

This in-person workshop will explore how to recognise when a person may have co-morbid autism that may complicate the diagnosis and management of serious mental illness.

Carlton

Hosted by Victorian Dual Disability Service (VDDS)

In Person Free Practitioners Service Leaders