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Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (VICSERV) Training Schedule 2009
Registrations are now open for 2009 training and professional development
| February 2009 | ||
| Program & Code | Borderline Personality Disorder T912 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | An introductory workshop program for PDRS workers, mental health services clinicians and others. The workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to concepts and interventions relevant to treatment and support for individuals with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. This one day program is presented in conjunction with Spectrum. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $145.00 including GST or Non member Rate $182.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 10 February 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Keyworker II T902 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | To assist Keyworkers in knowing when and how to proceed as they begin to work with a new consumer. By using rehabilitation process framework the Keyworker will explore how consumers understand this and can participate fully in their own process. This understanding may assist the Keyworker and consumer relationship and reduce the likelihood of creating further barriers to recovery. The VICSERV Practice Text To Be A Keyworker will be provided to participants who attend this VICSERV Specialist Training program. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $260.00 including GST or Non member Rate $325.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 9 & 23 February 2009, 9.15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Mental Health First Aid T920 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | The Mental Health First Aid program was developed in 2001 at the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University by Betty Kitchener and Professor Tony Jorm. In 2005 the program moved to Orygen Youth Health Research Centre at the University of Melbourne and the program is now delivered in every state and territory in Australia and internationally. The course teaches adults how to provide initial support to adults experiencing a mental health crisis or developing a mental health problem. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of major mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective. This is a 12 hour course and participants receive a copy of the Mental Health First Aid Manual and certificate of attendance. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $200.00 including GST or Non member Rate $240.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 18 & 19 February 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | March 2009 |
| Program & Code | Keyworker III T903 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | The process of assisting a consumer to set a goal involves a number of stages as part of the development of the rehabilitation relationship. This program will thoroughly look at those stages recognising that the process of goal setting is as equally important as the task. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $260.00 including GST or Non member Rate $325.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 16 & 23 March 2009, 9.15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Working with Difficult Personalities and Conflict Resolution T910 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | We will be focus on managing difficult personalities: people who are passively aggressive, persistently negative, overly emotional, difficult to engage in the process of change or any other personalities that are particularly difficult. This two day program is designed to provide, and develop, individual approaches to achieve real change in work place behavior | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $338.00 including GST or Non member Rate $423.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 20 & 27 2009, 9.15am – 4:30pm | April 2009 |
| Program & Code | Professional Supervision T917 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | This training program is designed for Managers, Co-ordinators, Team Leaders and/or Professional Supervisors. Previously this workshop has been accredited with 12 generalist professional development points with the APS. Points will be applied for on request and with sufficient notice. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $338.00 including GST or Non member Rate $423.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 16 & 17 April 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Applied Suicide Intervention Skills T919 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | ASIST is a 2-day skills-based workshop that equips Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Support services staff, community support workers and caregivers for an effective suicide intervention role. The emphasis is on suicide first aid - helping a person at imminent risk stay safe and seek further help. Participants reflect on their attitudes and beliefs about suicide and how these may affect their intervention role. They learn how to notice invitations for help and ask directly about suicide. An intervention framework is provided and modelled, followed by extensive opportunities to practice skills needed to implement the model. Community resources likely to promote life links and continuity of care are also identified. The ASIST training program is presented in conjunction with Living Works Education and auspiced in Australia by Lifeline Australia Inc. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $314.00 including GST or Non member Rate $393.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 20 & 21 April 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | May 2009 |
| Program & Code | Orientation For New Workers T900 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | This program will provide an overview of the psychiatric disability support sector. There will be a focus on the issues faced by consumers of psychiatric services, which relate to the support worker. We will also examine the core values and ethics and expectations, which underpin professional practice in the workplace. This training program provides a foundation for all VICSERV training for the PDRS sector. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $380.00 including GST or Non member Rate $475.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 4, 11, & 18 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Mental Health First Aid T920A | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | The Mental Health First Aid program was developed in 2001 at the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University by Betty Kitchener and Professor Tony Jorm. In 2005 the program moved to Orygen Youth Health Research Centre at the University of Melbourne and the program is now delivered in every state and territory in Australia and internationally. The course teaches adults how to provide initial support to adults experiencing a mental health crisis or developing a mental health problem. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of major mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective. This is a 12 hour course and participants receive a copy of the Mental Health First Aid Manual and certificate of attendance. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $200.00 including GST or Non member Rate $240.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 6 & 7 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Challenging Behaviours: Strategies for De-escalating Understanding and Recovery T915 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | This training day is designed to be suitable for all workers in the sector including managers, team leaders, counsellors, advocates and administration staff. APS accreditation points will be sort on request, with sufficient notification. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $182.00 including GST or Non member Rate $227.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 15 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Screening & Assessment in Dual Diagnosis T927 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | One of the Key Directions SDOs states that by June 2008, 100% of clients seeking to access services will be screened for a possible Dual Diagnosis. This workshop will assist participants to understand the role of screening and assessment in Dual Diagnosis and to become familiar with a range of relevant screening tools. This workshop will be presented by the Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit (ETU). In Victoria, as in other parts of the world, mental health and AOD services are working with increasing numbers of people who are experiencing both mental health and substance use disorders. Often the co- existing disorder is unrecognised or under-reported and patients needs go unaddressed or receive inappropriate treatment. This one-day workshop will introduce clinicians to the issue of screening and assessment within the Victorian context and aligns with the expectations for dual diagnosis service development from Department of Human Services. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $62.00 including GST or Non member Rate $76.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 20 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Critical Incident & Debriefing Skills T918 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | This training day is designed to be suitable for all levels of frontline staff including Managers and Team Leaders. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $182.00 including GST or Non member Rate $227.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 22 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Planning and Conducting Group Activities T911 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Do you participate in group activities with clients? How do you manage conflict in a group whilst also embracing diversity? How do you keep group participants engaged and positive? What is the link between recovery and group work? If these are questions you are interested in exploring further then this training is for you! Run over one day, the overarching learning outcome threaded throughout the program is an understanding of the link between group work and recovery. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $182.00 including GST or Non member Rate $227.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 25 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Borderline Personality Disorder T912A | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | An introductory workshop program for PDRS workers, mental health services clinicians and others. The workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to concepts and interventions relevant to treatment and support for individuals with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. This one day program is presented in conjunction with Spectrum. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $145.00 including GST or Non member Rate $182.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 26 May 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | June 2009 |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Dual Diagnosis T926 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | The workshop will provide a broad overview of the interactions between substance use and mental ill- health. A range of interventions will also be described. Participants will have the opportunity to learn practical approaches with the use of a complex case presentation. This workshop will introduce participants to the context of Dual Diagnosis in Australia and models of understanding within current intervention approaches. An overview of how drugs affect the human body will be provided as well as exploration of the interactions between mental illness and substance use problems. Participants will also learn about the AOD service system and how it can be accessed. A range of brief interventions will be described. | |
| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $124.00 including GST or Non member Rate $152.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 10 & 17 June 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |