Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Prevent a suicide… Make a difference. Come to ASIST - Learn how to help
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $295 (+ GST)
The two-day ASIST workshop is one of the most extensively evaluated suicide intervention training programs.
DATES
3rd & 4th February 2011
(Eastern Suburbs)
17th & 18th March 2011
(Western Suburbs)
TIMES
9:00am – 4:30pm
Level 2 First Aid
Upgrade your basic first aid skills or refresh existing knowledge
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $140 (+ GST)
This accredited course is designed for you to acquire competency in applying first aid in a variety of First Aid scenarios.
DATES
January 2011 – dates TBC
TIMES
9:00am – 5:00pm
LOCATION
TBC, Ringwood
Dealing with Difficult People Workshop
Professional Development Workshop
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $150 (+ GST)
For anyone who has to work with or interact with a difficult person (or persons); learn how to best manage the situations involving these people and strategies to avoid further conflict.
DATE
9th February 2011
TIMES
10:00am – 4:00pm
LOCATION
Eastern Ranges GP Association, Croydon
Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
for Representatives & Supervisors
FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $750 (+GST)
This RMIT 5-day WorkCover Authority approved course is designed for workers in the health industry and includes modules on:
-Manual Handling
-Bullying
-Occupational Aggression
DATES
24th & 25th January
1st, 7th & 8th February 2011
TIMES
9:00am – 5:00pm
LOCATION
Maroondah Federation Estate, Ringwood
Train the Trainer Workshop
Learn to prepare and present a short training or information session
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $295 (+ GST)
A 2-day brief introduction to core aspects of designing & presenting short sessions for anyone who wants to gain an insight into what it takes to prepare and present a short training or information session.
DATES
14th & 15th February 2011
TIMES
9:00am – 4:30pm
LOCATION
TBC
Motivational Interviewing
Foundation Skills Course
TWO-DAY WORKSHOP $350 (+GST)
Motivational Interviewing is a dynamic, constantly evolving approach to working effectively with ambivalence to increase the likelihood of clients engaging in positive behaviour change.
DATES
2nd & 9th March 2011
TIMES
9:00am – 4:30pm
LOCATION
Eastern Ranges GP Association, Croydon
Stress Management Workshop
Professional Development Workshop
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $150 (+ GST)
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1 in 3 workers suffer from moderate to extreme levels of stress.
DATE
23rd February 2011
TIMES
10:00am – 4:00pm
LOCATION
Eastern Ranges GP Association, Croydon
Effective Communication Workshop
Professional Development Workshop
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE, $150 (+ GST)
Participants receive a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of the workshop. Minimum numbers required to run.
DATE
16th March 2011
TIMES
10:00am – 4:00pm
LOCATION
Eastern Ranges GP Association, Croydon
Certificate II in Asset Maintenance (PRM20104)
Vocational study for those looking to work in the cleaning industry
ACCREDITED TRAINING, CERTIFICATE, $495 (+ GST)
This accredited course is designed for anyone wishing to acquire competency in domestic and commercial cleaning.
DATES
16th, 23rd & 30th Mar
6th, 13th, & 20th Apr
TIMES
9:00am – 4:30pm
LOCATION
Ringwood
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
National Standards Poster and Video Competition Deadline
Please find attached flyer promoting the National Standards Poster and Video Competition.
Due to increased demand the deadline for receipt of entries has now been extended to 15 December.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Swinburne OH&S Training
Initial OHS Training of Health and Safety Representatives
Perform CPR
Provide Basic Emergency Life Support
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Improving Collaboration - Yarra Mental Health Alliance
YARRA MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE - IMPROVING COLLABORATION
A Dual Diagnosis Forum aimed at improving Collaboration & Shared Care between Mental Health, AoD, Housing & Employment Services. This Forum is for Yarra-based professional workers to consider a complex case study of a client with issues around medication abuse, non-prescribed meds + alcohol abuse. All workers from Yarra Alliance agencies are invited to attend.
Where: Turning Point, 142 Gertrude St, Fitzroy (Training room next to Charcoal Lane)
When: Tues, 9th Nov 2010, 9.30 – 11.00 am Registration at 9.15am & Refreshments
Catering supplied by Drug Responsive Outreach Program (DROP), Turning Point.
RSVP by 1/11/10: Joan Clarke, joan.clarke@svhm.org.au
Homelessness and Human Rights - VCOSS
The following was received from the Victorian Council of Social Service:
VCOSS in partnership with the Council to Homeless Persons invites you to:
Homelessness and Human Rights
Using Human Rights as an advocacy tool for ending homelessness: ‘doing rights’ in casework, organisational change and law reform
Tuesday 16 November 2010
9.30am for 10am-1.00pm
Karstens at CQ Conference Centre, Level 3, 123 Queen Street Melbourne
Join us to explore how human rights can be used as an advocacy tool to end homelessness through:
- better outcomes for individuals;
- supporting practice and systems change in order to imbed a human rights culture in policy and practice in community sector organisations;
- ensuring increased consumer participation; and
- achieving policy and legislative change.
Panel presentations will be made by:
James Farrell, Manager/Principal Lawyer, PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic;
Tiffany Overall, Advocacy and Human Rights Officer, Youthlaw;
Jason Rostant, Manager, Community Engagement, Planning and Development, Western Region Health;
Michelle Burrell, Chief Executive Officer, Council to Homeless Persons;
Consumer (TBC).
To register – please complete the attached registration form and return by Thursday 11 November to Jennifer Heaney at VCOSS on
Fax: (03) 9654 5749 or E: jennifer.heaney@vcoss.org.au.
For all forum enquiries, please contact Michelle Lane at VCOSS on
E:michelle.lane@vcoss.org.au or T: 9654 5050.
Please feel free to contact Christiane Gurner, Human Rights Resource Officer, regarding VCOSS work on Human Rights,
E: Christiane.gurner@vcoss.org.au or T: 9654 5050
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Community Services and Health Industry Consultation Meeting
The following was received from Community Services & Health Industry Training Board Inc (Vic):
You are invited to a consultation on workforce development, skills needs, challenges and future directions.
When: 14th October
Time: 10:15 for 10:30 start finish at 12:30pm (light morning tea provided)
Where: Ground floor meeting room, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood 3066
This meeting is to be held with key Community Services and Health industry representatives and the national industry skills council and the state community services industry training board.
It forms part of the gathering of information for the national ISC e scan and the state industry skills needs report.
Issues to be covered include:
- How has the demand for or nature of services changed – what are the drivers of these changes; how is demand for services likely to evolve; what new or changing work roles are emerging; what are the expected broad workforce trends for the next five years?
- Workforce development challenges – what are the current and emerging occupational shortages; what inhibits improving workforce development in the community services and health industry; what workforce development trends exist?
- Addressing workforce development challenges – what is needed to address the workforce development challenges faced by our industries now and into the future; what are the policy or funding leverage mechanisms to address them; what are the barriers and opportunities?
- The role of training packages – how effectively are the training packages for community services and health supporting workforce development needs; what critical changes are needed to assist the industry in meeting its skills needs?
- Responding to the new workforce development policy environment – how can the community services and health industry best respond to the new workforce development policy environment informed by Skills Australia’s Australian Workforce Futures: A National Workforce Development Strategy; where are the most effective/needed areas of focus for workforce development policy e.g. employment and job design, recruitment and planning, as well as skills, education and training?
To register, please email cshitbv@intraining.org.au with your name, position and organisation details.
'Rethinking Rights-Based Mental Health Laws' Book Launch
Invitation to a book launch by the Honourable Justice Marcia Neave AO of 'Rethinking Rights-Based Mental Health Laws' edited by Professor Bernadette McSherry & Dr Penelope Weller.
Date: Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Time: 5.30 for 6pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday, 30 September 2010
Email: marketing@law.monash.edu.au
Phone: (03) 9902 0041
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