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Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (VICSERV) Training Schedule 2009
Registrations are now open for 2009 training and professional development
| Diploma of Management | ||
| Program & Code | Diploma of Management T9FLM | For more detailed information about the course you can download the flyer in PDF format. To register your place please click HERE and to confirm your payment schedule please click HERE. To register please complete these two registration forms and fax or post to VICSERV. |
| About | Diploma of Management is a unique opportunity for participants to undertake a formal, nationally recognised, tertiary qualification in management that can also be used as credits towards future qualifications. It has been successfully delivered on 5 occasions with 80% of participants successfully completing the course. The content is targeted at team leaders, program managers &/or first-line supervisors, encompassing a broad range of the people, planning and technical skills (competencies) they will need to function in that role. It is ideally suited to those working in the psychiatric disability, mental health and/or community support sectors. The qualification is attained through attending a series of eleven modules spread out over 12 months and undertaking a practical work based project. Assessment of competence occurs through a work based project, assignments, workshop activities and observation. |
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| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $2,200.00 including GST or Non member Rate $2,640.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided | |
| Date(s) & Times | Commencing 26 June 2009, 9:10am - 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 | |
| Program & Code | Mental Illness and Bereavement Workshop – An introduction for professionals T940 | Expression of Interest form |
| About | Facilitators: Sarah Coker, Garrett O’Dowd and Margi Nunn from SANE It is a sobering fact that one of the main causes of premature death amongst people with a mental illness is suicide – and studies indicate that family and friends left behind are then at a much higher risk of suicide themselves. Support for families and friends after suicide is an important, and often overlooked, suicide prevention strategy. VICSERV in partnership with SANE is proud to offer this workshop to its member organisations so they can further develop their staff in this area of need. This workshop encourages managers, trainers and senior staff to think about the importance of supporting bereaved family and friends of clients of mental health services who have died by suicide or gone missing, and to explore issues that may arise during this process. Part of the workshops will be a discussion of the SANE Best Practice Bereavement Guidelines that encourages a more formalised approach to responding to the bereaved. Expressions of interest for this program close 29th May 2009. |
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| Fee inc GST | There is no fee for this workshop | |
| Date(s) & Times | 25 June 2009, 9:00am – 3:00pm | July 2009 |
| Program & Code | Principles and Practices of Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support (PDRS) T906 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Richard Price – VICSERV Training Team This program is specifically designed to provide you with a knowledge and value base for the understanding of the many possibilities in the work of psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support. The main topics include: history of the PDRS sector in Victoria, ethical dilemmas, the role of family in psychosocial rehabilitation, the Mental Health Act, Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace, recovery and groups, working as part of a team and becoming a reflective worker. This program also serves as an ideal opportunity for participants to meet and network with other PDRS workers and specialists. This program is ideally suited to PDRS workers with up to 12 months experience. |
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| 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 | 13, 20, & 27 July 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | August 2009 |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Motivational Interviewing T930 | Registrations closed. |
| About | Facilitator: Bill Tune, Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit This two-day workshop introduces participants to the basic principles and practices of motivational interviewing. The participants will gain an awareness and basic understanding of the principles of motivational interviewing, practice some of the motivational interviewing techniques and build upon their current level of counselling skills. The main topics include: the history and theory of motivational interviewing, the stages of change, the five principles of motivational interviewing, the importance and function of “change talk” and dealing with ambivalence and resistance. |
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| 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 | 4 & 5 August 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Managing OH&S in the Workplace T933 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: WorkSafe Victoria This overview is designed to give PDRS managers, program coordinators and team leaders an introduction to the OHS Act 2004, resources and guidelines to help manage Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace. This workshop will also cover hazard identification and control methods specific to the PDRS sector. |
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| Date(s) & Times | 13 August 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Being a Keyworker I - Establishing the Relationship T901 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Tania Koblar – VICSERV Training Team The main topics of this program include: what does a keyworker do?, first contact: the relationship begins, the client in the relationship, the worker’s role in the relationship, attending, establishing a therapeutic alliance, assistance with daily living issues, the power and practice of hope, re-establishing a valued sense of self, listening and understanding and defining the nature of the relationship. This program revisits and reframes the foundation skills of the ‘helper role’ within the specific context of work with clients in PDRS services. |
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| 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 | 17 & 24 August 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Screening and Assessment in Dual Diagnosis T927a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Greg Logan, Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit 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. 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 client/consumer needs go unaddressed or they receive inappropriate intervention. This one-day workshop will introduce PDRS workers to the issue of screening and assessment within the Victorian context and aligns with the expectations for dual diagnosis service development from the Department of Human Services. |
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| 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 | 26 August 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | September 2009 |
| Program & Code | Borderline Personality Disorder T912b | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Robert Trett, Treatment Services Manager, Spectrum 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. |
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| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $145.00 including GST or Non member Rate $182.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Program & Code | Professional Supervision T917a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Sheree McDonald The participants will have the opportunity to understand the key roles of an effective supervisor, develop the capabilities and practice skills required, experience the relief and joy of having a flexible supervision methodology, develop confidence in assessing performance, building an effective relationship, maximising learning and achieving real change. 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. This training program is designed for managers, co-ordinators, team leaders and/or professional supervisors. |
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| 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 | 11 & 18 September 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) T919a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Kerry Dawson & Alexandra Babaras, Living Works Education and auspiced in Australia by Lifeline Australia Inc. ASIST is a two-day skills-based workshop that equips PDRS 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. |
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| 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 | 15 & 15 September 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | October 2009 |
| Program & Code | Orientation to PDRS T900a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Julia Douglas – VICSERV Training Team This program provides an overview of the PDRS sector, with a focus on the issues faced by consumers of psychiatric services, which relate to the support worker. It also examines the core values, ethics and expectations, which underpin professional practice, and provides a foundation for all VICSERV training for the PDRS sector. Ideally suited to PDRS workers with up to 12 months experience. |
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| 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 | 2, 19 & 26 October 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Dual Diagnosis for Mental Health Clinicians T926a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Andrea Herman and Bill Tune, Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit (ETU) 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. |
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| 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 | 14 & 21 October 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Mental Health First Aid T920b | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Sue Durham – VICSERV Training Team 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 issue. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of major mental health problems, where and how to get support and what sort of support has been shown to be effective. |
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| 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 | 28 & 29 October 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | November 2009 |
| Program & Code | Introduction to Motivational Interviewing T930a | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Bill Tune, Dual Diagnosis ETU This two-day workshop introduces participants to the basic principles and practices of motivational interviewing. The participants will gain an awareness and basic understanding of the principles on motivational interviewing, practice some of the motivational interviewing techniques and build upon their current level of counselling skills. The main topics include: the history and theory of motivational interviewing, the stages of change, the five principles of motivational interviewing, the importance and function of “change talk” and dealing with ambivalence and resistance. |
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| 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 | 4 & 5 November 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Recording Client Information T909 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Xenia Girdler - VICSERV Training Team This program enables workers to access the necessary knowledge and experience to improve their recording skills as a useful tool in the support and rehabilitation of people with a mental illness. The main topics include: the importance of recording as part of quality service delivery, the need for confidentiality and the implications of recording, potential difficulties in accurate recording, the principles of good recording practice, different types of records and recording guidelines for good practice. |
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| 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 | 9 November 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Effective Planning Strategies for Working with People with a Personality Disorder T931 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: Chris Watson, Spectrum Pre-requisite: All those attending need to have participated in the Introductory Borderline Personality Disorder Training offered by Spectrum and VICSERV, as it builds on the information presented in that program. This program is designed to equip staff with increased knowledge and skills to support people who have a personality disorder. It will identify the difficulties that lead to complex multifaceted problems, review behaviours that might lead to increased risk and assist the participants in writing a plan that is robust enough to be useful within the organisation, and across service system boundaries. This training offers a framework for thinking about the ingredients for the work, developing a plan and supporting the individual as well as the staff working with them. |
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| 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 | 23 November 2009, 9:15am – 4:30pm | |
| Program & Code | OH&S Systems, Practices and Challenges T934 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | Facilitator: WorkSafe Victoria This workshop is designed to give managers the opportunity to review their systems, practices and explore the unique challenges faced in the PDRS sector. In particular the OH&S challenges in providing support to individuals in their homes and working closely with people in the community. |
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| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $40.00 including GST or Non member Rate $50.00 including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 24 November 2009, 9:15am – 12:30pm | |
| Program & Code | Living Skills: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention with People at Risk of Homelessness T932 | Register your place or download the flyer in PDF format. |
| About | 26th November
Facilitator: Western Region Health Centre and VICSERV This workshop introduces and provides the appropriate skills for PDRS staff, community support workers, occupational therapists and caregivers to use a Living Skills Assessment checklist developed by Western Region Health Centre. This checklist will help the worker and the client assess the current environment and living skills and provide intervention recommendations to facilitate a move towards independent living. Assessment areas include; tenancy, community mobility, cooking, meal planning, shopping, cleaning, laundry, personal care, budgeting, banking and money handling, bill paying, medication, appointments, communication and emergencies and first aid. |
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| Fee inc GST | VICSERV Member $ including GST or Non member Rate $ including GST. Lunch and course materials provided. | |
| Date(s) & Times | 26 November 2009, 9:15am – 05:30pm | |