Endorsed CPD calendar and list

ACWA endorses good quality training to ensure that your professional development time and money is well spent, and that practitioners have flexible options to learn online or attend workshops and conferences.

The following training programs have been assessed and endorsed through a rigorous process to ensure they are relevant to ACWA's Code of ethics and Practice guidelines.

If you are an ACWA member, you need to undertake 20 hours per year of relevant, targeted, professional activities to maintain your membership and currency. Your professional development is not only an investment in your career but ensures better outcomes for the people with whom you work. Members will need to use the ACWA Member CPD Record to keep track of their CPD and supply this come renewal time. To fully understand the CPD requirements for members download the information sheet. We have also produced a guide to developing your own professional development training plan which you can find here.

ACWA endorsed CPD Calendar

Download the 2017 ACWA CPD Calendar to find upcoming training listed by month and state/territory.

For more information about the training included in the calendar, including links to program details and registration see the listings below.

List of endorsed CPD activities

To learn more about an individual CPD activity, please click on the listing's title.

E-learning (CPD offered online)

• Professional Education to Aged Care (PEAC) program offered by beyondblue
• Autism Awareness and Practice offered by Statewide Autistic Services (SASI)
• Postnatal depression & anxiety: new ways of understanding & responding effectively to risks offered by Jean Hailes for Women’s Health
• Supervisor E-learning (Level 1) offered by Jane Wexler

Upcoming conferences and forums

• National Suicide Prevention Conference 2017 (27-29 July 2017 plus pre-conference workshops)
• Australian Counselling Association National Conference 2017 (16 & 17 September 2017)
• FRSA National Conference 2017 (22-24 November 2017)

Workshops for practitioners

• Managing Workplace Grief and Loss Program conducted by Karuna Hospice Service
• Fundamentals of Assistive Technology conducted by Independent Living Centre WA
• Conversations for Life (Half Day - Early Suicide Prevention) Training conducted by ConNetica
• The Fundamentals of Assistive Technology conducted by LifeTec
• Autism Awareness and Practice offered by Statewide Autistic Services (SASI)
• Tender and Grant Writing Training conducted by Amovita
• TACT: The Accidental Counsellor Training conducted by Amovita
• YES! Minister: Communicating Strategically with Government and Key Stakeholders conducted by Amovita
• Resolving Conflict & Mediating Outcomes: The Black Ops of Disputes conducted by Amovita
• An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing conducted by Amovita
• Integrating Amovita's Suite of Coaching and Supervision Models conducted by Amovita
• Field Practicums - Establishing and Integrating a Learning Framework conducted by Amovita
• Supervising Students on Field Placements - Simplifying the Student Experience conducted by Amovita
• ESP - Excellence in Supervisory Practice, Intermediate conducted by Amovita
• An Introduction To Working With Individuals Who Have Self-Destructive Behaviours conducted by SAFE in Oz
• Facilitating the SAFE in Oz Consumer Program conducted by SAFE in Oz
• Working with High Conflict Couples conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working with Parent and Family Dynamics conducted by The Professional Development People
• Existential Perspectives on Therapeutic Interventions conducted by The Professional Development People
• 2 day Group Therapy Training conducted by The Professional Development People
• Holistic Assessment and Formulation conducted by The Professional Development People
• Recognising and Working with Personality Disorders conducted by The Professional Development People
• 2 day Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT For PTSD) conducted by The Professional Development People
• Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) & Evidence Based Relaxation Therapy conducted by The Professional Development People (FPS Relevant Activity)
• Working with Adolescents and Young People/Adults conducted by The Professional Development People
• Schema Therapy conducted by The Professional Development People
• 2 day Clinical Hypnosis for Health Professionals conducted by The Professional Development People (FPS Relevant Activity)
• Applied Positive Psychology: A Strengths Based Approach conducted by The Professional Development People
• Out of Awareness: Working with Self States and Dissociation conducted by The Professional Development People
• 2 day Narrative Therapy conducted by The Professional Development People
• 2 day Motivational Interviewing - Helping People Change conducted by The Professional Development People (FPS Relevant Activity)
• Somatic Approaches for Deepening Client Work conducted by The Professional Development People
• Research Based Training for Working with Wounded Couples conducted by The Professional Development People
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in an Integrated Practice conducted by The Professional Development People
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) conducted by The Professional Development People (FPS Relevant Activity)
• Exploring Emotions as Unfolding Experience: Applying Emotion Research to Deepen our Client Work conducted by The Professional Development People
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Working With Anxiety Disorders conducted by The Professional Development People
• Arbitrary Mental Mapping: Rapid Breakthrough with Stuck Clients conducted by The Professional Development People
• Exploring Attachment Difference: Recent Findings (2013-2017) and Clinical Considerations conducted by The Professional Development People
• Maladaptive Attachment, Trauma, and Dissociation: Implications for Longer Term Therapeutic Work conducted by The Professional Development People
• Integrating the Creative Skills of Gestalt Therapy into Practice conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working with Dreams and Imagery in Therapy Practice conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working with Difficult Couples conducted by The Professional Development People
• Recognising and Working with Complex Trauma conducted by The Professional Development People
• Tools for Hard Conversations - Foundation conducted by SKATTLE
• Tools for Hard Conversations in Supervision conducted by SKATTLE
• Supervision and State of Being Level 1 conducted by Jane Wexler
• Supervision and State of Being Level 2 conducted by Jane Wexler
• Professional Supervision for Supervisees conducted by Amovita
• Becoming a New Supervisor conducted by Amovita
• ESP - Excellence in Supervisory Practice, Advanced Professional Supervision conducted by Amovita
• Invigorating Your Professional Supervisory Practice conducted by Amovita
• Best Practice in Case Management & Motivational Interviewing conducted by Amovita

Workshops for community sector organisations/service providers

• Managing Workplace Grief and Loss Program conducted by Karuna Hospice Service
• Cultural Respect & Appreciation conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Cultural Appreciation: Practical Strategies When Working with Aboriginal Clients, Families and Carers conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Cultural Perspectives: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients and Families in General Practice and Community Care Settings conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Cultural Respect & Appreciation: 10 Practical Strategies When Working with Aboriginal Clients, Families and Carers conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Cultural Respect & Appreciation: 16 Practical strategies When Working with Aboriginal Clients, Families and Carers conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Asking the Identifying Question conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Introduction to Mental Health in the Workplace conducted by Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
• Authentic Leadership: 'Being' a Leader, not just doing Leadership conducted by The Professional Development People
• Procrastination: The Four Types and How to Overcome Them conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working with Difficult People conducted by The Professional Development People
• Youth Mental Health First Aid conducted by The Professional Development People
• Mental Health First Aid conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working With Stuck Clients conducted by The Professional Development People
• Family and Domestic Violence: A Culturally Informed Approach conducted by The Professional Development People
• Effective Ways of Engaging Men conducted by The Professional Development People
• Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Support conducted by The Professional Development People
• A Trauma-informed Approach to Working with Children who have Experienced Domestic Violence conducted by The Professional Development People
• Developing Cultural Competence conducted by The Professional Development People
• Men Say 'Yes' to Family Peace conducted by The Professional Development People
• Working with Perinatal Mood Disorders conducted by The Professional Development People
• Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) & Evidence Based Relaxation Therapy conducted by The Professional Development People
• Supporting Grieving Children and Young People conducted by The Professional Development People
• Promoting Resilience in Older People conducted by The Professional Development People
• Building Resilience in the Face of Change conducted by The Professional Development People
• Conflict Resolution conducted by The Professional Development People