Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

Recognising domestic and family violence is typically not straightforward. Clients may be reluctant to disclose what is happening for them as a result of fear, shame and stigma. Clients may present with multiple issues that, on the surface, appear to be unrelated to their intimate or family relationships. They might also not recognise what they are experiencing as domestic and family violence. This upskill micro-credential will help increase your confidence to support clients who are experiencing, or at risk of, domestic and family violence.

Participants will:

• Understand the prevalence of domestic and family violence in Australia
• Examine the impacts of domestic and family violence on individuals and groups
• Understand the different ways to recognise if a client is experiencing domestic and family violence
• Learn how to respond appropriately to clients disclosing an experience of domestic and family violence

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

This upskill micro-credential introduces you to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, an increasingly recognised therapeutic program. This course has been specifically designed to provide an overview of DBT for helping professionals, and help you develop understanding, techniques and strategies to assist you as you continue your professional journey.

As Dialectical Behaviour Therapy requires an in-depth knowledge of the underlying theories, as well as skills specific to the delivery of DBT, this course is considered an overview only, and does not replace professional training in DBT as required in order to gain certification.

Participants will:

• Understand the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Examine strategies to increase a client’s tolerance of difficult emotions
• Understand how people handle negative and overwhelming emotions
• Learn how to help clients increase their self-awareness

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

This course has been designed to introduce important topics and practical skills for working with clients experiencing health conditions, including health anxiety in a therapeutic setting. The course will increase your confidence and knowledge in this area.

It will focus on different aspects of a client’s health journey, including theories, understanding effects of health, chronic vs acute conditions, health anxiety and how to support carers of those with health conditions. There is also some information about assisting clients facing end-of-life care or palliative care.

Participants will:

• Understand different theories and approaches to supporting clients with health conditions
• Learn of the variety of functional impacts of your client's condition from a wellbeing lens
• Examine how people can be affected by health anxiety (Illness Anxiety Disorder)
• Understand how you can support carers of those with health conditions

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

Practitioners integrating mindfulness into their therapeutic practices are ethically responsible for the assessment of a client’s capacity to engage in mindfulness strategies, as well as the identification of specific practices which are both appropriate to the client’s presentation, and which support the therapeutic goals of the intervention. Therefore, the focus of this upskill micro-credential is to offer practical examples of ways clinicians can gain experience in using mindfulness both with their clients and in their own lives.

This course has been specifically designed for helping professionals, to build on your existing knowledge, skills and practical experience, and help you develop understanding, techniques and strategies to assist you as you continue your professional journey..

Participants will:

• Understand what mindfulness is and how it differs from other similar techniques
• Learn how to improve your own mindfulness practice
• Recognise important considerations when using mindfulness with clients
• Use mindfulness in your client work

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

This course has been designed to introduce popular assessment tools, increase your knowledge of which tools and assessments can be done as a counsellor and to understand the benefit of each. It focuses on working with and conducting assessment for clients in the counselling setting.

Participants will:

• Understand how assessment is commonly used in a counselling session
• Examine some of the most popular standardised tests in Australia
• Understand how to introduce, undertake and evaluate assessment with clients
• Learn how to utilise assessment tools with vulnerable groups

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Offered by Clinical Supervision Services (CSS).

This online course comprises 4 self-paced online study modules and is suitable for all health and welfare professionals who work with clients experiencing domestic violence, either incidentally or in an ongoing therapeutic setting, who want to deepen their understanding of this complex area.

Topics include: Dynamics of domestic violence; Impacts on adult and child victims; Understanding and responding to domestic violence; Ways of working effectively with adult victims to acknowledge strengths while appreciating risks.

The self-paced study modules including videos, reflective learning tasks and online readings. Participants will develop a solid foundation upon which to build more advanced therapeutic skills.

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services (CSS).

This independent learning online module provides participants with a solid understanding of different models and approaches to working with couples. It reviews the challenges of working with couples and provides structured learning exercises to enhance knowledge and skills in working with couples who present with relationship difficulties.

The module provides readings, links to webinars and online teaching videos and self-reflective learning tasks. Specific issues in couples therapy are also addressed including readings and resources.

Some of the models introduced in this course include Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) (Johnson; Greenberg), Collaborative Couples Therapy (Wile) and the Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services (CSS) and the Sydney Family Therapy Training Institute (SFTTI)

This online self-study program provides participants with a thorough understanding of child and adolescent mental health, by becoming familiar with normal child and adolescent development and developing knowledge on ways to optimise engagement and build rapport with young people.

The course will assist participants with an understanding on how to conduct an effective assessment to maximise information about biological, psychological, social and developmental factors that may be impacting on a young person’s mental health and develop evidence-based treatment plans considering the family, social and cultural context.

An overview of some of the common presentations in childhood and adolescence including anxiety concerns, depression and related mood disorders will be provided. Participants will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills to respond to young people who present with anxiety and depression and other serious mental health conditions.

This e-learning course comprises 6 self-paced online study modules and includes video demonstration, practical examples, reflective tasks, readings and an online assessment quiz.

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services (CSS) and the Sydney Family Therapy Training Institute (SFTTI)

This online training is offered as either 6 stand-alone modules or as a discounted course combining all 6 modules. Each module provides a theoretical overview of family therapy practice guidelines and an introduction to contemporary family therapy models.

The emphasis of the training is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes that are relevant to high-quality family intervention practices. Students will be introduced to the core ideas and skills of family theory and review the major models of contemporary family therapy.

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services (CSS) and the Sydney Family Therapy Training Institute (SFTTI)

This online course provides comprehensive coverage of information on supervisor core skills. The course will increase your confidence and skills in providing supervision considering the wider system including self, supervisee, the client and the agency.

For community workers interested in clinical supervision, this training provides an opportunity to up-skill. For more experienced clinicians, this is a chance to further develop competence in setting up and delivering clinical supervision.

The training consists of seven self-paced modules and includes presentations, video demonstrations, reflective tasks, readings and relevant resources, including templates to be used in clinical practice. A series of assessment tasks, quizzes are also included.

Offered by RMIT University, College of Vocational Education

This free, nationally accredited vocational education and training (VET) course was developed by Monash University’s Department of Forensic Medicine and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine to assist people working directly with clients/service users or students to recognised and respond to sexual violence.

The course is delivered online by RMIT University, with self-paced learning activities and facilitated 3-hour workshops. There are two units of competency.

You will undertake knowledge-based assessment to demonstrate your understanding of the forms, contexts and impacts of sexual violence and response practices. You will demonstrate your response skills through practical tasks and engage in reflection to develop self-awareness and practice.

Cost: This course is a Commonwealth Department of Social Services funded initiative under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022. There is no cost to students.

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Offered by Embrace Empowerment

Suitable for beginners, this interactive and practice course covers the basics of EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques). The course enables you to use simple EFT Tapping with your clients and on yourself.

It includes techniques to assist with reducing uncomfortable emotions and physical discomfort, lowering stress and anxiety, and managing cravings.

Participants can choose to attend a face to face session or undertake the course online.

What you’ll learn:

• What is EFT Tapping?
• Why and how does EFT work?
• The tapping points
• Ways to overcome blocks to progress
• An overview of the standard EFT procedure
• EFT for physical issues, pain, or discomfort
• Important points for applying EFT successfully
• EFT for cravings
• EFT for anxiety
• Ways to find core issues
• Testing results

Offered by Embrace Empowerment

This course is trauma focused and covers more advanced EFT Tapping techniques than the Level 1 version of this training. You’ll learn techniques for managing emotions, anxiety, physical discomfort, trauma, PTSD, phobias, shifting beliefs, working in groups, and more.

EFT Tapping Level 2 is interactive, and you’ll have plenty of time to practice. You can choose to attend a face to face session or undertake the course online.

What you’ll learn:

• How to address what’s holding them back (Palace of possibilities and Writing on the walls)
• Additional tapping points
• Advanced trauma techniques (Chasing the pain, Tell the story, Tearless Trauma, Movie Technique)
• Ways to find core issues
• How to address physical issues
• How to conduct EFT Tapping sessions online and via telephone
• Best ways to work in groups – borrowed benefits explained
• What to do if you can’t use EFT - for example, working with clients who experience sensory sensitivity, a migraine or a client with a facial injury
• Working with phobias
• How to shift belief systems

Offered by Embrace Empowerment

The EFT Tapping Level 3 Advanced Practitioner Training, expands on the knowledge and skills from Levels 1 and 2. Advanced EFT and exploration skills will be taught along with how to work creatively as well as multi-dimensionally with individual clients (children or adults), groups and ourselves.

What you’ll learn:

• Skills for working with clients
• Practitioner self-care techniques
• Exploring what clients want
• A deeper understanding of psychological reversal
• Techniques for exploring aspects of issues and challenges
• More techniques for working with trauma and uncomfortable emotions
• Working with health conditions with a focus on allergies
• Working with metaphors
• Working with the inner child
• Multi-dimensional EFT Tapping
• Ho’oponopono and EFT
• Working with inner conflict

Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

This is a comprehensive professional development program designed to assist helping professionals integrate mindfulness practice into their client work.

The course will help learners develop their understanding of how mindfulness became the phenomenon it is in the West today, and the key processes and concepts that underlie it. Participants will explore how a personal mindfulness practice can be developed, consider the research into the effects of mindfulness in various contexts and among different groups, and how different professionals have integrated mindfulness into their practice approaches.

The course covers:

• Professional practice considerations
• A ‘nuts and bolts’ guide to using mindfulness in client sessions
• Helping clients develop a personal mindfulness practice beyond the helping context
• The major therapies that have integrated mindfulness

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn how to work effectively with children as your client, which is uniquely rewarding and challenging.

This program will introduce you to important topics and theories related to working with children (aged 2-12) in a therapeutic setting, as well as enrich your own skill set and confidence.

You’ll gain awareness of children's developmental stages, including examining attachment styles and how to develop a child-centric approach to practice. You’ll learn how to work with other stakeholders and how to work with trauma and various health conditions (illness, disability, ASD, ADHD, learning difficulties, anxiety, etc).

The course is divided into four parts:

• Development awareness
• Working with others/stakeholders, and engaging with families
• Health conditions
• Trauma

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn how to work effectively with LGBTIQ+ clients. You’ll learn about the specific challenges and areas of risk faced by the LGBTIQ+ population, including depression and suicide. You’ll review the benefits and limitations different therapeutic approaches can have when working with a client from the LGBTIQ+ community. And you’ll work through five case studies.

Mainstream Western understandings of gender and sexuality are changing. For example, gender identity has traditionally been understood in a limited way – a person could either be a man, a woman or ‘other.’ In the past twenty years the possibilities of gender and sexuality have become increasingly apparent.

This course is divided into four parts:

• Background
• Important issues
• Therapeutic approaches
• Case studies

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn about mental health issues that occur across the lifespan. You’ll learn conceptually about mental health, understanding supports and interventions, working positively with people with mental health issues, identifying and responding to risk, and more.

This program enables therapists to gain a deeper view of mental health and how it is conceptualised within the social services field.

The course is divided into four parts:

• Conceptualising mental health and mental health issues
• Understanding supports and interventions
• Working positively with people with mental health issues
• Identifying and responding to risk

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn effective ways to work with teens as they transition through this dynamic period of their lives. You’ll learn how to help them navigate social media and online communities; peer pressure and bullying; use of alcohol and drugs; risky behaviours; romantic relationships, trauma, and more. You’ll also learn to use the public health model when using a harm minimisation approach in these areas.

This course will focus on working with adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19, in particular, how to assist them and create strong working relationships.

The course is divided into four parts:

• Getting to know your client
• Freedom, AOD and romantic relationships
• Mental health, self-harm and suicidal clients
• Trauma

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn about the hugely popular modern behavioural therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT aims to help people live a rewarding and meaningful life while accepting the presence of unwanted and often unpleasant thoughts, emotions, memories, urges and sensations that inevitably occur.

The course is divided into three parts:

• Introduction
• Putting ACT into practice
• ACT interventions

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Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)

In this micro-credential you’ll learn how to support employee wellbeing, gain an understanding of factors that can negatively impact on the psychological health of workers, and learn strategies to support the ongoing mental wellbeing and address psychological concerns if and when they arise.

This course has been designed specifically for helping professionals, to build on your existing knowledge, skills and practical experience, and help you develop understanding, techniques and strategies to assist you as you continue your professional journey.

The course is divided into four parts:

• Workplace wellbeing
• Communication and collegial care
• Secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma
• Self-care and supervision

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Offered by Mindarma

Mindarma is a ten-session online learning program proven to enhance psychological resilience. It teaches mindfulness and a range of other psychological skills and strategies which can help protect mental health. This training has been designed with workers and the workplace in mind, to help practitioners cope with stressful or tough days on the job.

This evidence-based e-learning program is supported by the Black Dog Institute and has been adopted by organisations including Ambulance Victoria, NSW Ambulance, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Unicef and many others.

The program is also supported by regular free webinars run by clinical psychologists.

Get the ACWA discount
ACWA members can get a 20% discount on this training using the code: ACWA20

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Offered by First 1000 Days Australia

First 1000 Days Australia is a First Nations model focused on the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from preconception to 2 years of age.

Referencing WHO principles of integrated health and holistic family care, this activity provides community workers with the capacity to address intergenerational trauma and promote strategies for family resilience, mental health, cultural safety and social and emotional wellbeing.

The online training course consists of 5 modules and 1 masterclass compromising of over 34 lessons. Participants can learn at their own pace and the course can be completed in as little as 5 weeks or over a period of 3 months.

Learn more and register

Enquiries: info@first1000daysaustralia.com

Offered by Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre

This is a self-directed, online training course which teaches learners how to identify and support people from CALD backgrounds who may be at risk of suicide.

The training course takes 5-6 hours to complete and is comprised of 4 modules.

• Module 1: Culture and Suicide.
• Module 2: Suicide Prevention: How to Recognise, Respond and Support.
• Module 3: Practicing Suicide Prevention in your Organisation for Volunteers and Staff.
• Module 4: Supporting People Bereaved by Suicide.

Cost: This training is free.

Learn more and register

Enquiries: Hanan.Al-Alawneh@health.qld.gov.au

Offered by Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre

This is a self-directed, online training course to upskill professionals working with CALD media outlets on how to report suicide safely in the media.

The training course takes 30 minutes to complete.

Cost: This training is free.

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Enquiries: Hanan.Al-Alawneh@health.qld.gov.au

Offered by Human Connections

The Accidental Counsellor Training is a practical mental health training that teaches basic counselling skills and principles to people who are not trained counsellors but often find themselves in a “counselling role by accident”.

Offered by Online Courses Australia

This is a bundle of online modules and high-quality video sessions which cover mental health across the lifespan.

Once completed, you’ll have a deep understanding of common mental health conditions for children, adolescents and adults. You’ll know how to identify symptoms and how to engage with the very best support techniques and treatments.

The bundle covers 19 topic areas including:

• Mental and physical health disorders
• Emotional wellbeing in children and adolescents
• Psychiatric problems affecting adults
• Complex disorders and neurological illnesses
• Holistic health and wellness
• Treatment and support
• Recovery-focused care
• Learning resilience in adulthood

Offered by The Grief Centre

Making the Difference is a self-paced online course for professionals who work with clients or staff who may be facing a difficult life situation, significant change, or any form of loss or grief. The course looks at the impact of these difficult situations on our clients, how you can support them through it and strategies for your own professional self-care.

The course is structure into 4 training modules:

1. The impact of difficult life situations
2. What does 'good support' mean?
3. Providing good support
4. Strategies for self-care

Offered by Evolation Learning

This course equips participants with the cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse cultures.

It will explore reflecting cultural awareness in work practice and accepting cultural diversity as a basis for effective workplace and professional relationships.

Offered by Wise Care Pty Ltd

Grief is a normal part of life. However, in late life, it is often experienced more frequently. Because of this, it can be difficult to recognise and differentiate grief from other life factors and adjustments. Understanding that emotional symptoms that are present during times of grief, can also be symptoms of depression, complicated grief or other mental health conditions is critically important.

This 2 hour workshop will upskill the participants in recognising grief and loss, as well as other common mental health conditions experienced by elders. Participants will learn the impact of grief in late life and uncover practical strategies to help older adults affected by grief and loss. Importantly, they will learn terminology when interacting with clients and learn how to draw on the strengths of clients through their experience of grief.

Offered by Wise Care Pty Ltd

This six hour training will increase participant’s knowledge of emotional wellbeing in late life and confidence in improving social engagement with their clients. The training will empower practitioners to better understand when and how to escalate concerns about client wellbeing, improve engagement with socially isolated clients who may experience loneliness and to embed a strengths based approach to service delivery by curating social goals.

Offered by PsychAssist Training

Wellness programs are becoming common in Australian workplaces – and for good reason! When you think that the average adult spends one-third of their life at work, it makes sense to target health promotion strategies at the workplace.

In this training course we will explore the four dimensions of wellness and offer strategies that you can incorporate into your daily lives to enhance your health and wellbeing.

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Offered by PsychAssist Training

In this course we will explore the nature, dynamics and risks of vicarious trauma and contrast it with secondary trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue. The course will equip you with a range of interpersonal, personal and organisational strategies to address the risks of vicarious trauma and its impacts, and foster possibilities for post-traumatic growth and vicarious resilience.

The course will equip you with a range of interpersonal, personal and organisational strategies to address the risks of vicarious trauma and its impacts, and foster possibilities for post-traumatic growth and vicarious resilience.

Offered by Children, Youth and Families, ACT Community Services Directorate

This free e-Learning is designed to help you understand reporting requirements under the ACT Children and Young People Act 2008. This includes the important role and responsibility of mandated and voluntary reporters, what should and should not be reported to CYPS and how to respond to a child who tells you they have been abused.

Cost
FREE

Offered by Jane Wexler

This online course provides meaningful, experiential learning that has been contextualized using film and interactive narratives, which focus on essential knowledge and skills required for new or inexperienced supervisors working in the human services profession. It provides maximum opportunity for participants to engage and learn, using multiple methods including realistic video and audio scenarios, reflective exercises and group discussions.

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Offered by Optimal Health Group

This advanced training covers current evidence-based, best practice in Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) and mental health from an integrated, holistic framework. The program will equip workers to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues, as well as develop advanced psychotherapeutic skills.

Offered by Mental Health Academy

MHA is Australia’s largest provider of mental health CPD online. Their comprehensive course catalogue is available 24/7 and includes over 700 hours of ACWA endorsed CPD. Click the link below for the list of courses available on the platform.

Cost
MHA CPD is based on a membership model to increase your choices. You only pay a fixed monthly or annual fee to access the entire catalogue.

Thanks to our partnership, you can join MHA entirely risk free with MHA’s 30-day money back guarantee.

19 June 2023 – 22 June 2023
Darwin, Northern Territory

In July 2023 Darwin will find itself hosting the World Community Development Conference ‘From the Edge’, as hundreds of community development workers from all corners of the globe converge to exchange knowledge, stories and experiences of their everyday work and its impact on social justice and community wellbeing.

ACWA will be the local host and partner of this important event. As the local host organisation, we look forward to delivering the conference in partnership with the International Association for Community Development (IACD), Jeder Institute and Catalyse (NZ).

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ACWA members receive discounted registration.

19-21 May (Live Webinars)
22 May – 16 July (On-Demand)

The 2023 Suicide Prevention Summit is Australia's largest suicide prevention conference. The purpose of the event is to equip clinicians and community workers with evidence-based, culturally informed strategies, insights and clinical tools for identifying and managing suicide risk.

Topics include innovations in clinical care, AI, social media, workplace suicide prevention and postvention, lived experience, indigenous mental health, telehealth, language use, and much more.

Learn more and register

15-18 May 2023 (Three-day conference with one pre-conference day)
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland

The FRSA National Conference is heralded as a highlight event for the Family and Relationship Services network and is one of the largest annual gatherings of practitioners, academics and policy makers working to support children, families, and communities. This ‘not to be missed’ event will feature a number of highly acclaimed keynote presenters, as well as Federal Ministers and sector leaders with a focus on delivering the most effective services to children, families and young people.

The theme for the FRSA National Conference 2023 is – Services within everyone’s reach: choice, connection, collaboration.

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22 & 23 March 2023
Armidale City Bowling Club, NSW

Working with young people: Supporting their families and communities through change.

Join New England Family Support Service for 2 days of presentations, workshops and networking in picturesque Armidale, NSW. This conference is aimed at providing frontline staff and their managers with tools, programs and ideas to better improve the outcomes of the young people they work with. This also includes providing additional supports to the families they live with and the communities they live in.

Ticket options include online* only, single day and group tickets.
*Not all workshops will be available via the online stream

Get the ACWA discount
ACWA members also enjoy a 20% discount using the code "ACWA2023".

Speakers and Bio

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Offered by Embrace Empowerment

Suitable for beginners, this interactive and practice course covers the basics of EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques). The course enables you to use simple EFT Tapping with your clients and on yourself.

It includes techniques to assist with reducing uncomfortable emotions and physical discomfort, lowering stress and anxiety, and managing cravings.

Participants can choose to attend a face to face session or undertake the course online.

What you’ll learn:

• What is EFT Tapping?
• Why and how does EFT work?
• The tapping points
• Ways to overcome blocks to progress
• An overview of the standard EFT procedure
• EFT for physical issues, pain, or discomfort
• Important points for applying EFT successfully
• EFT for cravings
• EFT for anxiety
• Ways to find core issues
• Testing results

Offered by Embrace Empowerment

This course is trauma focused and covers more advanced EFT Tapping techniques than the Level 1 version of this training. You’ll learn techniques for managing emotions, anxiety, physical discomfort, trauma, PTSD, phobias, shifting beliefs, working in groups, and more.

EFT Tapping Level 2 is interactive, and you’ll have plenty of time to practice. You can choose to attend a face to face session or undertake the course online.

What you’ll learn:

• How to address what’s holding them back (Palace of possibilities and Writing on the walls)
• Additional tapping points
• Advanced trauma techniques (Chasing the pain, Tell the story, Tearless Trauma, Movie Technique)
• Ways to find core issues
• How to address physical issues
• How to conduct EFT Tapping sessions online and via telephone
• Best ways to work in groups – borrowed benefits explained
• What to do if you can’t use EFT - for example, working with clients who experience sensory sensitivity, a migraine or a client with a facial injury
• Working with phobias
• How to shift belief systems

Offered by Embrace Empowerment

The EFT Tapping Level 3 Advanced Practitioner Training, expands on the knowledge and skills from Levels 1 and 2. Advanced EFT and exploration skills will be taught along with how to work creatively as well as multi-dimensionally with individual clients (children or adults), groups and ourselves.

What you’ll learn:

• Skills for working with clients
• Practitioner self-care techniques
• Exploring what clients want
• A deeper understanding of psychological reversal
• Techniques for exploring aspects of issues and challenges
• More techniques for working with trauma and uncomfortable emotions
• Working with health conditions with a focus on allergies
• Working with metaphors
• Working with the inner child
• Multi-dimensional EFT Tapping
• Ho’oponopono and EFT
• Working with inner conflict

Offered by First 1000 Days Australia

First 1000 Days Australia is a First Nations model focused on the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from preconception to 2 years of age.

First 1000 Days Australia is excited to bring back face-to-face training with Professor Kerry Arabena.

Learn more and register

Enquiries: info@first1000daysaustralia.com

Offered by Project Paradigm - A program of IFYS Ltd

This training enables professionals and agencies involved with children and young people to gain a greater understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).

It explores the sophisticated models of recruitment (‘grooming’) used to sexually exploit young people as well as teaching skills in assessment and intervention with the aim of protecting young people and preventing CSE within communities.

Level 2 - Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation

This workshop looks at the current body of research in both an Australian and overseas context and covers the following key elements:

• Definitions and exploration of processes of control used in CSE.
• Common risk indicators found to be present in cases of CSE.
• Examining stereotypes and the use of language when responding to CSE.
• The impact of sexual exploitation and the needs of young people when considering intervention.
• How to risk assess specific cases to enable an informed approach to intervention.

Level 3 - Working with Practical Challenges of Child Sexual Exploitation**

This workshop aims to support professionals and agencies involved with children and young people to gain a greater depth in knowledge and understanding of CSE and will cover the following key elements:

• Discuss challenges and barriers to engaging with young people resistant to change.
• Understand how to better support young people with additional needs.
• Develop an understanding of the potential for victims to become perpetrators, and potential ways to work with them.
• Suggestions and tips for dealing with disclosures of CSE.
• Potential resources and techniques for problem solving.

**In order to undertake Level 3 Training, participants need to have completed the Level 2 training beforehand.

Where and when
23-24 February 2023, Moreton Bay QLD
28 February - 1 March 2023, Cairns QLD
7 March 2023, Sunshine Coast QLD
8-9 March 2023, Tasmania TAS
12-13 April 2023, Townsville QLD
18-19 April 2023, Hervey Bay QLD
25-26 July 2023, Sunshine Coast QLD
22-23 August 2023, North Ipswich QLD
19-20 September 2023, Gold Coast QLD
24-25 October 2023, Wide Bay (Bundaberg) QLD
7-8 November 2023, Townsville QLD
15-16 November 2023, Rockhampton City QLD
28-29 November 2023, Cairns QLD
12-13 December 2023, Sunshine Coast

Course Recognition
Certificate of completion – For Australian teachers and educators this training aligns with the following standards:
APST – 4.4, 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
NQS – 2.2.3

For further information, a copy of the flyer or to submit an expression of interest please contact:
Email: info@projectparadigm.com.au

Offered by Human Connections

The Accidental Counsellor Training is a practical mental health training that teaches basic counselling skills and principles to people who are not trained counsellors but often find themselves in a “counselling role by accident”.

An Accidental Counsellor can be anyone who is not employed as a trained counsellor, but often finds themselves placed in a counselling role by accident. You could be an Accidental Counsellor as a teacher, youth worker, team leader, aged care professional or chaplain.

Where and when
6 March 2023, Albury NSW
13 March 2023, Newcastle NSW
23 March 2023, Sydney NSW
27 March 2023, Wollongong NSW
4 April 2023, Canberra ACT
10 May 2023, Sydney NSW
16 March 2023, Perth WA
22 May 2023, Adelaide SA
5 June 2023, Toowoomba QLD
6 June 2023, Brisbane QLD
7 June 2023, Cairns QLD
22 June 2023, Sydney NSW
9 August 2023, Geelong VIC
10 August 2023, Melbourne VIC
31 August 2023, Sydney NSW
30 November 2023, Sydney NSW

Offered by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation

This workshop is focused on providing frontline professionals with a critical introduction to the topic of harmful sexual behaviours (HSB). It will look to define and contextualise HSB whilst expanding professionals’ current skills and competency to be able to prevent, identify and respond in a holistic, strengths-based manner. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in activities and discussions, to access resources, and to network with other professionals.

Course Recognition:
Certificate of completion.
For Australian teachers, this course aligns with the following APST; 4.4, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 and the NQS 2.2.3.

Cost = Free

Where and when
In all Australian capital cities

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services

This course provides the fundamental knowledge required of establishing a competency-based supervision working alliance including the fundamentals of setting up supervision using clear learning goals, establishing a learning contract, how to use reflective questioning techniques in supervision and how to provide effective feedback to develop best practice skills in supervision.

The Supervisor course includes 3 components: an online component, a 14 hour two-day workshop and a 7 hour one day assessment of competency that includes a 60-minute formal assessment.

Where and when
30-31 January 2023 (Videoconference)
27-28 February 2023 (Videoconference)
25-26 July 2023 (Videoconference)
27-28 February 2023 (Videoconference)

Offered by Optimal Health Group

This advanced training covers current evidence-based, best practice in Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) and mental health from an integrated, holistic framework.

The program will equip workers to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues, as well as develop advanced psychotherapeutic skills.

Where and when
5 June 2023, Gold Coast Brisbane
6 June 2023, Gold Coast Brisbane<
13 November 2023, Gold Coast Brisbane
14 November 2023, Gold Coast Brisbane

Offered by Supervision Training Services

Supervision Training Services offers the the STEPPING-UP training program “Certificate of Attainment in Individual & Group Supervision”.

The aim of this course is to provide a framework for conducting and evaluating effective clinical supervision using a competency-based framework incorporating reflective practice. Participants will develop the skills to enhance supervisee learning and skill development, considering the systemic issues of their workplace/team and client group.

Where and when
7-9 January 2023, Sydney NSW
18-20 January 2023, Adelaide SA
24-26 February 2023, Melbourne VIC
4-6 February 2023, Sydney NSW
27 Feb-1 March 2023, Perth WA
4-6 March 2023, Sydney NSW
1-3 April 2023, Sydney NSW
21-23 April 2023, Melbourne VIC
22-24 May 2023, Adelaide SA
17-19 July 2023, Perth WA
28-30 July 2023, Melbourne VIC
20-22 November 2023, Perth WA

Offered by Responsible Gambling Fund as a community education initiative

This three hour workshop is to educate community workers who are not gambling harm experts on how to identify and respond to possible gambling issues that their clients are experiencing.

The workshops are delivered either online (webinar) or face to face and are delivered by experienced problem gambling counsellors.

Content covered includes:

• the Australian context of gambling and gambling harm
• how to identify potential gambling harm within an individual
• psychosocial factors and co-morbid conditons that may accompany gambling harm
• how to respond to a client who may be experiencing gambling harm, include providing education, outlining management strategies and providing referrals.

Offered by Clinical Supervision Services

This workshop covers the core concepts and techniques of family therapy practice, providing an overview of the influence of the major schools of thought on contemporary practice. The emphasis will be on applying theory as systemic practice, through teaching, demonstration, video, role play, case illustrations, group discussion and small group exercises.

Where and when
TBA

Offered by Jane Wexler

This highly interactive, two-day workshop teaches participants the foundational skills of a supervisor working with multi-disciplinary teams and introduces participants to a State of Being approach to supervision, where relationship is placed at the heart of supervision. Participants receive a comprehensive Learner Guide and a Course Certificate upon completion of the two days.

Level 1 is suitable for community workers with no supervision experience, or inexperienced supervisors wanting to grow their skills and increase their confidence.

Pre-requisites
A minimum of 2 years practice experience and an understanding of what supervision; some formal theories beyond entry level; knowledge of legislation related to organisational practice, and an open mind.

Cost = Get the ACWA discount ACWA members receive discounted registration.

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Offered by Jane Wexler

This highly experiential, practical two-day workshop teaches participants how to deepen and expand their supervision skills and take their supervision practice to advanced levels. It uses carefully selected frameworks and tools for more experienced supervisors, leaders and managers, and a State of Being approach to supervision, where relationship is placed at the heart of supervision.

Level 2 is designed for (but not limited to) supervisors, team leaders, human services & other professionals with some supervision experience, wanting deeper insight and transformative tools resulting in professional growth. Please note, Supervision and State of Being Level 1 is not a pre-requisite to attend Level 2

Pre-requisites
Some experience as a supervisor, team leader or manager, or completion of Supervision and State of Being: Level 1, or other supervision training.

Cost = Get the ACWA discount ACWA members receive discounted registration.

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Offered by Jane Wexler

This highly interactive one-day workshop has been developed in response to a high demand from supervisors, team leaders, human services & other professionals seeking ethical, practical & effective models for group supervision that enrich and support all group members. It teaches the foundational skills of group supervision, provides tailored supervision frameworks for groups, and equips participants with tools to manage complex group dynamics in supervision.

The workshop is offered in a high quality, hands on learning environment and provides full catering. Participants receive a comprehensive Learner Guide and a Course Certificate upon completion of the day.

Pre-requisites
A minimum of 3 years practice experience; an understanding of what supervision is and familiarity with some supervision frameworks; having received or provided supervision for a minimum of 3 years; a preparedness to participate in and explore group processes as part of training.

Cost = ACWA members receive discounted registration for this training.

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Offered by Karuna Hospice Service

This program has been designed by Karuna to support community workers dealing with workplace grief and loss (namely the death of their clients). The program provides evidence-based strategies at the individual, team and management levels.

The program is delivered via a mixed mode with content delivered both online as well as a three-hour face-to-face training session.

• Greater knowledge of the latest grief and loss theory
• Increased awareness of workplace grief and loss
• Greater understanding of the impact of workplace grief and loss
• Increased knowledge of the relationship between workplace grief and loss, burnout and mental health conditions
• Greater knowledge of evidence-based interventions that support staff at an individual, team and management level

If you are interested in booking a session at your workplace, please email corporate@karuna.org.au or call (07) 3632 8300 to discuss costs, availability etc.