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SUMMARY:Group Facilitation Skills Training for AOD Workers (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Click to book a ticket \n1-day workshop: \nDate: 12th August 2026 \nTime: 10am – 4:30pm \nLocation: Catholic Leadership Centre – 576 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002. (read more about travel contribution) \nTraining Room: Studio 7 (upstairs) \nCost: $40 + booking fee \nLearning outcomes \nBy the end of the workshop participants will be able to: \n\nEstablish the culture of the group and safety within the group space.\nDefine content and process and apply both with balance between the two.\nIdentify common challenges that present in the delivery of group programs and apply strategies for managing these.\nUnderstand how to work in a variety of group formats.\nApply skills and strategies for attending to responsivity in groupwork.\nApply skills for providing the group with a sense of closure at the end of a group program.\n\nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nRegister \nTo register\, please follow \nTerms & Conditions \nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. Refunds available only up to 1 day before event.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/groupagu26/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T093000
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Developing Skills/Intermediate (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register\nDetails:\nDate: Thursday\, 20 August 2026\, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nLocation: Catholic Leadership Centre\, 576 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 \nCost: $40 \nDescription\nAs a follow-up to the MI Foundation Skills workshop\, this one-day course offers an opportunity to refresh\, consolidate\, and deepen your understanding of MI and its practical application of the model after a period of putting the skills into practice. \nThis workshop gives participants an opportunity to practice core skills in a positive learning environment with coached feedback. The aim is to have fun revisiting the skills and gain more focus in their ongoing practice. The workshop builds on foundation skills training\, including deepening reflections\, exploring the role of values and working with change talk. \nThe workshop is suitable for workers who have prior training in MI (or completed the MI Foundation Skills training). \nClick here to register\nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nRefunds available up to 7 days prior. \n 
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/mids-aug-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T130000
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SUMMARY:Walking the line - A workshop on professional boundaries (online)
DESCRIPTION:*Registrations open June 10!\n*To enrol\, change ‘Enrol Now’ to ‘I’m Going’. Check if you’ve enrolled correctly under ‘My Courses’\nDate: Thursday\, 27 August 2026 9:30AM – 1:00PM \nLocation: Online \nDescription: \nThis half-day workshop will build and strengthen core knowledge and skills in understanding and maintaining professional boundaries\, specifically when working with clients with alcohol and other drug issues. This will include: \n\nUnderstanding professional boundaries\nStrategies to prevent and respond to boundary challenges\nConsideration of specific boundary issues to different AOD treatment roles\, including lived experience roles\nThe use of technology\nSelfcare\n\nThis workshop will use case based discussion throughout to ensure knowledge and skills taught are relevant to the AOD workforce. \nKey learning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand professional boundaries and their maintenance\nRecognise and respond to boundary challenges\nBuild your own toolkit of practitioner-specific boundary maintenance strategies\, including managing technology\nRecognise your own and your colleagues’ warning signs and challenging client presentations\nEnhance your self-care skills and know when to debrief and access further support\n\n  \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions \nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/walking-the-line-aug2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260902T163000
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SUMMARY:Superskills: Core Skills for Supervisors (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \n2-day workshop: \nDay 1: Wednesday\, 2 September 2026 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nDay 2: Thursday\, 3 September 2026 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nLocation: TBC \nCost: $80 + booking fee \nThis is a specialist skills workshop suitable for advanced practitioners who are current or future practice supervisors. \nDescription: \nIf you are a practice or clinical supervisor in the alcohol and other drug sector (or looking to become one)\, this workshop is for you. Gain a deep understanding of the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ and ensure that you have the right theoretical and practical foundation skills to offer powerful practice supervision across different contexts and supervisees. \nYou will learn about developing and implementing supervision contracts and plans\, assessing supervisee development needs\, and navigating challenges and roadblocks. \nLearning outcomes \n\nUnderstand different approaches to supervision and determine which one is right for you and your supervisees\nUnderstand and apply structured practical supervisory processes to deepen core supervisory relationship skills\, including listening\, questioning\, guiding\, and giving and receiving feedback\nUnderstand and utilise the reflective practice model of supervision\nUnderstand and practice self-reflection and self-practice as a way of improving supervisory skills\nIncrease skills in facilitating reflective practice in staff\nUnderstand and utilise a framework to support decision-making with ethical dilemmas\nImprove knowledge and skill in responding to staff exposed to complex client presentations\n\n  \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service\, including Peer and LLE workers. \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers from other community sectors such as family violence\, homelessness\, mental health\, and AOD workers outside of Victoria. \nTerms & Conditions \nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. Refunds are available only up to 1 day before the event.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/superskills-sep2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260916T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260916T163000
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Foundation Skills (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register\n\nDates:\nDay one: Wednesday\, 16 September 2026\, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nDay two: Thursday\, 17 September 2026\, 9:30 – 4:30 PM \nLocation: Catholic Leadership Centre\, 576 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 (are you eligible for our travel contribution?) \nClick here to register\nDescription\nMotivational Interviewing is a skills-based approach to conversations about change that focuses on the client’s needs and wants. MI offers a framework for navigating the common experiences of resistance and ambivalence that so often accompanies the change process. \nThis two-day workshop introduces the framework and rationale of MI\, core skills and application of these skills across the change process. Combining theory with practice\, the workshop provides a comprehensive overview into what MI is\, what it isn’t and how it works in practice. The training is highly interactive\, with a focus on practical skill development. \nThe workshop is suitable for both workers with no knowledge of MI and for those who want to refresh and deepen their understanding and practice of the core skills of MI.  \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nRefunds are available up to 7 days prior.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/mifs-sep-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261006T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261006T150000
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SUMMARY:Cultural Safety Training (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026\, 9:30AMAM – 3:00PM \nLocation: Catholic Leadership Centre – 576 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne\, VIC 3067 (Read more about Travel Contribution) \nCost: $40 (tickets can only be purchased via credit card) \nGET TICKETS\nDescription\nVACCHOs Introduction to Aboriginal Cultural Safety training encompasses\, and builds on\, cultural awareness content by providing considerations and advice to implement cultural safety considerations into practice. Participant learning and understanding are enhanced by the personal stories and the lived experience of our facilitators while exploring Aboriginal identities\, cultures\, and history. \nThe session covers: \n\nUnderstanding cultural safety and its importance in increasing service accessibility and effective engagement with Australia’s First Peoples.\nThe historical and ongoing impacts of colonisation and colonial policies on Australia’s First\nPeoples culture and Communities\nTrauma-informed practice\nFirst Peoples diverse identities; respectful terminology and language\nCultural Load and its impacts on individuals\, Communities\, and organisations\nHow Equity and Self-determination are vital to cultural safety\nFoundational skills to implement cultural safety into practice\nFostering respectful relationships with First Peoples and Communities\nA timeline of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Strength and Resilience\n\nGET TICKETS\nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nRefunds are available up to 7 days prior to the event.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/cst-oct-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261014T093000
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SUMMARY:Responding to Co-occurring Conditions (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Click to book a ticket \n\n2-day workshop: \nDay 1: Wednesday\, 14 October 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nDay 2: Thursday\, 15 October 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM \nLocation: Catholic Leadership Centre – 576 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 (read more about travel contribution) \nCost: $80 + booking fee \nDescription: \nCo-occurring mental health issues are the norm rather than the exception among people seeking alcohol and other drug treatment. Across this 2-day workshop you will learn how to adapt and expand your existing alcohol and other drug treatment skills to assist your clients with managing mental health symptoms. \nDeepen your understanding of co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drug issues and build your knowledge\, confidence and skills to better understand clients’ needs\, respond effectively\, and adapt treatment. Find out what you need to know about the different co-occurring conditions you may encounter and how to effectively incorporate best practice responses into your treatment. \nLearning outcomes \n\nRecognise and understand the common mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment\nUndertake a thorough assessment and develop an integrated case formulation to guide your practice\nApply a range of alcohol and other drug treatment skills to working with clients with co-occurring mental health conditions\nLearn how to respond therapeutically and effectively within the bounds of the alcohol and other drug treatment setting\n\nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions \nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. Refunds available only up to 1 day before event.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/co-occuring-oct2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261104T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261104T163000
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Foundation Skills (online)
DESCRIPTION:*To enrol\, change ‘Enrol Now’ to ‘I’m Going’. Check if you’ve enrolled correctly under ‘My Courses’\n\nDates:\nDay one: Wednesday\, 4 November 2026\, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM* \nDay two: Wednesday\, 11 November 2026\, 9:00 – 4:30 PM \n*Bookings can only be made from day one of training. \nLocation: Online \nDescription\nMotivational Interviewing is a skills-based approach to conversations about change that focuses on the client’s needs and wants. MI offers a framework for navigating the common experiences of resistance and ambivalence that so often accompanies the change process. \nThis two-day workshop introduces the framework and rationale of MI\, core skills and application of these skills across the change process. Combining theory with practice\, the workshop provides a comprehensive overview into what MI is\, what it isn’t and how it works in practice. The training is highly interactive\, with a focus on practical skill development. \nThe workshop is suitable for both workers with no knowledge of MI and for those who want to refresh and deepen their understanding and practice of the core skills of MI.  \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration at least 24 hours before the cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. \nNo shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/mifs-nov-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261110T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261110T163000
DTSTAMP:20260604T181013
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Developing Skills (Intermediate)
DESCRIPTION:*To enrol\, change ‘Enrol Now’ to ‘I’m Going’. Check if you’ve enrolled correctly under ‘My Courses’\n\nDetails:\nDate: Tuesday\, 10 November 2026\, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM \nLocation: Online \nDescription\nAs a follow up from the Foundation Skills workshop\, this one-day course offers an opportunity to refresh\, consolidate and deepen understanding of MI and practical application of the model after a period of putting the skills into practice. \nThis workshop provides participants to practice core skills in a positive learning environment with coached feedback. The aim is to have fun revisiting the skills\, and gain more focus in their ongoing practice. The workshop extends the foundation skills training\, including deepening reflections\, exploring the role of values and working with change talk. \nThe workshop is suitable for workers who have prior training in MI (or completed the MI Foundation Skills training). \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration at least 24 hours before the cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. \nNo shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/mids-nov-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260604T181013
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SUMMARY:Motivational Interviewing: Deepening Conversations (Advanced)
DESCRIPTION:*To enrol\, change ‘Enrol Now’ to ‘I’m Going’. Check if you’ve enrolled correctly under ‘My Courses’\n\nDetails:\nDate: Thursday\, 10 December 2026\, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM \nLocation: Online \nDescription\nPrerequisite: The workshop is suitable for workers who have completed MI Foundation Skills AND Developing Skills (or equivalent) and now want to deepen and integrate MI skills more effectively into their practice. \nDeepening Conversations builds on the Foundation Skills and Developing Skills workshops to build confidence in guiding curious\, respectful conversations about change. This workshop is highly practice-based\, applying the principles and core skills to common challenges to work with resistance and ambivalence\, evoke change talk and foster hope. \nEligibility Criteria \nThis training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD\, mental health locals). \nWho is not eligible? \nStudents on placement or internships\, workers outside of Victoria\, workers not in an AOD-specific role. \nTerms & Conditions\nIf you cannot attend\, cancel your registration at least 24 hours before the cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. \nNo shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.
URL:https://elevate.vaada.org.au/event/midp-dec-2026/
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