The aim of this module is to equip Victorian alcohol and drug workers with a greater awareness of the signs of burnout along with practical skills, tips and strategies to promote enhanced worker wellbeing.
Delivery Mode: E-Learn
ABOUT PROVIDER
Insight are specialist providers of alcohol and other drug training, education, clinical resources and practice advice for workers and services. Our aim is to build a capable, confident and connected AOD and mental health workforce. Our primary audience are specialist alcohol and drug and mental health practitioners, hospital staff and other generalist health and community service providers. Whilst we primarily service Queensland-based workers, our clinical tools, resources and training are utilised across Australia.
Ph: (07) 3837 5655
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Nov
30
AOD Worker Wellbeing
Duration: 1 hour
Delivery Mode: E-Learn
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About this training:
Completing this training:
- Make sure you sign in or register for an Elevate! Account. If you are registering you will need to sign in to ENROL
- Click on ENROL NOW to be redirected to Insight’s online platform
- Create your Insight account
- Complete the training
You can download a certificate of completion for this training.
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.
Who is not eligible?
Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
Supervisee Training for the AOD sector
This e-learn aims to equip participants with introductory knowledge about the process of supervision and skills to be able to engage in a supervision session effectively.
ABOUT PROVIDER
Insight are specialist providers of alcohol and other drug training, education, clinical resources and practice advice for workers and services. Our aim is to build a capable, confident and connected AOD and mental health workforce. Our primary audience are specialist alcohol and drug and mental health practitioners, hospital staff and other generalist health and community service providers. Whilst we primarily service Queensland-based workers, our clinical tools, resources and training are utilised across Australia.
Ph: (07) 3837 5655
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Nov
30
Supervisee Training for the AOD sector
Duration: 30 minutes - 1 hour
Delivery Mode: E-Learn
Timetable:
Details:
About this training:
Completing this training:
- Make sure you sign in or register for an Elevate! Account. If you are registering you will need to sign in to ENROL
- Click on ENROL NOW to be redirected to Insight’s online platform
- Create your Insight account
- Complete the training
You can download a certificate of completion for this training.
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.
Who is not eligible?
Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
ABOUT PROVIDER
Insight are specialist providers of alcohol and other drug training, education, clinical resources and practice advice for workers and services. Our aim is to build a capable, confident and connected AOD and mental health workforce. Our primary audience are specialist alcohol and drug and mental health practitioners, hospital staff and other generalist health and community service providers. Whilst we primarily service Queensland-based workers, our clinical tools, resources and training are utilised across Australia.
Ph: (07) 3837 5655
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Em: insight@health.qld.gov.au
Nov
30
Introduction to Trauma Informed Care
Duration: 1-2 hours
Delivery Mode: E-Learn
Timetable:
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About this training:
Completing this training:
- Make sure you sign in or register for an Elevate! Account. If you are registering you will need to sign in to ENROL
- Click on ENROL NOW to be redirected to Insight’s online platform
- Create your Insight account
- Complete the training
You can download a certificate of completion for this training.
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.
Who is not eligible?
Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
Introduction to Trauma Informed Care
This introductory module aims to explain trauma and how it affects people, and its links with substance use. It will increase knowledge and awareness of trauma which is the first step on your journey to becoming a trauma-informed worker.
It should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
ABOUT PROVIDER
The Bouverie Centre is an integrated practice-research organisation that draws on our history of bringing family therapy to Australia to promote healthy relationships in families, organisations and communities. As a values-based learning organisation, The Bouverie Centre provides an integrated service, combining clinical family therapy, model development, academic teaching, qualitative and quantitative research, workforce development and community education.
8 Gardiner Street,
Brunswick 3056 VIC
E: Bouverie.Training@latrobe.edu.au
Brunswick 3056 VIC
E: Bouverie.Training@latrobe.edu.au
May
25
Single Session Family Consultation
Duration: 3 months
Delivery Mode: E-Learn
A key component of the 'From Individual to Families' framework, Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) combines the principles and practices of Family Consultation with Single Session Thinking.
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In this self-paced online training, Dr. Brendan O’Hanlon, a leading developer and proponent of SSFC, provides a clearly articulated practical process for engaging families, ideally suited to contexts where a family member is the primary client of an individually oriented service (e.g. adult mental health, alcohol and other drugs, youth services).
SSFC offers timely, accessible support to all family members while retaining a strong client-practitioner relationship. In keeping with Single Session thinking it enables practitioners to make the most of each encounter with families.
Listen to Dr. Brendan O’Hanlon discuss this course and discuss how it provides solid grounding in the practice frame of SSFC.
Course structure
This course is made up of five modules and includes reflective questions, videos and quizzes.
Module 1: Introducing SSFC – Describe the rationale and practice principles underpinning SSFC, and its place within a comprehensive response to families.
Module 2: Foundations of SSFC – Unpack the conceptual and practical contributions of Single Session Thinking and Family Consultation to the model.
Module 3: Convening SSFC – Outline and consideration of key tasks in convening an SSFC.
Module 4: Conducting SSFC – Describe and demonstrate the key stages of SSFC: convening, conducting and follow-up.
Module 5: Responding to challenges – Address key challenges including translating SSFC training into practice.
You will have access to a list of references, resources and tools that will support your learning.
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.
Who is not eligible?
Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
Integrating Care for People with Co-Occurring Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Conditions
This pre-recorded two hour webinar explores co-occurring alcohol and other drugs and mental health conditions, focussing on care responses, priorities and the role of integrated care.
Presented by Dr Vicky Phan and Dr Daniel Pham, Turning Point.
ABOUT PROVIDER
The Centre for Mental Health Learning is the central agency for public mental health workforce development in Victoria. CMHL provides online learning to Mental Health and AOD workers.
Website: https://cmhl.org.au/
Nov
30
Forensic Foundations
Duration: 1-2 hours
Delivery Mode: E-Learn, Online
Forensic Foundations is a self-directed e-learn course for new Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) sector staff to provide foundational knowledge to support the provision of AOD treatment of forensic clients. Click on the ENROL NOW button to be re-directed to the Centre for Mental Health Learning online portal.
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About this training:
The Forensic Foundations E-learn is designed for new Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) sector staff to provide foundational knowledge to support the provision of AOD treatment of forensic clients. This one-hour e-learn will assist you to navigate the forensic AOD system and processes. The content was developed by VAADA and the e-learn was designed by Caraniche. Specifically, the e-learn course will provide you with foundational knowledge about:
- how a forensic client is defined
- the differences between forensic and voluntary clients
- the key stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities
- the AOD funding system (targets and loadings for forensic treatment)
- treatment options for forensic clients
- the main referral pathways between the criminal justice and AOD treatment systems
- clinical safety, supervision and self-care
This E-learn provides the foundational knowledge that is further expanded on in the Forensic Fundamentals training workshop.
Instructions on enrolling:
NB: workers from Gateway Health will not be able to access the CMHL site at work due to firewall restrictions
- Click on the ENROL NOW button below. You will be redirected to the CMHL website
- Click on SIGN UP (create an account). Once you have entered your information click SIGN UP again. Check your inbox to activate your CMHL account
- Click the link in the email. SIGN IN to your account using the email and the password you just created
- On the PROFILE page, complete your professional information and click SAVE PROFILE
- Now access Forensic Foundations by clicking on COURSES in the left-hand menu
- Click on VAADA Forensic Foundations
Eligibility Criteria
This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.
Who is not eligible?
Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.
Forensic Foundations
The Forensic Foundations E-learn is designed for new Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) sector staff to provide foundational knowledge to support the provision of AOD treatment of forensic clients. This one-hour e-learn will assist you in navigating the forensic AOD system and processes. The content was developed by VAADA, and the e-learn was designed by Caraniche. Specifically, the e-learn course will provide you with foundational knowledge about the following:
- how a forensic client is defined
- the differences between forensic and voluntary clients
- the key stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities
- the AOD funding system (targets and loadings for forensic treatment)
- treatment options for forensic clients
- the main referral pathways between the criminal justice and AOD treatment systems
- clinical safety, supervision and self-care
This E-learn provides the foundational knowledge that is further expanded on in the Forensic Fundamentals training workshop.
