Walking the line – A workshop on professional boundaries (online)

*Registrations open June 10!

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Date: Thursday, 27 August 2026 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Location: Online

Description:

This 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:

• Understanding professional boundaries
• Strategies to prevent and respond to boundary challenges
• Consideration of specific boundary issues to different AOD treatment roles, including lived experience roles
• The use of technology
• Selfcare

This workshop will use case based discussion throughout to ensure knowledge and skills taught are relevant to the AOD workforce.

Key learning outcomes:

• Understand professional boundaries and their maintenance
• Recognise and respond to boundary challenges
• Build your own toolkit of practitioner-specific boundary maintenance strategies, including managing technology
• Recognise your own and your colleagues’ warning signs and challenging client presentations
• Enhance your self-care skills and know when to debrief and access further support

Eligibility Criteria

This training is open to people working in AOD-specific roles in publicly funded services (i.e. AOD, mental health locals).

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers outside of Victoria, workers not in an AOD-specific role.

Terms & Conditions

If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.