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2-day Motivational Interviewing Foundational Skills

Dates

Day one: Wednesday 22 May 9:00 – 4:30 PM*

Day two: Wednesday 29 May 9:00 – 4:30 PM

*Download both days to your calendar. Bookings can only be made from day one of training.

Description

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative method for guiding conversations about change. More than a set of techniques, MI is a discipline in its own right that brings together a set of values, principles and disciplined use of skills to assist people in resolving ambivalence and deepen motivation to pursue meaningful changes for them.

While the skills take time and practice, the conversation style is gentle, and curious and comes from a place of faith in the other person. The hope is that, together, we may discover what is meaningful for this person and what choices would work best for them, knowing who they are and what they want deep down for their future. MI asks us to be mindful of the way our own hopes and assumptions can interfere in the process as much as they can help and create a space of genuine enquiry and deepening understanding.

Rather than replace other approaches, MI can enhance and deepen the full range of interventions we use by bringing a more acute awareness to the how and when of conversation rather than just what we talk about.

The training is highly interactive, with a focus on practical skill development. The two-day workshop will offer an opportunity to:

Gain a clear and up-to-date understanding of MI – what it is, how it works and recent changes to the framework
Increase understanding of the change process
Review and practice the core skills
Apply the skills to the change process
Increase ability to work effectively with resistance and ambivalence
Practice skills in softening sustained talk and eliciting change talk
Develop strategies to continue learning and practising MI.

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including Peer and LLE workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as family violence, homelessness, mental health, and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.

No-shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

Family Inclusive Practice for working with Young People: Half-day Workshop

Working effectively with young people includes engaging with their social and cultural ecosystems to build resources that can sustain them into the future. This training outlines a framework for family inclusion where practitioners can better understand their role in relationship to families and communities.

Learning outcomes:

Understanding how engaging with families can improve outcomes for young people
Keeping the family in mind when care planning
Strategies for enhancing communication and strengthening relationship bonds

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including Peer and LLE workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as family violence, homelessness, mental health, and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.

No-shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

Youth AOD Brief Interventions 1-day workshop

This session will cover how workers can provide effective brief intervention support to young people unwilling to engage in more traditional, clinical or intensive AOD support. The workshop will also cover other experiential and novel ways to work with young people who might resist traditional approaches.

Learning Outcomes:

What are and when can we use AOD Brief Interventions with young people
Experiential and novel approaches to supporting young people experiencing AOD issues
Exploring creative and tailored ways to meet the needs of young people experiencing AOD issues

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including Peer and LLE workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as family violence, homelessness, mental health, and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.

No-shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

Youth Mental Health 201 – Crisis Presentations half-day workshop

In this session, we will work to break down the “crisis” nature of acute presentations, learn how to support and respond to young people and assist them in linking in with appropriate care. We will also cover safety planning, developing our crisis response skills and what programs can do to support their workers and young people in crisis situations.

Building on Mental Health 101, this session covers how to identify and respond to crisis presentations, including:

Self-harm
Active psychosis
Suicidal ideation

This half-day session is designed for non-clinical youth and AOD workers.

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including Peer and LLE workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as family violence, homelessness, mental health, and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.

No-shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

Youth Mental Health 101 – Half-day Workshop

Youth workers have a key role in the early intervention of mental health issues and in assisting clients to develop skills to improve their mental wellbeing. In this session, you will increase your knowledge of our client group’s most prevalent health issue and develop practical strategies that both you and your centre/program can implement to improve the mental health outcomes of young people.

This half-day session is designed for non-clinical youth and AOD workers.

Practical, no-jargon training on how to:

Identify mental health issues
Assist clients to link in with the care they need
Support them on their journey

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, mental health, and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist.

No-shows will be charged a $50 cancellation fee.

2-Day Harm Reduction Masterclass

Harm Reduction Masterclass: learn the principles and best practice with peer expert trainers from Harm Reduction Victoria. Learn alongside our living experience trainers about what clients who use drugs really want and need from our services. Essential for all new and established workers in the AOD and BBV workforces.

Description

There are 7 modules delivered over 2 half-days online, with each one designed to give you a basic understanding of each topic. There is an activity that needs to be completed before attending the second day of training. Participants will receive details via email the week before the training.

NB: do not enrol in this training if you cannot commit to attending both days. No-shows are not acceptable and will affect your ability to enrol in other training.

Details

DAY ONE – Wednesday August 21, 12:30PM – 5:00PM

Harm Reduction 101

Understand the history of harm reduction in Victoria & Australia.
Understand the National Drug Strategy policy of Harm Minimisation and how Harm Reduction fits into this policy.
Understanding the Substance, Set and Setting principles as a way to understand an individual’s drug experience.

Safer Injecting

Understand safer injecting practices, including injecting sites; using a tourniquet, and infection & Blood Borne Virus risk.
Understand the circulatory system and the difference between veins and arteries.
Understand through “hands-on” demonstration the drug mixing up the process and the transmission risk points during the process.

Drug Overdose & Adverse Effects

Understand some of the common myths around opioid overdose.
Be able to recognize the signs of overdose and of actions to take in different circumstances
Understand when and how to intervene in overdose situations.

Naloxone Administration

Understand where to obtain naloxone for clients
Understand the different formulations of naloxone available
Understand the difference between someone who is ‘on the nod’ or overdosing and the appropriate time to administer naloxone.

DAY TWO – Thursday August 22, 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Introduction to Pharmacotherapy

Be aware of the pharmacotherapy options available to PWUD in Victoria.
Understand how to access pharmacotherapy in Victoria.
Be aware of Victoria’s “broken system”

Working Effectively with people who use drugs

Understand barriers to effectively working with people who use drugs (PWUD), in particular, people who inject drugs (PWID)
Understand and challenge the ‘gateway drug’ theory.
Understand common myths about PWID, the effects of criminalisation, and the stigma on the health of PWUD

Stigma & Discrimination

Understand how stigma and discrimination act as a barrier in healthcare settings.
Understand how frameworks of morality and social discourse frame our understanding of drug use.
Understand how we can all contribute to eliminating stigma and discrimination in ourselves and our services

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Please ensure you have clearance to attend from your line manager. If you cannot attend, even if you find out the day before, please cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waiting list.

2-Day Harm Reduction Masterclass

Description

NB: do not enrol in this training if you cannot commit to attending both days. No-shows are not acceptable and will affect your ability to enrol in other training.

Details

DAY ONE – Wednesday August 21, 12:30PM – 5:00PM

Harm Reduction 101

Understand the history of harm reduction in Victoria & Australia.
Understand the National Drug Strategy policy of Harm Minimisation and how Harm Reduction fits into this policy.
Understanding the Substance, Set and Setting principles as a way to understand an individual’s drug experience.

Safer Injecting

Understand safer injecting practices, including injecting sites; using a tourniquet, and infection & Blood Borne Virus risk.
Understand the circulatory system and the difference between veins and arteries.
Understand through “hands-on” demonstration the drug mixing up the process and the transmission risk points during the process.

Drug Overdose & Adverse Effects

Understand some of the common myths around opioid overdose.
Be able to recognize the signs of overdose and of actions to take in different circumstances
Understand when and how to intervene in overdose situations.

Naloxone Administration

Understand where to obtain naloxone for clients
Understand the different formulations of naloxone available
Understand the difference between someone who is ‘on the nod’ or overdosing and the appropriate time to administer naloxone.

DAY TWO – Thursday August 22, 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Introduction to Pharmacotherapy

Be aware of the pharmacotherapy options available to PWUD in Victoria.
Understand how to access pharmacotherapy in Victoria.
Be aware of Victoria’s “broken system”

Working Effectively with people who use drugs

Understand barriers to effectively working with people who use drugs (PWUD), in particular, people who inject drugs (PWID)
Understand and challenge the ‘gateway drug’ theory.
Understand common myths about PWID, the effects of criminalisation, and the stigma on the health of PWUD

Stigma & Discrimination

Understand how stigma and discrimination act as a barrier in healthcare settings.
Understand how frameworks of morality and social discourse frame our understanding of drug use.
Understand how we can all contribute to eliminating stigma and discrimination in ourselves and our services

Eligibility Criteria

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.

2-Day Harm Reduction Masterclass

Description

NB: do not enrol in this training if you cannot commit to attending both days. No-shows are not acceptable and will affect your ability to enrol in other training.

Details

DAY ONE – Wednesday March 20, 12:30PM – 5:00PM

Harm Reduction 101

Understand the history of harm reduction in Victoria & Australia.
Understand the National Drug Strategy policy of Harm Minimisation and how Harm Reduction fits into this policy.
Understanding the Substance, Set and Setting principles as a way to understand an individual’s drug experience.

Safer Injecting

Understand safer injecting practices, including injecting sites; using a tourniquet, and infection & Blood Borne Virus risk.
Understand the circulatory system and the difference between veins and arteries.
Understand through “hands-on” demonstration the drug mixing up the process and the transmission risk points during the process.

Drug Overdose & Adverse Effects

Understand some of the common myths around opioid overdose.
Be able to recognize the signs of overdose and of actions to take in different circumstances
Understand when and how to intervene in overdose situations.

Naloxone Administration

Understand where to obtain naloxone for clients
Understand the different formulations of naloxone available
Understand the difference between someone who is ‘on the nod’ or overdosing and the appropriate time to administer naloxone.

DAY TWO – Thursday March 21, 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Introduction to Pharmacotherapy

Be aware of the pharmacotherapy options available to PWUD in Victoria.
Understand how to access pharmacotherapy in Victoria.
Be aware of Victoria’s “broken system”

Working Effectively with people who use drugs

Understand barriers to effectively working with people who use drugs (PWUD), in particular, people who inject drugs (PWID)
Understand and challenge the ‘gateway drug’ theory.
Understand common myths about PWID, the effects of criminalisation, and the stigma on the health of PWUD

Stigma & Discrimination

Understand how stigma and discrimination act as a barrier in healthcare settings.
Understand how frameworks of morality and social discourse frame our understanding of drug use.
Understand how we can all contribute to eliminating stigma and discrimination in ourselves and our services

Eligibility Criteria

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.

2-Day Harm Reduction Masterclass

Description

NB: do not enrol in this training if you cannot commit to attending both days. No-shows are not acceptable and will affect your ability to enrol in other training.

Details

DAY ONE – Wednesday March 20, 12:30PM – 5:00PM

Harm Reduction 101

Understand the history of harm reduction in Victoria & Australia.
Understand the National Drug Strategy policy of Harm Minimisation and how Harm Reduction fits into this policy.
Understanding the Substance, Set and Setting principles as a way to understand an individual’s drug experience.

Safer Injecting

Understand safer injecting practices, including injecting sites; using a tourniquet, and infection & Blood Borne Virus risk.
Understand the circulatory system and the difference between veins and arteries.
Understand through “hands-on” demonstration the drug mixing up the process and the transmission risk points during the process.

Drug Overdose & Adverse Effects

Understand some of the common myths around opioid overdose.
Be able to recognize the signs of overdose and of actions to take in different circumstances
Understand when and how to intervene in overdose situations.

Naloxone Administration

Understand where to obtain naloxone for clients
Understand the different formulations of naloxone available
Understand the difference between someone who is ‘on the nod’ or overdosing and the appropriate time to administer naloxone.

DAY TWO – Thursday March 21, 9:30AM – 1:00PM

Introduction to Pharmacotherapy

Be aware of the pharmacotherapy options available to PWUD in Victoria.
Understand how to access pharmacotherapy in Victoria.
Be aware of Victoria’s “broken system”

Working Effectively with people who use drugs

Understand barriers to effectively working with people who use drugs (PWUD), in particular, people who inject drugs (PWID)
Understand and challenge the ‘gateway drug’ theory.
Understand common myths about PWID, the effects of criminalisation, and the stigma on the health of PWUD

Stigma & Discrimination

Understand how stigma and discrimination act as a barrier in healthcare settings.
Understand how frameworks of morality and social discourse frame our understanding of drug use.
Understand how we can all contribute to eliminating stigma and discrimination in ourselves and our services

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC)

In this training, participants will be guided through a clearly articulated practical process for engaging families, which is ideally suited to contexts where a family member is the primary client of an individually oriented service (e.g. AOD Adult and Youth AOD services).

Course Description:

3-hour self-paced online learning unit
3-hour in-person training at The Bourverie Centre, Brunswick

Participants must complete a 3-hour online learning component before the in-practice sessions.

Links to online training will be provided to participants approximately six weeks prior to the in-practice training dates. (Early October)

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, even if you find out the day before, please cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waiting list.