Events, training & courses

Group Acceptance & Commitment Therapy can support the personal recovery of people with psychosis. The Recovery ACT group program run in NorthWestern MH provides the opportunity to engage consumers in a skills-based approach to improving their wellbeing and quality of life. We use mindfulness and

This training will explore new developments in psychoactive substance use with a particular focus on methamphetamines and examine the tension/dichotomy in the literature around substance misuse. It will also identify current trends and innovations in clinical interventions.

This clinical intervention focuses on the use of environments, equipment and activities to regulate individuals’ sensory experience and optimise physiological and emotional well-being. This introductory workshop offers opportunities to experience the sensory approach and explore the application of

The application of legislation within the mental health setting can be complex and raise ethical dilemmas. This interactive workshop considers relevant legislation and provides a framework for approaching dilemmas. It draws upon the experience of consumers, families and carers, medical and legal

This course equips you to understand and complete the required outcome measures for public mental health. The broader content of the workshop demonstrates how you might plan to use outcome measures to provide feedback to a discrete group of consumers who you work with. By the end of the training you

**BY NOMINATIONS ONLY** If you are interested in participating we suggest you discuss this with your manager and let them know that they will be asked to make a nomination. This intensive training is designed for the experienced mental health clinician to follow the continuum of care for mental

This workshop will equip participants with a practical understanding of cognitive behaviour therapy and the skills required to use this therapy in bed-based services. The workshop combines lectures and skills practice in small groups, and is suitable for bed-based staff who are beginners as well as

This highly engaging program brings together concepts, themes and skills derived from the contemporary literature including the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE) approach; a risk assessment and formulation model that emphasises prevention over prediction; and Safety Planning

This interactive and practice based workshop looks at approaches to implementing Safewards in acute inpatient units with a focus on making the Safewards package useful for staff and consumers. This workshop provides practical examples of how the 10 identified domains in the Safewards model can be

This workshop is designed for key staff working in services and teams who have a focus on providing clinical expertise and support around working with parent consumers and those who have children in their care. This workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss complex aspects of working in the

This workshop explores how we understand and work with consumers with BPD. Drawing on General Psychiatric Management and the Relationship Management model to develop client-centred treatment and management plans. Principles for practice to help guide your clinical work will also be discussed