MHSS Workshops - 28 OPD Points
2012 Trauma Conference
Type of Activity: Conference
Outline: “Out of the Blue: Survive and Thrive” with special guest speaker Bill O’Hanlon.
Start Date: 28/06/2012
End Date: 30/06/2012
Presenter / Provider: Federation of Psychotherapists & Counsellors of Queensland
Location: Brisbane International Virginia Palms. Corner of Sandgate and Zillmere Road, Boondall, QLD.
Project Plan to Empowerment
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Intimate Partner Abuse & Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and introducing Executive State Identification ESI: in working with DV survivors Who should attend? Experienced health professionals including counsellors working in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault. This is a unique one-of-a-kind workshop. Ricky explores at a deep personal level what is means to be a survivor of (IPA) intimate partner abuse, (IPSV) intimate partner sexual violence, and torture as she exposes the labels of disempowerment and illegitimate shame.
Outline: Workshop start 9.30am sharp Morning tea 10.45am to 11.05am Lunch 12.45pm to 1.15pm Afternoon tea Relaxed working through Workshop Finish 5.00pm approx
Duration: 6 hours
OPD Points: 12 Points
Start Date: 04/05/2012
End Date: 04/05/2012
Presenter / Provider: Dawn Spinks Ricky Hunter and Jan Sky
Location: Drug Arm Training Room, 473 Annerley Road, Annerley QLD 4120
Engaging Adolescents
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Engaging Adolescents is a one-day professional development course for professionals to learn to teach parents the skills for resolving teenage behaviour problems. This course is suitable for parenting professionals who work with teenagers and their families.
Outline: This one-day course equips professionals with:
The knowledge to teach parents the program over three sessions and/or how to teach the tenets of the program in a few one-to-one clinical sessions
A comprehensive training manual and a CD slideshow to aid your presentation
Session-by-session guidelines for parent meetings
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Dates and locations:
BATHURST: 20/06/2012
ROCKHAMPTON: 18/05/2012
SYDNEY (Liverpool): 22/05/2012
WOOLONGONG: 23/08/2012
Presenter / Provider: Michael Hawton, Psychologist, MAPS (or various presenters)
1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: 1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching is a one-day professional development course for professionals to learn to help parents manage difficult behaviour in children aged 2-12.
Outline: This one-day course will provide you with the knowledge to conduct the 1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching program - either as three (two-hour) session parent education courses, or to teach the program one-on-one within a few clinical treatment sessions.
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Dates and locations:
ADELAIDE 11/05/2012
BATHURST 19/06/2012
ROCKHAMPTON 17/05/2012
SYDNEY 21/05/2012
WOOLONGONG 22/08/2012
Presenter / Provider: Michael Hawton, Psychologist, MAPS (or various presenters)
Avert Family Violence: Dimensions, Dynamics & Impact of Family Violence
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Increase knowledge about the prevalence, dynamics and impact of family violence Increase recognition of key research themes and findings in the area of family violence Develop the ability to identify and respond effectively to people affected by family violence Increase capacity for collaborative practice in relation to family violence
Outline: One day workshop with four sessions each lasting 90 minutes, with breaks for morning and afternoon tea and lunch: Dynamics of family violence; Power and control in family violence; Impact of family violence on children; Changing legal and social responses to family violence.
Duration: 6 hours
OPD Points: 12 Points
Start Date: 02/04/2012
End Date: 02/04/2012
Presenter / Provider: Kevin Hanavan, Registered Psychologist
Location: Eats Fremantle Yacht Club, Petra Street, East Fremantle, WA 6158
Your Journey of a Lifetime! Life Management Skills
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: A one-day workshop where you will learn tools and strategies to assist you, and clients, in understanding the power of your mind and create new brain-pathways to overcome blockages and accelerate your sense of fulfillment and success in life
Outline: Create a Compass for your Journey by • identifying what motivates you so that you live a life of purpose; gaining insight into habits that are blocking you from reaching your goals; clarifying who you want to be and achieve during 2012 and beyond Session 1 9.00am - 10.30 am "Who Am I?" Break 10.30am - 10.50am Session 2 10.50am - 12.20pm "I Am..." Lunch 12.20pm - 1.00pm Session 3 1.00pm - 2.30pm "Journey Detours" Break 2.30pm - 3.00pm Session 4 3.00pm - 5.00pm "Creating My Compass".
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Start Date: 23/06/2012
End Date: 23/06/2012
Presenter / Provider: Carolyn Cutforth
Location: 'Vagelis Cafe & Bar Function Room', 30 Racecourse Road, Hamilton, QLD 4007
Certified Infant Massage Instructor Training Course
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: This nationally recognised accredited training course provides participants with the specific knowledge, skills and insights required to deliver parent education programs in Infant Massage, in accordance with guidelines of the International Association of Infant Massage. Certified Infant Massage Instructors (CIMIs) are qualified to instruct parents to massage their own babies. A CIMI does not massage babies themselves, but instead teaches parents how to use touch, massage and many other forms of communication to enhance bonding, promote healthy infant development, and provide support for the parents in a social and non-threatening atmosphere.
Outline: The course consists of a four-day face-to-face component, comprised of workshops, lectures and practical sessions. This is followed by a self-directed component which is usually completed within 4 months.
Duration: 32 hours
OPD Points: 20 Points (Maximum)
SA
Start Date: 19/04/2012
End Date: 22/04/2012
Presenter / Provider: International Association of Infant Massage Australia
Location: Adelaide Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA
Sandplay Therapy Training
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: This training will allow you to use your creativity in your practice to help your client through their journey of transforming their lives. The training is at the same level of postgraduate courses that Marg has helped developed in the past in Transpersonal Psychology. Courses offered include Certificate of Graduation in each level of Visionary Sandplay Training, Sandplay Therapy and Relationships, and Master Sandplay Therapy.
Outline: Each Module is conducted over a three day weekend with breaks for morning and afternoon tea and lunch, all of which are included in the cost. Module 1 - Introduction to Sandplay. Module 2 - Facilitation Techniques & Shadow Exploration Module 3 - Working With Children Module 4 - How to Facilitate Sandplay in a Counselling Session Module 5 - How to work with Relationships using Sandplay Module 6 Master Practitioner Sandplay.
Duration: 24 hours
OPD Points: 20 Points (Maximum)
Start Date: 03/02/2012
End Date: 11/11/2012
Presenter/Provider: Marg Garvan
Location: Various in NSW
Bipolar Spectrum: Bringing Evidence to Practice
The Best Integrated Assessment & Treatment Tools
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objectives / outline: Assess 11 non-manic bipolar markers as well as DSM criteria for hypomania. Utilize effective screening tools including the Mood Disorders Questionnaire, the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale and the Hypomania Checklist-32. Implement at least one of three research-tested bipolar-specific psychotherapies, targeting cognitions, social rhythms, significant others and even light and dark exposure!
Understand current medication strategies and how to integrate these with psychotherapy (e.g. avoiding antidepressants); Report diagnostic findings using the five dimensions of the Bipolarity Index developed at Harvard. Teach clients, families and carers using efficient psychoeducation: websites, books and your own understanding; Become familiar with the proposed diagnostic changes to be included in DSM V.
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Dates and locations:
Sydney (SMC Conference & Functions Centre): 10/08/12
Melbourne (Darebin Arts Centre): 15/08/12
Brisbane (Broncos League Club Red Hill): 17/08/12
Adelaide (Next Generation Club): 20/08/12
Perth (Wollaston Conference Centre): 22/08/12
Presenter / Provider: Dr. Leslie Lundt, MD
The Best Evidence Based Techniques to Treat Anxiety, Panic, OCD, Phobias & PTSD
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Explain anxiety as a behavioural problem and not just a thought problem; Resolve avoidance, reassurance seeking and distraction, the three main features in maintaining an anxiety disorder; Implement a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatment plan as your best option for treating anxiety disorder; Apply the most empirically validated treatment for all anxiety disorders—Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Integrate ERP in a traditional outpatient setting, and in other community settings; Develop specific treatment plans for panic, OCD and social phobia.
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Dates and locations:
Sydney (SMC Conference Centre, CBD): 07/05/12
Brisbane (Broncos Leagues Club, Red Hill, QLD): 09/05/12
Canberra (The Hellenic Club, Woden): 11/05/12
Melbourne (Darebin Art and Entertainment Centre, Preston): 14/05/12
Adelaide (NG Club Adelaide CBD): 16/05/12
Perth (Wolaston Conference Centre): 18/05/12
Presenter / Provider: Patrick MacGrath PhD / TATRA Training Services
The Real Life Adaptation of DBT: Make It Work Effectively for Your Client
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Validate client’s emotional wounds without reinforcing them. • Adapt DBT for the clinical need of the client. • Utilize DBT in individual psychotherapy. • Practice DBT with most major mental health disorders. • Develop strategies to overcome resistance and enhance engagement. • Implement DBT strategies without adherence to a manual (although using the manual!). Participants will learn how to: • Validate even the most self-defeating beliefs and feelings • Implement strategies for inertia and resistance in the face of overwhelming emotions • Balance acceptance with change • Encourage clients’ strengths • Deal with transference issues as opportunities for change • Prevent “therapeutic drift” • Generalize therapeutic gains by keeping behaviourally focused • Shift strategies for both the client and therapist
Outline: DBT Theory in Action • Foundations of DBT • Emotional sensitivity as the “core” issue • Emotional sensitivity is the result of kindling effects and neurochemistry, not always Axis II disorders • Treatment targets for DBT • Therapist strategies to deploy DBT (1hr) Morning tea (15 min) Application of DBT • Evidence-Based Practice and DBT • Emotional Regulation • Mindfulness (1.5 hr) Lunch ( 30 min) • Acceptance and Change • Coping Skills to replace escape and avoidance • Treatment, Client and Therapist Dialectics • DBT Relationship and Change Strategies (1.5 hr) Moving Beyond Borderline Using DBT with Other Diagnoses: • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Eating Disorders Afternoon break (15 min) • Substance abuse • OCD • Impulse Control • Complex Co-morbidity (2hrs + 15 min afternoon tea break) Practice of DBT in Individual Psychotherapy and Other Settings • Adapting of DBT to match clinical need • Levels of care • When to refer • Assessing and insuring safety (1.5hr)
Duration: 7 hours
OPD Points: 14 Points
Dates and locations:
Sydney (SMC Conference Centre, CBD): 13/06/12
Brisbane (Broncos Leagues Club, Red Hill, QLD): 15/06/12
Canberra (The Hellenic Club, Woden): 18/06/12
Melbourne (Darebin Art and Entertainment Centre, Preston): 20/06/12
Adelaide (NG Club Adelaide CBD): 22/06/12
Perth (Wolaston Conference Centre): 25/06/12
Presenter / Provider: Dr. Lane Pederson / TATRA Training Services
Traumatic Bereavement - 1 Day Workshop
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objectives: Trauma is often described as a literal wounding of the emotions, spirit, physical body & sense of security. Traumatic bereavement brings with it two different but powerful forms of human distress: the separation distress that comes when some- one you care about and love dies and the trauma distress that comes from how they died. Often people experience both types of distress simultaneously. Traumatic bereavement can be experienced after many and varied events and situations including disasters, after a suicide or murder, MVA, sudden unexpected death and also the trauma involved in the manner & circumstance of a person’s death after a long illness.
This one day workshop will give participants a greater understanding of the impact of trauma and traumatic loss & grief on individuals and communities. Julie will present a summary of the literature and theory on traumatic bereavement and complex/ prolonged grief disorder, Psychological First Aid and resilience in the face of adversity. She will explore how theory can be translated to counselling and support work practice. Through case studies and interactive small group discussions, participants will be given an opportunity to explore some of the techniques and strategies involved in working with people who have experienced traumatic bereavement.
Outline: Seminar Program 9.00 am Registration 9.30 am Introduction Overview of Loss, Grief and Trauma Theory and Practice. Traumatic Bereavement in context Complex needs of those bereaved through violent and traumatic deaths 11.00 am Morning Tea 11.30 am Impact of Traumatic Bereavement Foundations of Safe Counselling Practice with those who have experienced a Traumatic Bereavement.
Psychological First Aid Theory: Neurobiology and psychophysiology of stress and trauma. What does this mean for counselling practice? Demonstration / Video 1.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Techniques / strategies for managing strong emotions. Small Group/pair work Exercises/Demonstration 4.00pm 5 minute break 4.05pm Issues of self-care when working with emotional suffering Discussion and Summary 4.30 pm close.
Duration: 6 hours
OPD Points: 12 Points
Start Date: 24/07/2012
End Date: 24/07/2012
Presenter / Provider: NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo - Julie Dunsmore
Location: NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief, 100 Welchman Street, Dubbo, NSW 2830
Supporting Adults Through Loss & Grief
Type of Activity: Workshops & Seminars
Objective: Many people in our community experience loss and grief through illness, disability, re-location or the death of a significant other. This one day workshop will cover the many aspects of loss (physical, social, psychological and community). It will also look at support of bereaved people and their needs in the early days of their grief. Participants will be able to identify those who are at risk and learn about appropriate referral sources. Participants will also be encouraged to look at their own issues around loss and the need for self-nurturing and supervision when working with the bereaved. The workshop will provide participants with a general understanding of the issues involved in supporting people through loss, grief and bereavement and the basic skills required for providing such support.
Outline: PROGRAM 9.00 am REGISTRATION 9.30 am Welcome, introductions and overview of the day 10.00 am What are the most challenging issues when working with grief and loss? Understanding the range of normal grief responses 11.00 am MORNING TEA 11.15 am Valuing my own grief story and reflecting on lessons learned. Frameworks that help us understand the grieving process Communicating with a bereaved client – how to listen and what to say. What do grieving adults need? 1.00 pm LUNCH 2.00 pm Losses that affect the whole community and ways of responding 3.15 pm AFTERNOON TEA 3. 30 pm Self-care in grief and loss work Creating a toolbox for working with bereaved adults 4.45 pm Evaluation, certificates and close
Duration: 6 hours
OPD Points: 12 Points
Start Date: 03/05/2012
End Date: 03/05/2012
Presenter / Provider: Beate Steller
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