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Sem 1 Workshop Calendar

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Short workshops at NSWIOP in Sem 1, 2012

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New Year Workshops 2012

Mindfulness-Based Interventions with Adolescents - Introductory Workshop - 6 February 2012
Presented by Anthony Hillin and Mal Huxter
Workshop Code: CPD057
SPECIAL OFFER: Enrol in both Mindfulness Workshops (CPD057 & CPD58) and pay only $200 early bird per workshop! Hurry offer ends 16 Jan 2012
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Mindfulness-Based Interventions with Adolescents - Intermediate/Advanced Workshop - 7 February 2012
Presented by Anthony Hillin and Mal Huxter
Workshop Code: CPD058
SPECIAL OFFER: Enrol in both Mindfulness Workshops (CPD057 & CPD058) and pay only $200 early bird per workshop! Hurry offer ends 17 Jan 2012
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Back to Source: A Renewal workshop for mental health workers and related staff - 28 February 2012
Presented by Anthony Hillin
Workshop Code: CPD071
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER: Enrol in this NEW workshop and pay only $200 early bird! Hurry offer ends 7 Feb 2012
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7 March 2012 CPD070 Art Therapy: An Introductory Course

This course is an enriching experience for people who work or would like to work with children, adolescents or adults and who wish to enhance their practice through art. The use of experiential methods and group interactions support an in-depth learning process.

Date: 7 March
Early Bird closes: 15 February
Full Fee: $310 , Early Bird: $230
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Robert Gray

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9-10 March 2012 CPD059 Foundations of Mental Health Assessment (GP)

This 2-day skills based workshop aims to provide an overview of the foundations of mental health assessment in a general practice setting.

Dates: 9-10 March
Early Bird closes: 17 Feb
Full Fee: $610 Early Bird: $450
Registrations: Matt Campagna
Coordinator: Natalie Healey

 

19-20 March & 14 May 2012 CPD033 Intro to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

This 3-day workshop introduces the fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with an emphasis on the application of theory to practice and provides an opportunity for skill development. Participants will be taught techniques such as thought monitoring, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, relaxation training, thought stopping and activity scheduling.

Dates: 19-20 March & 14 May
Early Bird closes: 27 February
Full Fee: $770, Early Bird: $600
Registrations: Erica Khattar
Presenter: Chris Hardwick

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27 March 2012 CPD066 Assessment and Treatment of Gambliing and Mental Health Problems

This 1-day workshop will demonstrate current models used in problem gambling assesment/ treatment. The presentation will also highlight the importance of MH services in working collaboratively with gambling services to provide education and prevention of the harms associated with gambling problems.

Date: 27 March
Early bird closes: 6 March
Full Fee: $310, Early Bird: $230
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Una Turalic

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Mental Health Act Workshops 2012

NSWIOP is offering a series of free 1-day workshops on the Mental Health Act for mental health workers in 2012.

First workshop: 3 February 2012

Registration is essential - Click here to download flyer

 

27 February 2012 Self Advocacy Workshop COM008

Self advocacy is the process of speaking up on your own behalf and in your own interests. This practical 1-day workshop will provide consumers (people living with a diagnosis of mental illness) with the basic knowledge they need to be able to self advocate. The workshop aims to familiarise consumers with the principles and strategies used in self-advocacy and how to be more confi dent in speaking up to pursue their rights and interests.

Date: 27 February 2012
Fee: $40 (flat fee; no early bird or unwaged discount applies for this workshop)
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Sandy Watson

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5-7 March 2012 CPD027 Facilitating Recovery

A 3-day workshop designed for workers in mental health and related fi elds, which aims to examine key concepts in recovery, identifying practices that recognise, promote and facilitate consumer directed recovery. The workshop aims to promote discussion and critique about dominant themes in consumers’ health and community workers’ understandings of mental distress and recovery; and explores the challenges and implications of recovery oriented practices.

Dates: 5-7 March
Early Bird closes: 13 February
Full Fee: $770 Early Bird: $600
Registrations: Amanda Kiellor
Presenters: Kath Thorburn & Sandy Watson

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17 March 2012 CPD038 Mental Health Assessment of Children, Youth and Families

This 1-day skills based workshop aims to enable students to develop practical skills in the mental health assessment of children and young people. The workshop covers interviewing skills; family interviews; interviewing a child using age-appropriate techniques and tools; techniques for engaging a challenging teenager; principles of parent management/behaviour management; and consumer/carer perspectives.

Date: 17 March
Early Bird closes: 25 Feb
Full Fee: $310, Early Bird: $230
Registrations: Matt Campagna
Presenter: Dr Raphael Chan

 

19-21 March 2012 CPD013 Substance Use and Mental Health

This 3-day workshop addresses understanding and working with clients who experience both drug & alcohol problems and mental health issues. Content includes: relationship between mental illness & substance abuse; key issues in assessment; models of care; understanding process of change in the dual diagnosis context; motivational interviewing & relapse prevention; the role of psychostimulants in drugrelated mental illness; harm minimisation.

Dates: 19-21 March
Early Bird closes: 27 Feb
Full Fee: $770 Early Bird: $600
Registrations: Amanda Kiellor
Presenter: Alison Bell

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28 March 2012 COM018 Telling Your Story Workshop

This 1-day workshop for consumers and carers (family members/loved ones in unpaid roles) is designed to support people who want to talk in public about their own mental illness or mental distress experience, or those who want to speak about how the mental distress of a loved one has impacted on their lives.

Date: 28 March
Full Fee: $75 Unwaged Fee: $40Δ
Registrations: Agnes D’Souza
Presenter: Sandy Watson
Δ Unwaged Discount - available to recipients of Centrelink Benefits (proof required)

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Access to Online Courses
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Moodle is the onlne learning management system used by the Institute for online aspects of our courses. We currently run a number of these systems - you can find the links to your courses here

 

 

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MHPOD is a new evidenced based online learning resource aligned to the National Mental Health Practice Standards.
There are about 70 hours of interactive learning material within the 45 topics written and produced in Australia.
The MHPOD Project is contracted to NSWIOP through MHDAO at NSWHealth.

 
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