Workforce Development

Workforce development and training opportunities for people working in the alcohol and other drug sector in Western Australia.

Upcoming Training and Workforce Development Opportunities

NOFASD Australia - FASD Train it Forward Masterclass

Monday 12 August 2019
9.30am – 3.30pm
City West Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth

NOFASD (National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) Australia will be delivering this training suitable for managers and frontline workers from all service areas and will aim to build capacity within organisations through a train the trainer model.

ASHM - Hepatitis C in Primary Care and Drug and Alcohol Settings Education Program

Facilitated by Claire Italiano Infectious Disease Physician, Royal Perth Hospital, Nada Andric General Practitioner experienced in HCV treatment, West Leederville, and Marcelle Perrin Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Saturday 31 August 2019
8.45am - 4.30pm (Registration from 8:30am)
Venue To be confirmed, Rockingham, WA
Cost This course is free. Lunch and refreshments will be provided

This course is designed to strengthen the capacity of clinical staff working in drug and alcohol settings or working with people who inject drugs to effectively test for, treat and manage HCV.

Registrations close Wednesday 28 August 2019. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.ashm.org.au/training/

For further details contact Natalie Huska on 0411 539 674 or via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

WHFS - Self-Work

Thursday 25 July 2019
Womens Health & Family Services
227 Newcastle St, Northbridge WA 6003

The Self-Work workshop is based on Briere's Self-Trauma model and gives experience using several useful tools to consider when working with survivors of childhood trauma. Self-Work is an essential part of healing and uses writing, art, dialoguing and creative activities.

For more information, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 6330 5400.
To book, please visit: www.trybooking.com/BBFIW

Training and Workforce Development Providers

Anglicare WA - Professional Development Training - draws on more than 40 years’ experience as a leading service provider in the social services sector to develop and deliver quality training and professional development workshops to a range of audiences; from administration and teaching aids, to community service workers and psychologist through to lawyers and corporate groups.
Cracks in the Ice - This online training provides frontline workers, including peer workers, alcohol and other drug workers and clinicians, with information and resources about ice (crystal methamphetamine).
Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health - free training and information.
Evolve Events - Training and Human Development - Along with their training services, they offer a complete event management service.
Holyoake - DRUMBEAT Facilitator Training - Holyoake is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that offers DRUMBEAT Facilitator Training to community and youth workers.
Karen Hulls - Complex Trauma Training WA - deliver a range of comprehensive training programs for workers and carers who work with children, youth, adults and families who have experienced complex trauma.
Mental Health Commission - AODtraining@MHC - provides a range of knowledge and skills-based training events on alcohol and other drugs and comorbidity. Events are free-of-charge and include induction training for new workers.
Mental Health Commission - E-learning@MHC - online learning programs aimed at professionals employed in the AOD sector and other professional staff working to prevent AOD-related harm.
National Comorbidity Guidelines Online Training - free, online training developed by by The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Completion will take approximately 10 hours.
Relationships Australia WA - Professional Development - provides training for family and community support professionals to develop specialist relationship counselling, mediation and management skills. Training is provided from basic to advanced professional competency levels.
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Assault - Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) in Western Australia e-learning package.
Richmond Wellbeing - courses&events - provide specialist, evidence-based training in Recovery-oriented approaches and practice, corporate training courses and a number of community and cultural events within supportive and inclusive environments.
SAFE in Oz - run workshops on working with people impacted by self-destructive behaviours.
SMART Recovery Program Training - SMART Recovery Australia offers training in the SMART Recovery behavioural change and addiction treatment program and how to run a SMART meeting in the community or your organisation.
Sexual Assault and Resource Centre (SARC) - provides quality, evidence based education and training opportunities on issues related to sexual assault and sexual abuse to professional workers, students and volunteers.
Turning Point Connect & Learn Webinars - presented by experienced clinicians from the alcohol and other drug sector.
The Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) - offers a range of courses targeted to meet specific needs of the mental health workforce, enhance the skill development of roles which relate to mental health, and educate the wider community.
William Street Family Therapy Centre - provides family and relationship professionals with high quality hands-on training courses, workshops and supervision.
WISDOM in Your Life – Psychological and Aboriginal ways - provides training for mental health professionals.
Womens Health and Family Services - Training for Health Professionals - WHFS presentations, seminars, workshops and training sessions can be tailored to specific group interests and budgets. In addition WHFS offers a professional supervision and consultancy service for individual, group and organisational issues concerning women and families.

Useful Resources

pdf Comprehensive Alcohol and other Drug Workforce Development in Western Australia - Full Report (2.71 MB) - WANADA
2018 Peer Workforce Report - WA Peer Supporters' Network

WANADA provides information about training and workforce development through our e-newsletter FYI.