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

Upcoming Training and Workforce Development Opportunities

Cyrenian House - Alcohol & Other Drug Counselling Training Program

One day per week from 17 January to 21 February 2019.
Following the training, participants will be offered a one-week placement across Cyrenian House sites.

The program aims to offer participants who work in non AOD Community services, an intensive training package with the goal of developing core skills, knowledge and confidence for workers to support their consumers to treat their AOD issues effectively and holistically.

For more information, please download the pdf Cyrenian House AOD Counselling Training flyer (411 KB) .

Living Proud - Opening Closets Mental Health Training Workshop

Wednesday 13 February 2019
12pm - 4pm
G8/126 Grand Boulevard, Joondalup

The half-day workshop is free for government and non-government community sector workers and will help you to:

• Increase your knowledge of the needs of LGBTI people
• Provide participants with models and frameworks for understanding sexuality, sex and gender
• Look at how homophobia and transphobia operate at different levels in society
• Provide participants with some strategies for better supporting clients
  Promote your service as a LGBTI-friendly environment for staff and clients
• Register now for Living Proud's Opening Closets Workshop at Eventzilla.

SMART Recovery Training - Perth

Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 February 2019
Venue to be confirmed, Perth

SMART Recovery Australia is a community based, not for profit charity, set up to promote and support the provision of the SMART Recovery program in the community. The SMART Recovery program focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviours and achieving a healthy lifestyle balance. It is delivered via self-help groups in which participants learn and practice tools and skills derived from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in order to manage their addictive behaviours.
 
 To register, please visit:
https://smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au/course-list/6-perth-facilitator-training/

For all information about the SMART Recovery program please visit www.smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au or call (02) 9373 5100.

SMART Recovery Be Smart Family and Supporters Training - Perth

Wednesday 27 February 2019
Venue to be confirmed, Perth

After finishing the SMART Recovery Facilitator Training, you can register for our Be SMART Family and Supporters Training.

Be SMART is intended to assist anyone who is affected by the addictive behaviour of someone close to them. Be SMART's sole aim is to improve the quality of life, coping skills, and support system of the family member, friend or supporter of the person with a problem behaviour. The aim of this program is not to mobilise participants to get the person they support into treatment, or to force the person with the problem behaviour to do anything at all. Instead, this program is about getting the supporter to Be SMART and regain control of their own lives.

To register, please visit:
https://smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au/course-list/31-perth-be-smart-training/

For all information about the SMART Recovery program please visit www.smartrecoveryaustralia.com.au or call (02) 9373 5100.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.