Events

Audience Multi-disciplinary; Allied Health; GPs; Mental Health Nurse; Psychologists; Social Workers; Youth Workers; Other mental health professionals. Description This blended learning workshop aims to increase health professionals’ skill and confidence in taking a detailed suicide history and developing a collaborative management plan to increase the safety of people planning suicide. The workshop provides practical tools for health professionals managing the full spectrum of suicide risk presentations including the acute suicidal crisis, care after a suicide attempt and assisting families experiencing suicide bereavement. This program combines online interactive sessions, case discussion and self-directed learning modules Learning Outcomes • Undertake a suicide...

Over two immersive days, join DART Institute Australia to unpack accountability in men’s work and build skills to disrupt patterns of behaviour in men’s engagement work. This micro skills series is designed for individuals working with men who are using violence or suspect men who may be using violence. Date: Thursday 13 - Friday 14 June 2024 Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $399 Location: Online event. Teams access will be sent 48 hours prior to the first session in the series. Read more and register

Attend this webinar to hear the interdisciplinary panel of experts explore strategies to increase the confidence and skills of mental health professionals in responding to children who have been engaging in bullying behaviour. Attend this webinar to:  Outline the importance of understanding why children may engage in bulling behaviour. Discuss ways of talking to children, in non-shaming ways, who have engaged in bullying about their behaviours. Explore ways to identify children’s values and what they value in relationships with others. Identify strategies children can use to align their values and behaviour in the future. Register HERE.

Rural Health West is delighted to be hosting the inaugural WA Aboriginal Eye Health Forum on 18 June 2024. This one-day, pilot education and upskilling event will provide health professionals working in WA Aboriginal eye health and associated fields, with the opportunity to connect with peers and learn about current initiatives and service delivery models working to improve Aboriginal eye health outcomes across the nation and state. Who should attend:  Aboriginal health workers and practitioners Nurses Optometrists Medical specialists Administrators and coordinators Researchers This Forum has been developed in partnership with the WA Aboriginal Health Advisory Forum If you would like to...