Mental Health Commission’s Workforce Development

Presented by: Joanne Kostopoulos, North Metropolitan Health Service. Date: Tuesday, 27 August 2024 | 10.00am – 12.00pm Target audience: Human service providers working with people experiencing alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health issues. This webinar will place Youth FDV within the broader context and highlight the complexity and duality of young people as both victim/ survivors and perpetrators. We will discuss language and definitions around the topic of youth FDV and consider current statistics around victimisation and those who use abusive and violent behaviour. Adolescent violence in the home (AVITH), dating violence, harmful sexual behaviour and the role...

Presented by: Dionne Aitken, Community Services and Development Programs, MHC. Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2024 | 10.00am – 12.00pm Target audience: Human service providers with clients of childbearing age, their families, and communities. This webinar has been planned to coincide with International FASD Awareness Day. We will review foundational concepts for the development and delivery of best-practice FASD prevention, such as: Contextualising alcohol use in Australia, Complexities associated with alcohol use during pregnancy, Defining FASD, and Considering prevention strategies that respond to community strengths and needs. We will also briefly touch on the Mental Health Commission’s FASD prevention funding program....

Presented by: Mark Bowley, Workforce Development, MHC Date: Tuesday, 17 October 2024| 10.00am – 12.00pm Target audience: Human service providers working with young people who use AOD and have co-occurring mental health issues. This webinar explores functional alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in the context of co-occurring mental health issues for young people, and considerations when working with young people with co-occurring mental health and AOD use concerns. Application deadline: Tuesday, 10 October 2024