This course, organised by SHine SA, defines and explains the options available to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
This course is developed for professionals.
When: 6–8 June 2011
Where: SHine SA
64c Woodville Road, Woodville
(parking off Bower Street)
Cost: $140
Tel: 8300 5317
Email: SHineSACourses@health.sa.gov.au
For further details you can also look at the course flyer.
SHine SA offers a course for workers in the Community Services and Health sectors working in the areas of Disability, Youth Work, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Men’s and Women’s Health, and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities.
The FRESH course has a flexible design which enables participants from the same occupational groups to share time together exploring client issues and community needs.
There will be a disability focused FRESH course in Adelaide running from May to June 2011.
Topics will include: Sexuality & Sexual Health; Sex & the Law; Gender & Power; Sexual Diversity; Anatomy & Physiology; Contraception; Pregnancy Options; Sexual Violence; Sexual Pleasure; Safer Sex; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Providing sexual health information to clients; Planning, delivering and reviewing sexual health education programs.
The program will provide opportunities for Disability Workers to collaborate on issues relating to their specific clients with support from the FRESH Coordinators.
For more information, including a course schedule and an enrolment form, visit the FRESH webpage.
The Mental Health Coalition of SA’s Certificate IV Mental Health program is tailored for hands-on, existing workers to understand the context, theory and practice relevant to their role. Facilitators are experienced recovery practitioners engaged in service delivery in the non government sector.
This program will include:
For enquiries please contact training@mhcsa.org.au or call 8212 8873, registration forms are available on www.mhcsa.org.au. Current Courses are full but you can put your name down for the future courses (dates to be advised).
Deep Quality: An in depth leadership course in Optimal Individualised Service Design by Michael Kendrick PhD.
This course is aimed at bridging the gap between what is hoped for, and what is actually realistic for support services to deliver on. For those involved in developing progressive policy, funding or services this will be a valuable experience, not to be missed.
The course will be held in 2 week long sessions:
The course will be held at Our Space, 104 Greenhill Road, Unley South Australia and places are limited.
Download the flyer and booking form.
A CD-based resource has been produced to assist workers and parents to assess knowledge and teach the rules about sexual behaviour and strategies for sexual safety and improved relationships.
The CD will only be available to individuals who have undergone a training module with SHine SA. Training dates this year are 17 and 24 November, with further dates next year.
Full details about the CD and course can be found here.
The course registration form can be found here.
FReedom to Explore Sexual Health builds on past successes in providing training for disability workers, youth workers, Aboriginal and CALD community workers. Assessment modules are a recommended option.
SHineSA is offering the chance to attend the newly re-written FRESH Course at the rate of 2 from one agency for the price of 1.
If workers need to come to Adelaide from a long distance and will be staying here for several nights away from home, they can attend for ½ price.
The first offering of the 3-day CORE will be held very soon on 21st, 22nd and 23rd July and the second will be held on 18th, 19th and 20th August, with a third beginning in October.
This discount is offered so as to increase the numbers this first time around and therefore to improve numbers for the series of electives which are on offer after these two COREs are over.
SHine SA are offering a course entitled Freedom to Explore Sexual Health (FRESH).
This is a nationally recognised course for workers in the Community Services and Health sectors working in the areas of disability, youth, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander men’s and women’s health, and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities.
The course aims to provide workers with an increased level of confidence when working with clients in the area of sexual and reproductive health and relationships. Participants will enhance their skills in addressing clients’ needs through assessment, program development, delivery and evaluation.
The FRESH course has a flexible design which enables participants from the same occupational groups to share time together exploring client issues and community needs. Participants can complete the core modules, then may choose electives and assessment pathways based on individual preference.
Please read the following important documents:
The Course Information and Enrolment Handbook
Tel: 8300 5317
Do you want to learn to do Stand Up Comedy?
Starting in July the Mental Health Coalition will be commencing a 6 week Stand Up Comedy Course for Consumers (individuals who have experienced a mental health issue). The 6 week course will lead to a performance during Mental Health Week at the Mercury Theatre on the 13th of October.
Classes are free & lead by comedian Jo Coventry with special guest teachers during the 6 week period. So if you have ever wanted to do Stand Up, have always been the class clown or just have a story to tell we would like to hear from you.
Applications are available at the MHCSA via the web site www.mhcsa.org.au (see Mental Health Week section) or by contacting Tracey Davis at the MHCSA on 8212 8873 or email her at tracey.davis@mhcsa.org.au.
You can have a look at the flyer for the event and also an application form.
SHine SA are presenting a Pregnancy Choices Training Course.
The course will define and explain all the options available to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
It is open to nurses, doctors, counsellors, community health workers, school counsellors, youth workers, indigenous health workers, and any professional who encounters clients with unplanned pregnancy.
For more details please see the flyer.
9–11 June 2010
SHine SA
64c Woodville Road
Woodville
(parking off Bower Street)
$140
Tel: 8300 5317
Email: SHineSACourses@health.sa.gov.au
The Australian Institute for Loss & Grief P/L promotes a holistic approach to dealing with loss and grief, promoting personal wellbeing as a basis for community wellbeing.
The institute is presenting its inaugural 2010 course entitled Using Loss and Grief to Address Social Challenges in Aboriginal Communities. The 5 days Accredited Course is based on the successful ‘Seven Phases© to Reconciling Loss and Grief©’ model, which has been developed by Rosemary Wanganeen and successfully used in personal counselling and training for more than 16 years.
For more detailed information about the course click here.
To register for the course please complete this form.
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