Events

Brief Intervention Training Workshops

Brief interventions are short-term therapies that are focused on wellbeing skills and lifestyle interventions for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental ill health. In our bit workshop, we will go through a 'menu' of nine treatment options that you can explore with young people based on their identified needs.

The brief intervention modules offer young people an opportunity to learn and practice essential wellbeing skills that help overcome problems they may be experiencing (e.g. problems with anxiety, mood, anger, self-esteem, etc).

We know from research with young people that brief interventions can successfully reduce psychological distress and symptoms of common mental disorders (e.g. depression and anxiety disorders), particularly physical exercise and problem-solving skills have a tonne of support that are linked with better mental health.

All participants will be presented with a certificate of attendance on completion of the workshops

Who can attend

• WQPHN WiSE and P3 Providers
• WQPHN P4 Coordinators
• WQPHN P6 Social and emotional wellbeing Coordinators
• GP's
• Practice nurses with an interest in mental health 

When

        9am - 12pm | 29 September 2020
        9am - 12pm | 6 September 2020
        9am - 12pm | 13 October 2020

Registration link HERE

Please click the link to register your attendance by the Wednesday 23rd of September. This will register you for the three training sessions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
You will be sent via email pre reading, in training resources and a copy of the presentation slides prior to the training session.

PRESENTER BIOS

Carsten Schley is a clinical psychologist with 20 years' experience in youth mental health. Carsten has worked in different clinical and non-clinical roles across the public and private sector and is currently employed as clinical services manager at headspace sunshine. Carsten has a keen interest in both service development and delivery of therapeutic intervention and has been the project lead for the brief interventions in youth mental health toolkit.
 
Desiree Smith is a registered nurse with 25 years' experience working in the mental health field in both clinical and educational roles. Desiree has worked in youth mental health in Victorian secondary schools as a secondary school nurse and in a variety of clinical roles in the tertiary sector and is currently employed by Orygen as a clinical educator. Desiree is committed to capacity building clinicians to provide evidence based practice and make sustainable sector change for better outcomes for service users.

For further questions please contact Mark Goddard - mark.goddard@wqphn.com.au