E-Update

Free Lifeline training: March

From: Andi Earl

Valid from: Friday 15 February 2019 to Friday 15 March 2019

Due to our partnership with Lifeline Macarthur, we are able to offer staff and students the opportunity to undertake FREE Lifeline Training sessions on various campuses.

Places are strictly limited. Training is delivered with the intention of increasing the health and wellbeing of our community and increasing mental health literacy on campus.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) (two days)
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Training is funded by Lifeline Macarthur and open to staff members. The MHFA course is a two-day (12 hours), face-to-face course created by Mental Health First Aid Australia, designed to equip individuals with the skills to assist someone developing or experiencing a mental health concern.

The Standard MHFA course covers: depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance misuse, trauma and more. The course curriculum is evidence-based and includes a Standard MHFA manual and nationally recognised digital Certificate of Completion. For our community, the 12-hour course will teach staff and students how to provide mental health first aid to peers and colleagues.

Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the session (something to count towards your professional development).

For more information on MHFA, please visit
https://mhfa.com.au/courses/public/types/standardedition4?fbclid=IwAR1ocFQveeFnpz4OCEmXZnwGBtC-yjpOmD_Td_VCiTBxsULEdP2QfWfJFT0

Details:
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Date: Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 March
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm (both days)
Location: Hawkesbury campus
Registration link and further details: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wsu-hawkesbury-campus-2-day-mental-health-first-aid-11th-and-12th-march-900am-to-430pm-tickets-52845627695?fbclid=IwAR1nIqxvU3jqWwjwyx-0qF18YfnoFNM5OrWu-xtCZdWL69QaERtCPQRaWIs (please use the password MHWB to register)

Mental Health First Aid Suicide Prevention
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Training is funded by Lifeline Macarthur and open to staff members.The four-hour Mental Health First Aid for the Suicidal Person course created by Mental Health First Aid Australia equips individuals with skills on how to identify signs for suicide, confidentially support a person in crisis and develops skills and knowledge to safely have a conversation with a suicidal person. It is a stand-alone course that complements the 12-hour Standard MHFA course, Blended MHFA Courses and the 14-hour Youth MHFA course.

Please note that the MHFA for the Suicidal Person Course is not a post intervention course and is not recommended for individuals recently bereaved by suicide. The course content is based on expert consensus guidelines and includes an information handbook and a digital Certificate of Completion.

For more information on MHFA for Suicidal Persons, please visit https://mhfa.com.au/courses/public/types/suicide

Details:
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Date: Wednesday 13 March
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Location: Bankstown campus
Registration link and further details: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lifeline-mhfasp-mental-health-first-aid-suicide-prevention-13th-march-1000am-200pm-tickets-52802048348?fbclid=IwAR1QCti-_MYQn7wqtEQhj2Wj7xQfKtiOANp2s6zoj-icfFXlWQ2RHtY2JGE (please use the password MHWB to register)


Domestic Violence - Awareness (DV - Aware)
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Training is funded by Lifeline Macarthur and open to staff members. DV - Aware is a two-hour interactive course supporting community member to discuss the issue of domestic violence and how they can help make a difference. The course identifies forms of domestic abuse, introduces the 'cycle of violence' and 'Duluth wheels' (power and control, equality and empowerment) and teaches the basics to recognise the signs of domestic violence, respond appropriately and refer the case if necessary.

For more information on DV–Awareness please visit https://www.dvalert.org.au/education-and-training/awareness-sessions/2-hour-dv-aware

Details:
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Date: Wednesday 20 March
Time: 1.00 - 3.00pm
Location: Liverpool campus
Registration link and further details: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lifeline-dv-aware-domestic-violence-awareness-20th-march-100pm-300pm-tickets-52856424990?fbclid=IwAR2QZ0_Gi89dM_U6u_fYwVTGBkOWWfFiYRPcCUyOBH47mcMRjA1MeBAgtO8 (please use the password MHWB to register)

For more information on the various courses, please contact myself, Andrea Earl, at a.earl@westernsydney.edu.au