Workshops

Last Updated (Thursday, 04 February 2010 14:54)

AUSEINET "Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing" Workshop

We are currently rolling out the 'Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing' workshop across NSW. The workshop is FREE.

Dates and venues for 2010

We are running the workshop on the following dates and locations:

East Sydney - Friday March 5.  Spots filling fast, please contact us ASAP to see if there is still space.

East Sydney - Thursday May 13, 10.30am - 4pm. 25 spots available.

Parramatta - Friday June 25, 10.30am - 4pm. 25 spots available.

Contact us now to register for any of the above dates. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (02) 9339 6006.

Note: at this stage we are unable to consider requests for training in regional areas until the second half of 2010.

What’s the workshop all about?
This workshop explains the concepts behind mental health promotion, the prevention of mental ill-health (mental illness) and early intervention. Further, the module explains how these concepts are relevant to a range of settings and sectors in Australia. The workshop was developed by the Australian Network for Mental Health Promotion, Illness Prevention and Early Intervention (AUSEINET) as part of a National Workforce Development Strategy.

The purpose is two-fold:
1) To improve knowledge and understanding of the principles of promotion, prevention and early intervention and their application across sectors.
2) To develop a shared understanding of the concepts across sectors. The module is not intended to be skills based. The focus is primarily on enhancing knowledge and raising awareness of the benefits of taking a promotion and prevention approach across a range of sectors.

What’s topics are covered?

• Concepts of positive mental health
• Influences on mental health (including social determinants and risk and protective factors)
• Key health promotion frameworks relevant to mental health including the Ottawa Charter
• Spectrum of Interventions and overview of different prevention interventions
• Overview of early intervention
• Benefits of investing in promotion and prevention
• Status of the evidence
• Examples of evidence-based interventions

Who can attend?
The workshop has been developed for people working in government and non-government organisations, and clinical, non-clinical, health, non-health, rural and urban settings. The scope of content is relevant for anybody (managers, team leaders, clinicians, service providers, project officers and policymakers) who wish to increase their knowledge and understanding of the relevance of promotion and prevention approaches for mental health.

How long is the course?
It’s available as either a 4 or 6 hour training package, and can be delivered over 1-2 days. We are currently offering the workshop as a one day package.

More Information
If you would like to participate in the workshop or have the workshop delivered in your service or organisation, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Mental Health Promotion Manager.