Training & Workshop
MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Interposa Therapy provides a range of workshops and training sessions, focused on providing participants with the skills and knowledge to support people with mental health issues.
We offer workshops that are open to the general public as well as private sessions, tailored to individual workplaces. See below for more information.
Courses are held at Next Gen in Kings Park, Perth’s Leading Health & Lifestyle Club. Surrounded by the beautiful nature of Kings Park, the training venue at Next Gen offers a comfortable, relaxed space in a resort-inspired club featuring a state-of-the-art-gym, indoor and outdoor rooftop pools, a sauna, steam room and spa. Next Gen is just minutes from the CBD with plenty of free onsite parking. Our training courses include access to the facilities for the day/s of your training or workshops, or a guest pass to return and make full use of the facilities on another day. Enjoy the facilities for a workout, a game of tennis or squash, a swim, spa or sauna or a gourmet dinner at the fully licensed club restaurant.
All courses & workshops include a light morning tea, a catered lunch and tea/coffee. Next Gen has a full-service licensed café if you’d like to stay for later refreshments or a drink after your day.
Group sessions, training courses and workshops are held in the Pavillion, a heritage listed, beautifully restored rustic charm brick building. Naturally cool during the summer months, surrounded by botanical gardens and Perth’s famous Kings Park, and the warm fireplace during winter creates a natural, cosy venue to talk openly and confidentially about sensitive topics.
Course Dates:
July 19th Conversations about Suicide
July 31st Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (1 day only)
August 1st & 2nd Standard Mental Health First Aid Course
August 7th & 8th Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
August 10th Conversations about Suicide
August 28th & 29th Standard Mental Health First Aid Course
August 30th Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (1 day only)
September 7th Conversations about Suicide
September 11th Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (1 day only)
September 12th & 13th Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
October 9th & 10th Standard Mental Health First Aid Course
October 11th Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (1 day only)
October 19th Conversations about Suicide
October 24th & 25th Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
$330
12-hour educational workshop, presented face-to-face over two full days
You will learn how to assist an adult who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.Mental Health Issues Covered:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Psychosis
- Substance abuse
- Mental Health
- Crises Covered
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Panic attacks
- Traumatic events
- Severe psychotic states
- Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
- Aggressive behaviours
- For more information visit MHFA or view the course flyer.
$330
This course is delivered in a blended model whereby a self-paced eLearning (online) component (approximately 4-5 hours) is done at your convenience before attending the 1 day face-to-face component. The course content is exactly the same as the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course, delivered in a blended way.
This course is for adults to assist adolescents experiencing onset of mental illness, worsening of a mental health illness or problem, or are in mental health crisis. Ideal for parents, teachers, sports coaches, youth workers or group leaders working with adolescents.
Completing this course can help people intervene early by recognizing warning signs of mental health problems in young people. It provides essential skills required to speak confidently and provide accurate information while reducing stigma, and respond in a crisis when a young person may be at risk of harm.
Topics covered include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Eating disorders
- Suicidal thoughts
- Behaviours
$150
This course is a short 4 hour interactive face-to-face workshop designed to learn practical skills that will improve your confidence and knowledge required to start and facilitate a conversation with someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY
$150
This is a 4 hour interactive face-to-face workshop introducing mental health first aid conversations about non-suicidal self-injury. The course is designed to learn practical skills to assist a person who is engaging in self-injury.
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14 hour educational workshop delivered via a 2 day face-to-face course,
This course is for adults to assist adolescents experiencing onset of mental illness, worsening of a mental health illness or problem, or are in mental health crisis. Ideal for parents, teachers, sports coaches, youth workers or group leaders working with adolescents.
Completing this course can help people intervene early by recognizing warning signs of mental health problems in young people. It provides essential skills required to speak confidently and provide accurate information while reducing stigma, and respond in a crisis when a young person may be at risk of harm.
Topics covered include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Eating disorders
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Designed for teens aged 13-17 years to learn how to assist and support a friend or classmate who may be developing or experiencing a mental health illness or problem. By increasing mental health literacy and learning essential skills for early intervention, this course will improve awareness of mental illness, reduce stigma, improve confidence to help a peer with a mental health problem, increase recognition of suicide prevention skills and help seeking behaviors.
Topics covered include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bullying and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Intoxication
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?
Mental Health First Aid is the same as Physical First Aid – it is the “First” response a person can give to someone who is experiencing a mental health episode or crisis, until appropriate professional help can be arranged, or the crisis resolves.
All courses below are accredited by Mental Health First Aid Australia and provide participants with formal accreditation valid for 3 years, just like a Senior First Aid certificate. The courses below are based on international guidelines developed through expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems along with mental health professionals.
All our training and workshops are held in our West Perth office, or can be done on site at your organization. Courses do have a minimum participant requirement to meet Mental Health First Aid Australia’s guidelines. For workplaces or larger groups, a group price and program can be tailored to your individual needs.
Our Consulting and Training integrates the R.E.S.C.U. acronym below.
- REDUCE STIGMA associated with mental health illness and increase support
- EARLY INTERVENTION recognise warning signs and potential triggers of mental health problems
- SKILL PROVISION provide necessary skills to speak to someone about their mental health, provide support for appropriate referral and strategies for working with someone impacted by mental health
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT managing a mental health crisis in a team/workplace
- UNDERSTAND the illness or disorder and how it impacts the individual and others
Crisis Management and Support
Support available in the event of a mental health emergency in your workplace.
- On-site and remote crisis management available
- Risk management
- Individual and team support
It is also important to have an understanding of how to assist someone who appears to be having a mental health issue in the workplace or has been impacted by a mental health issue during a crisis or non-crisis situation. See our available training and workshops.