UnitingCare Community Options

As part of its Community Leadership Forum, UCCO is offering two learning and development activities in July 2010.  See below for session details, registration form and who to contact for further information.

If you live and work in the community, this workshop is for you!

Workshop overview

ABCD is a powerful approach to community development with a particular focus on supporting a productive and inclusive life for people with a disability, older people, marginalised young people, refugees, long term unemployed and people with a mental illness.

Workshop content will Include:

• Practical steps to find, map and engage a diverse range of community assets
• What families can do together that they can't do alone
• Building a growing circle of people and groups working together for inclusion
• What agencies can do to help communities become more inclusive
• Strategies that work
• ... and much more

Trainer

Ted Smeaton of Inspiring Communities and the ABCD Institute.  Ted is a passionate presenter who has implemented community building projects throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

 

Workshop Details

Date:       5 - 6 July 2010

Time:       9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Venue:    UnitingCare Community Options, Ground floor, Brandon Office Park, Building 5, 530 - 540 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverly

Cost:       $200.00 full fee.  $50.00 concession card holder.  Cost includes GST and lunch.

Further information

Download a flyer and registration form here (pdf 186 KB) or call Julia on 03 9239 2530, email: training@ucco.org.au

This two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course was developed through Orygen Research Centre and has been delivered nationally.

Program overview

This program provides participants with a clear understanding of mental health and defines the symptoms, causes and evidence-based treatments for the common mental health programs of:

Depression
Anxiety disorder
Psychosis
Substance abuse disorder

Additional learning areas will include:

Mental health in context
Prevalence of mental health problems
Identify the signs and symptoms of prevalent mental health problems
... and more

Facilitator

Rachel Mack's training experience draws on a broad clinical background including working with disadvantaged youth, people with mental health issues, addiction issues and HSA.

 

Program details

Date:          8 & 9 July 2010

Venue:       UnitingCare Community Options, Ground floor, Brandon Office Park, Building 5, 530 - 540 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverly

Cost:          Refer to registration sheet

Bookings: Refer to registration sheet

Further information

Download a flyer and registration form here (pdf 186 KB) or call Rachel on 03 9239 2586