Preventing Stress and Building Mental Wellness- Afternoon session
Nov
13
3:30 pm15:30

Preventing Stress and Building Mental Wellness- Afternoon session

What to Expect

Discover ways to maintain mental wellness through healthy boundaries, gratitude, and control awareness.

  • What it means to be mentally well

  • Setting healthy boundaries

  • Recognising what’s in and out of our control

  • Gratitude and appreciation

Who should attend

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other Information

ONLINE ONLY - we will send the TEAMS link prior to the training

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Mental Health First Aid
Nov
19
to 20 Nov
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Mental Health First Aid

  • Greater Whitsunday Communities (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

What to Expect

Learn how to provide mental health first aid to friends, family members, co-workers and other adults.
Accredited Mental Health First Aid facilitator, Counseller and EMDR therapist Garry Batt, will guide you through the standard Mental Health First Aid Course to teach you how to provide initial support to other adults 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. 

This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

Mental health problems covered: 
• Depression
• Anxiety problems
• Psychosis
• Substance use problems
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.

Garry will deliver 5 Mental Health First Aid sessions between November 2024 and May 2025. Hit the Register Now button to view and register for the other available dates.

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Building Resilience for Better Wellbeing- Morning session
Dec
11
9:00 am09:00
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Building Resilience for Better Wellbeing- Morning session

What to Expect

Build resilience to enhance your mental health, well-being, and performance at work.

  • What is resilience?

  • How can you build it?

  • How can it improve your mental wellness?

  • How can it help you at work?

Who should attend?

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other information

9am arrival for a 9:15am start

Light Refreshments provided

Online Afternoon session available via register now button.


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Building Resilience for Better Wellbeing- Afternoon session
Dec
11
3:30 pm15:30

Building Resilience for Better Wellbeing- Afternoon session

What to Expect

Build resilience to enhance your mental health, well-being, and performance at work.

  • What is resilience?

  • How can you build it?

  • How can it improve your mental wellness?

  • How can it help you at work?

Who should attend?

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other information

This is an online only session. A TEAMS meeting link will be sent to registered participants on the Monday before the training session.



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Preventing Stress and Building Mental Wellness- Morning session
Nov
13
9:00 am09:00
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Preventing Stress and Building Mental Wellness- Morning session

What to Expect

Learn how to manage stress by challenging unhelpful thoughts and practicing self-compassion.

  • What are unhelpful thoughts?

  • How can your thoughts help you manage stress?

  • How does self-compassion reduce stress?

  • What are other strategies to improve mental wellness?

Who should attend?

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other information

9am arrival for a 9:15am start

Light Refreshments provided

Afternoon session available via register now button.


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Self-care in high stress situations- Afternoon session
Oct
30
3:30 pm15:30

Self-care in high stress situations- Afternoon session

What to Expect

Learn how to manage stress by challenging unhelpful thoughts and practicing self-compassion.

  • What are unhelpful thoughts?

  • How can your thoughts help you manage stress?

  • How does self-compassion reduce stress?

  • What are other strategies to improve mental wellness?

Who should attend?

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other information

A link to the Teams meeting will be provided to registered participants before the event.



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Self-care in high stress situations- Morning session
Oct
30
9:00 am09:00
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Self-care in high stress situations- Morning session

What to Expect

Learn how to manage stress by challenging unhelpful thoughts and practicing self-compassion.

  • What are unhelpful thoughts?

  • How can your thoughts help you manage stress?

  • How does self-compassion reduce stress?

  • What are other strategies to improve mental wellness?

Who should attend?

This training is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other information

9am arrival for a 9:15am start

Light Refreshments provided

Afternoon session available 3:30-6:15pm ONLINE ONLY


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Stress Impacts and Responses Afternoon session
Oct
2
3:30 pm15:30

Stress Impacts and Responses Afternoon session

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What to Expect

This 2.5 hour workshop will explore how stress affects you, others, and how to manage it effectively.

  • What are sources of stress for you?

  • What impact does it have for you and others?

  • How can stress be useful?

  • How can you manage stress?

Who Should Attend?

 is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other Information

3:30pm arrival for a 3:45pm start

Tea, coffee and Light Refreshments provided

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Stress: Impacts and Responses- morning session
Oct
2
9:00 am09:00
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Stress: Impacts and Responses- morning session

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  • Google Calendar ICS

What to Expect

A 2.5hour workshop with Facilitator Deb Rae that will explore how stress affects you, others, and how to manage it effectively.

  • What are sources of stress for you?

  • What impact does it have for you and others?

  • How can stress be useful?

  • How can you manage stress?

Who should attend?

This training  is targeted at disability and aged care support workers currently working in the Mackay Isaac or Whitsunday Regions.

Other Information

9am arrival for a 9:15am start

Tea Coffee and Light Refreshments provided

Afternoon session available via register now button.

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