The course provides an intensive introduction to the fundamental philosophical concepts that inform the practice of existential counselling and psychotherapy. It includes an overview of the major philosophers and a critique of their similarities and differences. If you are a Read More...
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD)
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD) is the process through which members improve and broaden their skills, knowledge and expertise, and develop the qualities required for professional practice.
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Start Date:
June 19, 2025
End Date:
June 19, 2025
Creative Arts Interventions with Children and Adolescents
In this workshop, Dr. Vernon will describe and demonstrate a variety of ways to expand your interventions and strategies to positively impact your young clients, having an opportunity to discuss how they can apply these strategies with their own clients. Read More...
Start Date:
June 21, 2025
End Date:
June 21, 2026
INFTA Forest Therapy Foundation
This self-paced course provides an introduction to Forest Therapy as an evidence-based Public health practice. It is recommended for counsellors and allied health professionals who envisage integrating the healing power of nature into their therapeutic practice. During the Forest Therapy Read More...
Start Date:
June 23, 2025
End Date:
June 26, 2025
Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (IN-PERSON)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to treating various mental health conditions. Participants will be introduced to cognitive behavioural techniques by experienced trainers who are also qualified clinicians. Teaching approaches will include lectures, modelling and a strong emphasis Read More...
Start Date:
June 25, 2025
End Date:
June 27, 2025
Level 3 Clinical Training Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Practicum Training
There is no better way to learn how to apply the Gottman Method than this workshop. Through videotaped cases of real couples, hands-on role plays, demonstrations of assessments and interventions, and nuanced discussion of technique, the Level 3 Practicum significantly expands your Read More...
Start Date:
June 26, 2025
End Date:
June 26, 2025
Complex-PTSD: Perspective of a Clinician with Lived Experience (3-hour webinar)
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of this misunderstood, often missed presentation from a professional with lived experience. Read More...
Start Date:
June 27, 2025
End Date:
June 27, 2025
Modern Challenges: How can we best support teens in 2025?
How can we support our adolescents amid social media, bullying, and risk taking in 2025, when we grew up in such a different world? As mental health professionals navigating these challenges, we face generational gaps, often finding ourselves 1+ generations Read More...
Start Date:
July 1, 2025
End Date:
July 1, 2026
CHC81015 Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling
This Graduate Diploma is designed for counsellors, family support workers, family and children’s contact workers, or equivalent practitioners; seeking to enhance their skills to work with individuals and families affected by domestic and family violence.As a research and evidence-informed course, Read More...
Start Date:
July 1, 2025
End Date:
July 1, 2025
Prepare/Enrich Training – Zoom
Prepare/Enrich is a relationship education and counselling tool used by counsellors, psychologists, religious leaders, social workers and other professions in their work with couples. It can be used for relationship education, relationship enrichment and as a tool in counselling and Read More...
Start Date:
July 2, 2025
End Date:
July 2, 2025
Masterclass: Physiology of Arousal and Desire for Vulvas
Sex education in Australia is woefully inadequate and focused largely on reproduction and disease prevention. There is a distinct lack of education around the physiology and arousal of vulvas. More often than not they are expected to arouse and experience Read More...
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