A two-year, part-time, advanced specialist training program for psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists and other qualified mental health professionals. Each weekend module will have a hybrid delivery, so students may attend face-to-face in Crows Nest, Sydney, or attend online from home. There 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:
July 27, 2025
End Date:
November 16, 2025
Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Course
The Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT)â„¢ by Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) is a part online and part face-to-face professional training that provides registered healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively administer psychedelic-assisted therapies (PAT) in clinical Read More...
Start Date:
July 31, 2025
End Date:
August 1, 2025
ACCREDITED GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLES THERAPY – Level 1 – Bridging the Couple Chasm – with Certified Gottman Therapists, Advanced Clinical Trainer John Flanagan and Campbell MacBean
In Person Training. This foundation Level 1 workshop will provide you with valuable insights into the challenges couples face, utilising research-based assessments and effective interventions. Our practical, emotion-focused, and highly effective approach is based on Drs. John and Julie Gottman’s Read More...
Start Date:
August 5, 2025
End Date:
August 5, 2025
Supporting Separated Families
Separation can be a difficult time for both parents and their children. Enhance your understanding of the separation process and how to support families going through separation or divorce. It’s normal for separating families to experience a range of strong emotions Read More...
Start Date:
August 6, 2025
End Date:
August 6, 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:
August 6, 2025
End Date:
August 8, 2025
Live and Face to Face GOTTMAN Method Couples Therapy – Level 2 – Assessment, Intervention and Co-Morbidities
This workshop provides a wealth of information about relationship theory, observation, couple dynamics, relationship assessment, treatment planning, when and how to use interventions, and working with co-morbidities. All materials may be used in clinical settings. You will view original videos Read More...
Start Date:
August 9, 2025
End Date:
August 9, 2025
Counselling Autistic Adults: The diagnostic journey
Autistic adults face unique issues and require specific support in both the pre & post diagnosis journey.  Many counsellors do not feel confident in counselling Autistic adults.  This is an underserviced population in the counselling space, with a lot of focus existing Read More...
Start Date:
August 10, 2025
End Date:
February 8, 2026
Certificate in Guided Drawing Online August 2025
This is an online, self-paced training over 6 months. The 28 hours of tutorials are pre-recorded and participants can study in their own time. Guided Drawing is a drawing and movement therapy. It introduces body-mapping with bilateral drawing on large Read More...
Start Date:
August 11, 2025
End Date:
August 11, 2025
Vicarious Trauma
Understand the nature and impact of vicarious trauma and learn strategies to reduce your risk of experiencing it. Clinicians, frontline staff, supervisors, managers and other professionals can experience vicarious trauma when hearing about another person’s trauma and witnessing their associated Read More...
Start Date:
August 12, 2025
End Date:
August 12, 2025
Facilitating a Therapeutic Support Group
An interactive, online workshop providing the skills needed to start and facilitate a therapeutic support group. Starting and facilitating therapeutic support groups can be a challenging exercise, for even the most experienced clinicians. In this interactive session, you’ll learn practical Read More...
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