Workforce Training and Events

**Fully Booked - Waitlist Available** Join Susan Stark and Kendra Russell for this full-day in-person training which aims to build foundational skills and knowledge for workers seeking to increase their capacity and confidence in providing support to survivors of sexual abuse and violence, regarding issues related to sex, intimacy and pleasure. For practitioners new to somatic work, prior completion of ‘Foundations in Feminist Somatics’ is recommended. Friday 22 March, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Second Story Studios, Collingwood. Fees will apply.

Join Susan Stark and Kendra Russell for this full-day in-person training designed to provide practitioners with foundational skills in feminist somatics. This workshop provides an introduction, as well as practical tools and resources to support counsellors to increase their capacity and confidence in integrating somatic frameworks within 1-on-1 sessions with victim-survivors of sexual assault. Tuesday 19 March, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Second Story Studios, Collingwood. Fees will apply.

Join Susan Stark and Kendra Russell for this full-day in-person training which aims to build foundational skills and knowledge for workers seeking to increase their capacity and confidence in providing support to survivors of sexual abuse and violence, regarding issues related to sex, intimacy and pleasure. For practitioners new to somatic work, prior completion of ‘Foundations in Feminist Somatics’ is recommended.Wednesday 20 March, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Second Story Studios, Collingwood. Fees will apply.

**Fully booked - waitlist available** Join Jenna Tuke (CASA House) for this two-day foundational training for all counsellor advocates on 21 and 22 November in Melbourne.

**Fully booked - waitlist available** Join Dr Teresa Noakes for this two-part online workshop on polyvagal theory and personal profile mapping, targeted to workers new to polyvagal theory, taking place on Nov 23 and 30.

Join experts online from the Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders to increase your knowledge and skills for supporting victim survivors. Tuesday 3 October, 1pm-3pm.

**Fully booked - waitlist available** New affirmative consent laws came into effect in Victoria on 30 July. Join SASVic and Victoria Legal Aid to learn more about these changes and implications for counsellor advocates, Thursday 5 October, 2pm - 3pm.

**Fully booked - waitlist available** The new affirmative consent laws come into effect in Victoria on 30 July 2023. Join SASVic to learn more about these changes followed by a panel discussion, Thursday 17 August, 1.00pm - 3.00pm.

**Fully Booked - Waitlist Available**Join us for this one-day in-person training designed to upskill practitioners to support victim survivors reclaim sex and intimacy. Tuesday 12 September, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Second Story Studios, Collingwood

We welcome Lisa Dion, founder and President of the Synergetic Play Institute, to Melbourne for this half-day workshop. Online option also available.

Join Dr Teresa Noakes for this two-part online workshop on polyvagal theory and personal profile mapping on May 18 and June 1.

Join Kevin Creeden for this half-day online workshop, and learn how one size does not fit all when it comes to treatment interventions for HSB.

Join Rainbow Health Australia and Dr Shaez Mortimer for the 2023 SASVic LGBTIQ Forum, Tuesday 29 August, 9.30am-1pm.

**Fully booked - waitlist available** Join clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Schubert on Wednesday 30 August for this online workshop.

This 2-day workshop, delivered by Phoenix Australia, is designed for mental health practitioners who have foundational competence in the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress.