Children and Adult
Education Days
Professional development and resourcing programs were provided to build the skills and capacity of remote families, communities, and services.
The program facilitated access to information and professional skills and provided customised responses to community-identified requirements.
Community Management Committee Training Event at Wanaaring
This Day brought community members and organisational representative from the region together to share in a community Management Committee training day.
Mental Health First Aid Training
Held over two days at Packsaddle SES facility, participants learned how to provide initial support to an person experiencing a mental health problem or crisis, until professional help is available or the situation resolves.
Topics included:
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Depression
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Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
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Anxiety
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Psychosis and panic attacks
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Substance use challenges
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Non-suicidal self-injury
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Responses to traumatic events
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Referral pathways and regional Mental Health support service
First Aid Training at Ivanhoe and Milparinka
Essential training in these two communities covered:
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Anaphylaxis, Asthma, and Choking
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Bites, Stings, and Poisons
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Bleeding, Burns, and Fractures
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Resuscitation, Defibrillation, Head and Spinal Injuries, and Seizure
Outback Mobile Children’s Services provided early childhood activities, for the youngest attendees throughout the days.
Grant writing at Louth
This training day brought community members and organisational representative from the region together to share in a grant writing workshop.
The training covered preparing for your Grant application; then preparing and submitting a Grant application; and what happens when Grant is approved or declined.
Bourke and District Children’s Services – Mobile provided early childhood activities, for the youngest attendees throughout the day.