Location:  North Metropolitan Education Regional Office.
Level 2, 1 Puccini Court, Stirling, WA 6021.

Date and time
31 July - 1 August 2012 / 8.45 am - 3:30pm

Cost  - No cost

Description
The two-day Level One Introductory Workshop explains the MindMatters approach to developing mental health and wellbeing in schools and classrooms. Schools and relevant agencies are invited to send two or more participants. Parents and individuals working in allied health or education services are welcome.

All participants in this interactive workshop can expect to:

• understand the importance and relevance of social and emotional health and wellbeing skills for adolescents within the context of a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
• explore how the individuality of students and the diversity of their social and cultural backgrounds provide a range of possibilities for schools and agencies to develop resilience
• discover the range of activities and strategies within the MindMatters resource and their usefulness in both classrooms and the whole school curriculum
• be informed of the potential impact of mental illness and how this can be addressed from a school perspective
• develop a strategic plan for their classroom, school, agency or practice.
  

Level 2 Introductory Workshop

Location:  North Metropolitan Education Regional Office.
Level 2, 1 Puccini Court, Stirling, WA 6021.

Date and time
15 and 16 August 2012 / 8.45 am - 3:30pm

Cost  - No cost

Description

The MindMatters Level Two Planning Workshop extends the concepts explored in the MindMatters Level One Introductory Workshop.

It is directed at school core teams with experience of the MindMatters Level One Introductory Workshop and familiarity in the use of the resource. School core teams of four or more (including at least one member of the executive team) are invited to register their interest. Core teams are required to collect some student wellbeing data before the workshop commences.

All school core teams in this interactive workshop can expect to:

• develop and implement a school action plan about mental health and wellbeing
• experience a capacity-building process that is based on a whole school and whole student approach to mental health and wellbeing
• explore measures to evaluate the progress of the school against the goals set in the school mental health and wellbeing action plan.

Level 2 Introductory Workshop

Location:  Esperance.
To be confirmed.

Date and time
15 and 16 August 2012 / 8.45 am - 3:30pm

Cost  - No cost

Description

The MindMatters Level Two Planning Workshop extends the concepts explored in the MindMatters Level One Introductory Workshop.

It is directed at school core teams with experience of the MindMatters Level One Introductory Workshop and familiarity in the use of the resource. School core teams of four or more (including at least one member of the executive team) are invited to register their interest. Core teams are required to collect some student wellbeing data before the workshop commences.

All school core teams in this interactive workshop can expect to:

• develop and implement a school action plan about mental health and wellbeing
• experience a capacity-building process that is based on a whole school and whole student approach to mental health and wellbeing
• explore measures to evaluate the progress of the school against the goals set in the school mental health and wellbeing action plan.

Students Experiencing High Support Needs in Mental Health Workshop

Location:  Amherst Village Community Centre.
Corner of Warton Road and Holme Street, Souther River, WA 6155

Date and time
26 and 27 September 2012 / 8.45 am - 3:30pm

Cost  - No cost

Description

Students experiencing mental health difficulties are most successfully supported by a whole school approach. Promotion, prevention and early intervention strategies best meet the needs of a diverse range of students.

Staff working closely with these students will examine proactive strategies for maintaining mental health and wellbeing. Identification, self-referral, case management, online counselling, debriefing, referral pathways, transitions, agency networks, re-entry into formal schooling and confidentiality will be addressed in this focus module.

Contact
Joyce Lewis-Affleck
Tel: 08 9264 4025
Mob: 0423 576 152