Professional Learning Opportunities

Foundation House Professional Learning Calendar

Group Work: Theory and Practice

When:     Thu, 4 Apr from 9.30am – 4.00pm
Where:    Foundation House, Brunswick

Provides practitioners with an understanding of the key group work theories underpinning group work practice and design.

For more details and to register click HERE.

Trauma Focused Assessment and Formulation (Blended Course)

When:     Thu, 6 Apr from 9.30am – 4.00pm (self-paced material available mid Mar)
Where:    Foundation House, Brunswick

Provides practitioners with the knowledge, skills and insights needed to conduct comprehensive assessments, and develop case formulations for adults from refugee backgrounds who have experienced torture and other traumatic events.

For more details and to register click HERE.

Supporting People from Refugee Backgrounds – Emergency Departments (Webinar)

When:     Thu, 27 Apr and Thu 4 May from 1.00pm – 2.00pm both days
Where:    online, via Zoom

People from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum, have access to, and require informed approaches from, emergency departments. This webinar will describe pre-arrival experience and their impact, practical trauma-informed approaches, health access and rights, and key skills in effective communication.

For more details and to register click HERE.

When: Wednesday 22 March 2023, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Where: 225 Lonsdale St Dandenong, VIC 3175

Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) and the Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS) are offering a free capacity-building opportunity for bicultural health educators and community engagement workers in the Southern Metropolitan Region.

The aim of the course is to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of bicultural health educators and community engagement workers to enhance their ability to deliver sexual and reproductive health information to diverse communities.

More details and registrations HERE

Hepatitis C Workshop

First session:
When: Wednesday 22nd March 10.00am – 12.30pm
Where: 299 – 305 Victoria Street, Brunswick

Second Session
When: Wednesday 17th May, 10.00am – 11.30am
Where: Online via Zoom

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Harm Reduction Victoria have partnered to provide interactive education workshops on hepatitis C. The workshop will delve into the diagnosis, treatments and impacts of living with this virus. Learn how to make a difference, increase awareness and explore strategies to engage and support clients into health care.

These workshops are delivered by a highly experienced harm reduction worker from Harm Reduction Victoria and a viral hepatitis nurse consultant from St Vincent’s Hospital. 

Registration:
For In-person booking click here
Online booking click here

Hepatitis B Workshop- Hep B Made Easy

This workshop is for health, support and community workers who wish to learn the basics about hepatitis B and effective strategies for working with affected communities. Online webinars are 1 hour and 15 minutes. In person workshops are 3 hours.

For any questions, please contact:
Rebecca Katiforis at
Piergiorgio (Pier) Moro at

Cost: Free

For more details and registration click Here.

Workshop on approaching work with interpreters in mental health

When: Tuesday, 28 March & Tuesday, 4 April 2023,  9.30am–12:30pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free

This two-part workshop delivered via Zoom explores advanced skills for practitioners working with interpreters in mental health settings. The workshop explores challenges and realities in the interpreting environment and looks at strategies for adapting practice for working with interpreters.

For more details and registration click Here.