Please note:
This course is supported by People and Culture and has a focus on working with adults from a leadership perspective.
Engagement and Wellbeing provides Youth Mental Health First Aid for Student Wellbeing Leaders which focuses on supporting students 12 years of age and above.
In a snap shot:
As leaders, there may be times when you’re required to deal with traumatic events or critical incidents that occur related to your work. This could involve a significant workplace incident or it could be a serious accident involving students or their families. Psychological First Aid Training for Leaders equips you with practical tools to navigate complex and traumatic situations, ensuring you have the confidence to help your staff and broader community, as well as building your own resilience.
Aim:
As a world class education system, we see wellbeing of our workers and leaders as integral to the wellbeing of sites, and the impact on student outcomes. As a commitment toward becoming a Mentally Healthy Workplace, we aim to build work environments that support mental health, prevent harm and manage risk, raise awareness and intervene early for recovery. (Ref: OCPSE “Mentally Healthy Workplace framework, 2019).
Beyond Mental Health in the work place, this course is specifically addressing managing and responding to traumatic events and critical incidents for the Education Dept workforce.
What does Psychological First Aid cover?
Targeted at site leaders, this evidence informed training provides psycho-education about the impact and potential consequences of trauma, including acute stress responses and the risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychological First Aid training details the necessary actions required to manage employees who have been exposed to a traumatic event and to reduce post trauma distress and mitigate potential psychological compromise.
What’s new?
This course has been refreshed to include specific Education Dept context on how we coordinate, liaise and manage critical incidents in accordance with our procedures, including WHS, IMD, and Employee Psychology factors.
What will I learn? (learning outcomes):
- Understand impact of potentially trauma events, potential trauma triggers and effects of accumulative trauma
- Establishing Psychological safety and responding to immediate needs
- Increased awareness of trauma impact on Leaders – including strategies for self care at work and home
- Practical application of PFA skills and integrating to Education context
- Increase Mental Health literacy skills – increased awareness and identification of trauma and its impacts in the workplace
Who is able to go?
The course is aimed at:
- Principal, Pre-school Directors and Early Childhood Centre Directors
- Principal Consultants, Early Childhood Leaders, Band A and Band B Leaders
- Student Wellbeing Leaders, site based teachers who have a wellbeing leader component to their role and WHS roles.
- Corporate or Field Based Support Leaders with line management responsibilities – including Business Partners
Cost:
No cost to attend (morning tea and lunch provided)
Dates (2020):
16th March, 12th May, 19th May
Location:
Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh
Action:
For more information, or to book a place, go to Plink.
Who is delivering this course?
- Training is provided by Phoenix Australia, The Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health, University of Melbourne.
- The course is coordinated by Leadership Development, in conjunction with Employee Psychology, WHS and IMD content.
Contact:
Nicolle Cummins, Senior Psychologist P:8226 0594 E: nicolle.cummins@sa.gov.au
Helen Paraskevopoulos, Senior Psychologist P: 8226 0597 E: helen.paraskevopoulos@sa.gov.au