Tuesday, 12 January 2010

NSW North Coast Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training Course, South Grafton 22 & 23 February 2010


North Coast Area Health Service is offering the following training course, co-ordinated by The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health.

Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training Course

When: Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 February 2010 at 8.30am – 4.30pm (both days)
Where: South Grafton Services Club, Wharf Street, South Grafton NSW
Cost: Free
Refreshments: Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea are provided at no cost for both days.
Enrolments Close: Friday 19 February, 2010
Course Applications: Contact Georgia-Lee Pollard
Drought Mental Health Assistance Package Project Officer
Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health
Locked Bag 6005
Orange, NSW 2800
Phone: (02) 6363 8426 Mob: 0429994025
Fax: (02) 6361 2457
Email:
georgia.pollard9@gwahs.health.nsw.gov.au
For venue details or any last minute issues call Andrew Little on 0488 229 699

Course Outline:
The course covers helping people in mental health crisis situations and/or in the early stages of mental health problems.
Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.
Presenters:
William Warner and Leanne Scholes-Asper
What to bring to the course?
All necessary resources are provided although participants are free to take a pen and paper for note taking if they wish.

Lower Clarence Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training Course 8 & 9 February - venue to be announced.

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