Short courses and workshops

CHCSS00141 — Child Protection Skill Set

This course provides a set of skills for undertaking child protection functions in a variety of roles in the community services sector. Work may involve providing support to children, families or communities.

This skill set consists of four accredited units:

• CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk
• CHCPRT026 Support the rights and safety of children and young people
• CHCPRT027 Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
• CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care.

CHCSS00123 – Dementia Support

This course provides a set of skills for work supporting people with dementia.

This skill set consists of two accredited units:

• CHCAGE011 Provide support to people living with dementia
• CHCCCS044 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports.

In Charge of My Money

Wesley Financial Literacy Education Program’s In Charge of My Money is an important component of life skill-building. It enables learners to gain skills and confidence to make informed and effective money management decisions.

Learn more and register here

HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines. This unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid

Duration: 2 days (1-day individual pre-work and 1-day class-based training)

This course will give you the skills and knowledge required to provide First Aid response, life support, management of casualties, the incident and other first aiders, in a range of situations, including the home, workplace or within the community until the arrival of medical or other assistance.

Older Person Mental Health First Aid

The 12-hour Older Person Mental Health First Aid course is for any interested adult, particularly those who work with, live with or care for older people, including families and carers.

You will learn how to assist a person aged 65+ who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based action plan.

Wesley Work Readiness Workshop

A fun and interactive one day program designed for people to gain soft skills and confidence to flourish in the workplace. Tailored to suit people new to the workforce and those returning after a long break.

Participants will gain and be able to demonstrate the top 10 soft skills valued by Australian employers.

The workshop is delivered in three topics:

• Communication
• Tasks
• Feedback

CHCSS00067 — Administer and Monitor Medication Skill Set

This skill set is ideal for people working in various care and support roles in the community services or health sector who wish to develop skills in the administration and monitoring of medication. It consists of two accredited units:

HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
HLTHPS007 Administer and monitor medication

CHCSS00070 — Assist Clients with Medication Skill Set

This skill set is ideal for people working in various care and support roles in the community services or health sector who wish to develop skills required to provide support for a person to self-administer medication. It consists of two accredited units:

HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
HLTHPS006 Assist clients with medication

Mental Health First Aid

Duration: 2 days

Cost: Contact us on 1800 676 039

This course provides you with the education to provide first aid to someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.

Course participants learn about the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Duration: 2 days
Cost: Contact us on 1800 676 039

This course provides adults with the knowledge of how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or are experiencing a mental health crisis. Course participants learn about adolescent development, the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems in young people, how/where to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.

Older Person Mental Health First Aid

Duration: 2 days
Cost: Contact us on 1800 676 039

This course will teach you how to assist a person aged 65+ who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan.

Community – Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training

Our suicide prevention workshops are based on the latest research in suicide prevention and are designed to help people identify the signs that someone may be at risk of suicide and educate them on how to respond.

Community members are welcome to attend. Clinical and/or previous mental health training is not essential to attend the course. Full-day and half-day workshops are available. Please note that workshops may not be suitable for those recently bereaved by suicide.

Workshop outcomes

• understand risk and protective factors
• how to identify the warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide
• how to ask directly about suicide intent.
• understand what local and national support and resources are available to support a person at risk.

Upcoming workshops

Healthcare workers – Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training

Wesley LifeForce has developed tailored suicide prevention training for a range of healthcare professionals.

• general practitioners and practice nurses
• general practice office staff
• relationship counsellors
• aged care nurses
• aged care workers.

Click below for more information about the training and CPD hour eligibility.

Healthcare workers training

Mental Health in the Workplace

People living with a mental health condition are often reluctant to disclose the information because of the stigma attached. In the workplace, this can cause increased absenteeism and loss of productivity. Mental Health and Resilience in the Workplace is a training program to raise awareness of mental health issues in the workplace, foster open communication and enhance mental health and resilience.

The program can be offered as a one day workshop or as three two-hour sessions to cover each of the modules.

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention

Designed to teach employees how to support someone who is going through a tough time, identify the signs that someone may be at risk of suicide and outline the appropriate action to take.

Full-day and half-day workshops provide participants with opportunities to practice the intervention strategy. Clinical and/or previous mental health training is not needed to take part in the course. The program is designed to assist individuals to support work colleagues, family and friends—or anyone at risk of suicide.