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Workshops, Training and Events
This section provides links to current workshops, training and events for people and organisations in the WA sexual health and blood-borne virus sector to build their knowledge and skills.
SHBBV training calendar 2017
This calendar contains details of sexual health and/or blood-borne virus training and events available to staff in WA. See the SHBBV training calendar.
The Society of Australian Sexologists WA provides monthly professional development and reflection sessions. The upcoming training calendar is available here.
| Date | Event/Training | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 to 15 November 2017 | Nuts and Bolts of Sexual Health Course | Sexual Health Quarters, Northbridge, WA |
Build your skills to work with young people around relationships and sexual health! Young people want to talk about relationships and sexual health, but it’s not always easy! This course will help you open that potential can of worms and handle those tricky moments that might follow. Nuts and Bolts develops the core knowledge, attitudes and skills required to provide information and support for young people around respectful relationships and sexual health issues. This course has been designed for people in the youth sector. It is also suitable for a wide range of people working in the community including Aboriginal health workers, AIEOs, SEWB workers and other mental health workers, drug and alcohol workers, health promotion officers, nurses, midwives and teachers. Nuts and Bolts is made up of one core day and two full day electives. The core is a pre-requisite for all electives. Participants have 12 months to complete all three days to receive a Nuts and Bolts certificate. Core (one day) - You and your role: young people’s sexual health and rights All participants gain skills to:
The registration form for the course can be found here. |
| - | Birds and the BBVs | Aboriginal Health Council of WA, Mt Lawley |
The Birds and the BBVs is a two day training course which aims to bring together Aboriginal Health Workers and others who work with Aboriginal people to increase their knowledge, skills, motivation and confidence to yarn with clients and community about why testing for STIs, HIV and BBVs is important and normalise testing within routine health care. For further information, click here. |
| - | Your Cultural Lens | Online | Interactive online cross cultural training package for health service providers. It takes less than 40 minutes to complete and modules can be paused and recommenced at any time. |
| - | STI e-learning: A resource for health professionals | Online |
This free online learning program aims to increase knowledge and skills in managing sexually transmitted infections through the education of medical practitioners, nurses and other professionals in Western Australia. The program involves two modules: a test and certificate of completion are available at the end of each module should you want to claim continuing professional development points. Module 1 will take approximately 3 hours to complete, and module 2 approximately 5 hours to complete. You may return to the modules at any time. The Special Module for Nurses is to train rural and remote nurses in Western Australia to provide treatment for sexually transmitted infections (chlamydia and gonorrhoea) to patients aged 16 years or above in accordance with the operational policies of the Department of Health Western Australia. |
| - | Hepatitis Education Project | Online | A free online learning program funded by the Department of Health Western Australia with the primary aim of increasing the delivery of a safe Hepatitis B and C treatment program to patients through the education of medical practitioners, nurses and other health professionals in Western Australia. |
| TBA | Health Promotion 4 day short course | Curtin University, Bentley Campus |
This four day course will provide you with an understanding of the role and importance of health promotion and the broader concept of health within a community and national setting. You will develop the skills to plan, implement and evaluate a health promotion program. Cost per person: TBA Venue: Curtin University, Bentley Campus For more information and updates on the short courses click here. |
