Slideshow - TrainingontheGo https://trainingonthego.com.au Training on the Go offers mental health training online so you can access our courses anywhere in Australia. Courses include Mental Health First Aid, Accidental Counsellor & other wellbeing short courses. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:57:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://trainingonthego.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TrainingontheGo-image-75x75.png Slideshow - TrainingontheGo https://trainingonthego.com.au 32 32 MHFA courses https://trainingonthego.com.au/slider-mhfa-courses/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:39:44 +0000 https://trainingonthego.com.au/?p=736 Using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan, Mental Health First Aid courses equip people with the knowledge and skills to recognise mental health problems and to confidently provide the appropriate information and support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.  You will learn how to… Intervene early: Recognise the warning signs of mental health problems Provide skills: Provide the skills needed to speak to a young person about their mental health Respond in a crisis: Respond in crisis situations where a young person may be at risk of harm Reduce stigma: Reduce stigma and increase support for people with mental health problems Why Complete a MHFA Course? Confidence to help – You will gain the knowledge and skills to offer first aid for a mental health problem Evidence-based – MHFA courses are evidence based and go through a process of continuous evaluation Action Plan – Learn the ALGEE Action Plan and be equipped to help an individual with a mental health problem Global Community –  Over 4 million participants training in over 25 countries Research has shown that MHFA Training is associated with: Knowledge: Improved knowledge of mental illnesses, their treatments, and appropriate first aid strategies Confidence: Confidence in providing first aid to a person experiencing a mental health problem De-Stigmatising: Decreases in stigmatising attitudes Increased Support: Increases in the amount and type of support provided to others Mental Health First Aid is good for… Schools Adolescence is a time of important change and development. It is often also the time when mental health problems such as depression and anxiety first emerge. During the high school years, mental health problems are among the leading causes of falling grades, problems with friends, relationships and substance use or abuse, and they can have a lifelong impact. This is why early intervention is so important. Schools are an amazing source of support for adolescents and their families, but they can also be a source of strain or stress, especially for young people struggling with their mental health. This is where Mental Health First Aid training comes in! According to the World Health Organisation, globally 50% of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24. Therefore, it is important that we are proactive and enable young people to learn to recognise and regulate their emotions from an early age.

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]]> Using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan, Mental Health First Aid courses equip people with the knowledge and skills to recognise mental health problems and to confidently provide the appropriate information and support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. 

You will learn how to…

  • Intervene early: Recognise the warning signs of mental health problems
  • Provide skills: Provide the skills needed to speak to a young person about their mental health
  • Respond in a crisis: Respond in crisis situations where a young person may be at risk of harm
  • Reduce stigma: Reduce stigma and increase support for people with mental health problems

Why Complete a MHFA Course?

  • Confidence to help – You will gain the knowledge and skills to offer first aid for a mental health problem
  • Evidence-based – MHFA courses are evidence based and go through a process of continuous evaluation
  • Action Plan – Learn the ALGEE Action Plan and be equipped to help an individual with a mental health problem
  • Global Community –  Over 4 million participants training in over 25 countries

Research has shown that MHFA Training is associated with:

  • Knowledge: Improved knowledge of mental illnesses, their treatments, and appropriate first aid strategies
  • Confidence: Confidence in providing first aid to a person experiencing a mental health problem
  • De-Stigmatising: Decreases in stigmatising attitudes
  • Increased Support: Increases in the amount and type of support provided to others

Mental Health First Aid is good for…

Schools

Adolescence is a time of important change and development. It is often also the time when mental health problems such as depression and anxiety first emerge. During the high school years, mental health problems are among the leading causes of falling grades, problems with friends, relationships and substance use or abuse, and they can have a lifelong impact. This is why early intervention is so important.

Schools are an amazing source of support for adolescents and their families, but they can also be a source of strain or stress, especially for young people struggling with their mental health.

This is where Mental Health First Aid training comes in!

According to the World Health Organisation, globally 50% of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24. Therefore, it is important that we are proactive and enable young people to learn to recognise and regulate their emotions from an early age.

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]]> Accidental Counsellor Course https://trainingonthego.com.au/accidental-counsellor-course/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:07:51 +0000 https://trainingonthego.com.au/?p=968 Accidental counsellors are people who may not have formal qualifications or counselling experience but find they are placed in a counselling role by accident, as a result of requests for help from friends, colleagues, clients or others.  This course will introduce participants to basic listening skills to meet the immediate needs of a person in a state of crisis. This workshop is not an introductory counselling course but rather will prepare participants to respond appropriately when a person presents as distressed. Topics covered by this workshop include situational assessment, qualities of effective listeners, limit setting and boundaries, responding in a crisis, debriefing and self-care. This workshop will cover: Recognition of when someone in crisis is in need of immediate assistance Active listening skills to adopt limited questioning frameworks and procedural questions Setting boundaries and limits yet still maintain an appropriate level of involvement Reflecting on personal values and beliefs and how they influence the way we offer support to others Providing support to clients when they are anxious, angry or using challenging behaviour Debriefing and self care after emotionally-charged interactions The Accidental Counsellor workshop can be delivered over 2 half-day virtual workshops or 1 day. BOOKING & MORE INFO: For more information about the Accidental Counsellor workshop or to book a session for a group, please contact trainingonthegoaus@gmail.com to discuss your requirements and available dates. We also have some dates scheduled for the next few months that are available on our calendar.

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]]> Accidental counsellors are people who may not have formal qualifications or counselling experience but find they are placed in a counselling role by accident, as a result of requests for help from friends, colleagues, clients or others. 

This course will introduce participants to basic listening skills to meet the immediate needs of a person in a state of crisis. This workshop is not an introductory counselling course but rather will prepare participants to respond appropriately when a person presents as distressed. Topics covered by this workshop include situational assessment, qualities of effective listeners, limit setting and boundaries, responding in a crisis, debriefing and self-care.

This workshop will cover:

  • Recognition of when someone in crisis is in need of immediate assistance
  • Active listening skills to adopt limited questioning frameworks and procedural questions
  • Setting boundaries and limits yet still maintain an appropriate level of involvement
  • Reflecting on personal values and beliefs and how they influence the way we offer support to others
  • Providing support to clients when they are anxious, angry or using challenging behaviour
  • Debriefing and self care after emotionally-charged interactions

The Accidental Counsellor workshop can be delivered over 2 half-day virtual workshops or 1 day.

BOOKING & MORE INFO: For more information about the Accidental Counsellor workshop or to book a session for a group, please contact trainingonthegoaus@gmail.com to discuss your requirements and available dates. We also have some dates scheduled for the next few months that are available on our calendar.

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]]> PROACTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COURSES https://trainingonthego.com.au/proactive-mental-health-and-wellbeing-courses/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 05:11:39 +0000 https://trainingonthego.com.au/?p=1143 Some of these mental health training courses, especially the Decider skills, are suitable for those who may be on a waitlist to see a therapist and would like to learn some skills and strategies.  These proactive mental health and wellbeing courses courses are also suitable for anyone who wants to take a proactive approach to their wellbeing and mental health. Mental health problems are increasing. The effects of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide are impacting our whole society. Mental health care has traditionally been reactive. Evidence now supports a proactive, preventative, more positive approach to mental health and wellbeing.  “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” – Victor E Frankl Here are some course options  : Accidental Counsellor Course The Decider Skills (12 Skills) The Decider Skills (32 Skills) Wellbeing Series Awareness Session

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]]> Some of these mental health training courses, especially the Decider skills, are suitable for those who may be on a waitlist to see a therapist and would like to learn some skills and strategies. 

These proactive mental health and wellbeing courses courses are also suitable for anyone who wants to take a proactive approach to their wellbeing and mental health.

Mental health problems are increasing. The effects of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide are impacting our whole society. Mental health care has traditionally been reactive. Evidence now supports a proactive, preventative, more positive approach to mental health and wellbeing. 

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” – Victor E Frankl

Here are some course options  :

Accidental Counsellor Course

The Decider Skills (12 Skills)

The Decider Skills (32 Skills)

Wellbeing Series

Awareness Session

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