Pilbara For Purpose and WA Council of Social Service are pleased to support the delivery of De-escalation Skills training by the WA Association for Mental Health, to the community service sector. Staff working for not-for-profits or Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations in the West Pilbara are invited to register their attendance for the in-person training in April.

About the training:

Sometimes people respond to circumstances and triggers in ways that can be challenging for workers to manage. Often this is because of the person’s distress or frustration can be exacerbated by environmental factors. This course is designed to support workers to recognise when a person is becoming distressed or when their behaviour is escalating. It provides a set of tools and strategies to respond in ways that are likely to result in positive outcomes. The overall aim of this training session is to increase your confidence to be able to recognise and safely de-escalate an event. Participants will come out with:

Understanding of the impact escalation has on the brain and body and how that affects behaviour and reasoning
Increased knowledge of escalation curve, stages and triggers
Skills in using the 3-step model for de-escalation
Specific skills in youth de-escalation
Ability to recognise escalation in self, and knowledge of strategies to self-regulate

You can learn more about WAAMH and the training here: https://waamh.org.au/events-and-training

Cost:
$50 per person
$40 for P4P and WACOSS members
This course generally costs over $290

This training has been made possible thanks to the generous support of West Pilbara Communities for Children.

Important, please note:

You must work within the West Pilbara (City of Karratha and Shire of Ashburton) to attend this training. This includes Karratha, Dampier, Wickham, Roebourne, Point Samson, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Tom Price and the surrounding Indigenous communities. If you are not based in the West Pilbara, please feel free to email rose@wacoss.org.au to register your interest for other Pilbara training.
Pilbara For Purpose and WA Council of Social Service members receive a $10 discount on tickets. Please select member ticket at checkout.
To ensure a fair distribution, organisations may register a maximum of 3 attendees only. Your organisation will be contacted if more places open up.
Tickets are non-refundable. Exceptions may occur at the discretion of the organisers if there are attendees on the waitlist.
If tickets at sold out, or you work for a Government agency, and are interested in attending please email rose@wacoss.org.au to be placed on a waitlist.