As part of the Australian Government’s Mental Health Supports for Bushfire Affected Australians package, the Department of Health has engaged Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health to deliver training to aid frontline workers to better support community members affected by the recent 19/20 bushfires across Australia. Specifically, this project aims to work with Emergency Services personnel to enhance their ability to:

Support community members recovery from bushfires
Promote their own resilience and psychological recovery from the bushfires
Support the resilience and wellbeing of their teams and organisations

About the training

This Trauma-informed Care (TIC) training program has been designed to aid frontline emergency personnel. Trauma-informed Care helps trauma-impacted individuals to build a sense of safety, control and empowerment, using strengths-based interventions that can be delivered by a range of providers.

In this course, you will learn about and practise key aspects of Trauma-Informed Care, including how to safely talk about trauma, simple strategies to teach trauma-impacted individuals to help them deal with their distress, how to foster independence and recovery, and encourage connection with others. You will also learn how to apply these skills in your own work setting.

Please note: While this registration is for face-to-face training, there will be an online component to be completed as a pre-requisite.

Who should do this course

While the course is suitable for all emergency services personnel, those who engage with bushfire impacted community members are the primary target audience.

If you are in a managerial emergency services role we recommend registering for our Psychological First Aid course.

We recommend that you only attend the one course that is most appropriate to your role in emergency services. That is, if you are a manager or supervisor select PFA only.

Costs

Phoenix Australia typically delivers this training for $390 per person. However, this training has been generously funded by the Australian Government’s Mental Health Supports for Bushfire Affected Australians package. As such, registration will be free of charge for eligible participants.