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This course is for practitioners working in mental health, or alcohol and other drugs services. The course consists of seven hours of formal learning, five hours of recommended self-learning and an online assessment which is estimated to take two hours to complete.

As a nationally accredited course, it is monitored to ensure it meets current industry expectations for observing and documenting the MSE. This means that the course reflects the latest evidence-based practice methods and knowledge as well as industry best practice standards for competent performance. Unlike a ‘workshop’ style course where learners take away from the experience what is relevant to them and their practice, competency-based training specifies what competent performance is. This means that learners will receive training in all essential knowledge and skills to satisfactorily achieve competency.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face

1 full day (7 hours course time).

7 hours additional activity after the workshop is also described (the course assessment estimated at 2-2.5 hours is included in the additional hours).


7-14 hours of active learning (14 hours applies only when the statement of attainment is issued) 

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: 10881NAT Course in Observing and Documenting the Mental State Examination - Course handout

Unique Student identifier (USI)
Provision of a USI is a Federal Government requirement since 1 January 2015, for all participants of accredited training within Australia. To obtain a USI register as a student via www.usi.gov.au

This course is for practitioners working in mental health, alcohol and other drugs services. It is delivered in two parts via online classroom, followed by a two hour (approximate) online assessment. To support the training, there are recommended self-study options provided (details below).

Learners will receive training in all the essential knowledge and skills required to satisfactorily achieve competency in observing and documenting the mental state examination (MSE).

As a nationally accredited course, it is audited to ensure it meets current industry expectations and reflects the latest evidence-based practice methods and knowledge, as well as industry best practice standards.

Part one (4 hours) provides an introduction to MSE, general appearance and behaviour, speech, mood and affect, perception.

Part two (4 hours) continues on to cover thought content, thought form/flow, insight, judgement, cognition.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom

2 four-hour sessions (total 7 hours course time).

7 hours additional activity after the workshops is also described (the course assessment estimated at 2-2.5 hours is included in the additional hours).

7-14 hours of active learning. (14 hours applies only when the statement of attainment is issued).

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: 10881NAT Course in Observing and Documenting the Mental State Examination - Course handout

Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Provision of a USI is a Federal Government requirement since 1 January 2015, for all participants of accredited training within Australia. To obtain a USI register as a student via www.usi.gov.au

It is imperative you read the Pre-course information booklet as it contains course pre-readings (e.g. clinical terminology; quick reference guide). The booklet provides details about the course, scope of practice, rights, responsibilities and other expectations associated with undertaking this course.

"Supervision is a designated interaction between two or more practitioners, within a safe and supportive environment, which enables a process of reflective, critical analysis of care, to ensure quality consumer services." (Clinical Supervision Guidelines for Mental Health Services, 2009).

This two-day workshop will prepare you for your supervisor role. It is designed for staff from all disciplines including non-clinical areas such as the peer workforce. During this workshop you will explore ways to enhance your supervisor skills using a variety of strategies and tools. Several high-quality skills demonstration videos are shown that model the core elements of good supervision practice. As you deepen your understanding of these elements you will have opportunities to practise delivering supervision that is culturally sensitive.

To be able to progress and enrol in this training you must pass a pre-enrolment screen that requires you to:

  • meet the minimum requirements to be a Supervisor as set out in the Clinical Supervision Guidelines for Mental Health Services 2009
  • achieve a minimum of 90% correct for twenty multiple choice knowledge questions.

There are resources provided to help you answer the questions.

This screen ensures that everyone who attends our QC4 Supervisor training comes with a similar understanding of the key concepts, regardless of previous experience and/or training in supervision.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face 2 full days 14:00

$500 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

Note: this course is a pre-requisite for those wishing to complete QC12 Supervising Supervisors.

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC4 Supervisor - Course handout

This four-hour workshop is part 2 of the foundational level supervisee training and builds on the topics introduced in part 1 - QC60 Introduction to Supervision (eLearning). 

Underpinned by the Queensland Health Supervision Guidelines for Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Services 2023, this course is for any staff who wish to learn how to engage in supervision to get the most value out of supervision and establish a strong working alliance with their supervisor. It may also help those who have had unhelpful supervision experiences bring greater structure to their supervision practice. This course is aimed at all disciplines and work roles. It is also essential pre-training for those wanting to become a supervisor and enrol in QC4 Supervisor training. See QC4 Supervisor or the supervision course relationships diagram for more information.

QC8 Supervisee (workshop) is available in both face-to-face and online formats. Refer to location/venue details for available sessions.   

Note: Completion of QC60 Introduction to Supervision (eLearning) is a pre-requisite before enrolling in this course.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face or Online Classroom (delivery mode specified in session listing) 4 hours 4:00

$125  per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC8 Supervisee – Course handout

 

This one day workshop aims to promote evidence-based clinical risk assessment and management practices that improve consistency in the assessment and management of consumer risks. The workshop provides participants with skills to gather and identify risk factors relevant to an individual, and complete an analysis of risks weighed against mitigating factors. Designed for mental health practitioners of all levels of experience, professionals from other services may also find this workshop highly relevant when working with people experiencing mental health problems.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face 1 full day 7:00

$250 per person

Queensland Health/ Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded) 

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC9 Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management- Course handout

Video link

This video introduces and describes the Queensland Health Violence risk assessment and management framework – mental health services (the Framework). The video presents information about the three-tiered approach to violence risk assessment and response within the Framework, the purpose and principles of the Framework, how the Framework will be implemented, and clinical roles and responsibilities.

The video runs for approximately 20 minutes.

A transcript of the video can be downloaded here.

This two day workshop builds upon the learning from QC4 Supervisor, providing a safe environment for participants to develop advanced skills in providing supervision to those who are supervisors. Outlining the components and stages of supervisory processes will guide the supervising supervisor to establish, negotiate, maintain and end a supervisory relationship, thus decreasing ambiguity and providing clarity for roles and outcomes. Supporting and strengthening consumer centred mental health services is the underpinning focus of supervision practices.

Along with pre-requisite training requirements; active, recent and long-term (over 1 year) experience of providing supervision is strongly recommended to be part of this advanced course.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 Face-to-face  2 full days  14:00

$500 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

 Fee Schedule.pdf

Note: QC4 Supervisor is a pre-requisite for those wishing to complete this course.

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC12 Supervising Supervisors - Course handout

This one-day course aims to provide clinicians with the core knowledge and skills required to undertake a comprehensive assessment with a person accessing mental health and related specialised services. Utilising a case-based approach, the course steps participants through identifying and gathering relevant information for each component of the assessment. Based on their clinical assessment of the case study, participants will then be guided through the development and documentation of a clinical formulation and management plan. This course focusses on the foundations of comprehensive assessment, formulation and planning for mental health, alcohol and other drugs service clinicians and is most suitable for clinicians in the early years of clinical practice or those wishing to refresh their practice.

Note: the course includes a formal online assessment which is completed by the participants after attending the one day course. Participants have two weeks to complete the assessment.

It is highly recommended that participants also complete an optional, complimentary eLearning course QC55 which focusses on clinical formulation and planning.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face 1 full day 7:00

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC14 Fundamentals of Assessment, Formulation and Planning - Course handout

(Refresher for QC9 Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management)

This 4-hour refresher course provides clinicians with an opportunity to update their risk assessment and management skills. It is an ideal opportunity to apply practical skills using a case scenario and is delivered via an online classroom using a Zoom meeting platform, making it accessible for people across Queensland. Learners will connect via a computer/laptop or other device to join the workshop – no travel necessary!

In addition to refreshing the thorough identification of risk factors, the course reinforces the importance of using informed professional judgement to develop risk summaries that effectively communicate the weighing up of identified risk and protective factors. The course uses comparative language and prevention-oriented approaches to formulation. There is a key emphasis on the development of treatment plans guided by the individual needs of the consumer, with a recovery-oriented approach.

Note: This course is not a substitute for attending the full day QC9 Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management. Participants are expected to have previously completed the QC9 workshop, or QC54 Foundations of Risk Assessment and Management eLearning, additionally have applied clinical practice knowledge.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom
Half day training 4:00

$125 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC19 Risk Refresher - Course handout

This course code selection is reserved for private and tailored training events in a half day format. Please only enrol where you have received marketing inviting you to attend a specific event – these deliveries are usually not on general offer. Marketing information provided will specify the course content relevant to your session, the location and any other special instructions.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 Face-to-face  Half day training  3:45  Fee Schedule.pdf

This course code selection is reserved for private and tailored training events in a full day format. Please only enrol where you have received marketing inviting you to attend a specific event – these deliveries are usually not on general offer. Marketing information provided will specify the course content relevant to your session, the location and any other special instructions.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 Face-to-face  1 full day  7:00  Fee Schedule.pdf

This one day course provides invaluable practical training for clinicians and professionals across all disciplines and experience levels, by enhancing interpersonal skills in creating a collaborative relationship with their client. The course explores the use of a person-centred approach in the development of the therapeutic alliance and provides opportunities to learn and practice skills based on contemporary empirically supported evidence. This course is ideal for anyone wanting to build strengths in communication practices and enhance clinical practice.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face 1 full day 6:00

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil 

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC23 Forming the Therapeutic Alliance - Course handout

This three-day train-the-trainer workshop is designed to allow clinicians to gain an understanding of the methodology for delivering the R and R2 course to consumers and clients in their service. The R and R2 course is a structured, manualised cognitive-behavioural therapy course which aims at implementing behavioural change and reducing recidivism. It is relevant to continuing care teams, community care teams, forensic mental health teams, prison mental health teams, and other youth and adult services who have a client base that may experience antisocial behaviours as a result of long term institutional care and/or correctional care.

 

A participant of this course will then be accredited to deliver the course to consumers.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 Face-to-face  3 full day  21:00

Nil - Applicable to Queensland Health Only 

Fee Schedule.pdf

Distinctly different to our other training courses, the QC31 SSYP course is aimed to target youth workers - It bridges the gap between clinical training and more general crisis support training.

This one day course is designed to provide participants with the skills to identify young people at risk of suicide and gain practical skills to ask directly about suicide.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Face-to-face 1 full day 7:00

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC31 Supporting a Suicidal Young Person (SSYP) - Course handout

(Adapted from QC9 Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management)

Delivered via online classroom, this two-session course aims to promote evidence-based clinical risk assessment and management practices that improve consistency in the assessment and management of risks in mental health.

Session One (4 hours) provides participants with skills to gather and identify risk factors relevant to an individual, by working through a case example.

Session Two (4 hours) will develop skills in weighing up risk factors, documenting these clearly in a risk summary, and developing individualised plans and interventions to address the risks.

Designed for mental health practitioners of all levels of experience, professionals from other services may also find this workshop highly relevant when working with people experiencing mental health problems.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom
2 four-hour sessions 7:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about the course content including anticipated learning outcomes, can be found in the QC9 course handout: QC9 Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management- Course handout

(adapted from QC14 Fundamentals of Assessment, Formulation and Planning)

Delivered via online classroom, this interactive course takes place over 2 two, four-hour sessions (session one and session two) making it accessible for clinicians across Queensland. Learners will connect via a computer/laptop or other device to join the workshop – no travel necessary.

The course aims to provide clinicians with the core knowledge and skills required to undertake a comprehensive assessment with a person accessing mental health and related specialised services. Focusing on the foundations of comprehensive assessment, formulation and planning for mental health, alcohol and other drugs service clinicians, the course is most suitable for clinicians in the early years of clinical practice or those wishing to refresh their skills.

Session one (four hours) utilises a case-based approach which steps participants through identifying and gathering relevant information for each component of the assessment.

Session two (four hours) utilises the case introduced in session one and draws upon learners’ clinical assessment of the case study. Learners are guided through the development and documentation of a clinical formulation and management plan.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom
2 four-hour sessions 7:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about the course content including anticipated learning outcomes, can be found in the QC14 course handout: QC14 Fundamentals of Assessment, Formulation and Planning - Course handout

This 3 hour course draws together elements from the former QC13 Capacity Assessment face-to-face workshop and QC40 Capacity Assessment Training and Advance Health Directives.

As well as incorporating recent updates, this course has been developed to provide a short and interactive skills workshop for assessing capacity in adults in mental health. The course will help you to understand:

  • capacity and consent, and the factors that impact on this;
  • how to document capacity; the ‘less restrictive way’ for providing consent to treatment (including use of Advance Health Directives);
  • and legislative frameworks to support capacity decisions and upholding the person’s human rights, particularly the Mental Health Act 2016 and Guardianship and Administration Act 2000.

Video scenarios are used to help you to apply the skills taught.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom 3 hour session 2.45

$125 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

(Adapted from the non-clinical intervention training QC31 Supporting a Suicidal Young Person)

Delivered via online classroom, this interactive course takes place over two, four-hour sessions (part one and part two).

Bridging the gap between clinical (mental health) training and more generalist crisis support training, this course will provide staff with increased confidence, tools and skills to support a suicidal young person.

Note: If you are a child and youth mental health practitioner and require more advanced clinical training, please refer to QC28/QC35 YEARS training.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Online Classroom 2 four-hour sessions 7:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This course has two versions. If you are looking for the Youth version of this course please scroll down or search for QC28.

QC2: EARS has been designed to develop core clinical competencies and practices that align with the training element of the Zero Suicide framework and is currently being rolled out across Zero Suicide sites across Queensland.

Designed in collaboration with the Gold Coast Hospital and Health service, EARS explores suicide risk and represents a philosophical shift in the treatment of suicidality within Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs services. This includes a shift away from a focus on prediction, towards a framework for prevention, and a shift away from clinician orientated treatment of illness, towards a collaborative process of engagement and care planning that conceptualises suicide as a behaviour that requires specific targeted intervention.

EARS presents a number of conceptual models for understanding suicidal behaviours that can be applied to individuals across the lifespan.

The blended learning course comprises of two components - beginning with eLearning modules (part 1), and concluding with a full day face-to-face workshop (part 2).

QC2 EARS is aimed at both new clinicians commencing clinical practice and experienced practitioners seeking to update and consolidate their practice framework with contemporary understanding of supporting suicidal people.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended
1 full day + 2 hours eLearning 8:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC2 Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People - Course handout

QC24 Working with Strengths in Recovery - Unavailable  

The Learning Centre is currently not delivering the workshops for this course as part of our routine calendar. However, if you would like to make a group booking, please contact us at QCMHLTraining@health.qld.gov.au .

This course is designed for Educators delivering or planning to deliver QC61 SRAM-ED workshops in local HHS services. Participants of the Train-the-trainer course must be committed to delivering a prescribed number of sessions determined by local staffing needs and provide documented evidence of these in reports to the primary stakeholder.

An Expression of Interest addressing selection criteria must be submitted in order to be considered for this course (see below). Alternatively Contact sramed@health.qld.gov.au for more information.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 2 hours eLearning + 1 day
9:00 Nil (internally funded, applicable to Queensland Health only)

More information about the course content, including the full list of learning outcomes, are available in the handout: QC25 Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in an Emergency Department Setting (SRAM-ED) - Train-the-trainer - Course handout

Expression of Interest

To be considered for this train-the-trainer you must be able to:

  1. Demonstrate some experience and knowledge in education or workshop facilitation.
  2. Demonstrate experience and knowledge in mental health and suicide prevention skills, and be willing to utilise trauma-informed principles within ongoing workshop deliveries.
  3. You must be committed to and supported by your HHS to delivering a prescribed number of sessions determined by local staffing needs and provide documented evidence of these in reports to the Learning Centre.
  4. Submit your expression of interest addressing selection criteria.

You will be notified when your submission is approved. At that time, access to the course will be made available to you.

Note: if you are interested in attending a local SRAM-ED workshop, please review the Learning Centre LMS calendar for sessions listed for your HHS. If not found, please contact your local trainer OR contact sramed@health.qld.gov.au. The Learning Centre does not manage local SRAM-ED workshop sessions.

This training course focuses on the knowledge and skills required to deliver safe group-based therapeutic interventions. The blended learning course comprises of two components - beginning with an eLearning module (part 1), followed by a full day face-to-face workshop (part 2). The course explores the following key issues around group facilitation in therapeutic contexts: safe group facilitation principles, structure of group sessions, management of group dynamics and process issues, and the role of the facilitator. The workshop focuses on consolidating theory and process through activities and experiential exploration, with a particular focus on the management of group dynamics and facilitation challenges.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 1 full day and 1.5 hours eLearning 7:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC27 Group Facilitation in Therapeutic Contexts - Course handout

The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning (Learning Centre) has for many years been a key source for suicide risk assessment training across Queensland, more recently being invited by a number of stakeholder groups to tailor the program with a focus on working with Youth. Thus when the major redevelopment of our core QC2 Suicide Risk Assessment course was being scoped, the parameters of the project were widened to allow for the development of QC28 Youth: Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People (YEARS).

The course will address youth specific developmental and systemic issues.

The blended learning course comprises of two components - beginning with eLearning modules (part 1), followed by a full day face-to-face workshop (part 2).

QC28 YEARS will be suitable for both new clinicians commencing clinical practice and experienced practitioners seeking to update and consolidate their practice framework with contemporary understanding of supporting suicidal people.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended
1 full day + 2 hours eLearning 8:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC28 Youth: Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People - Course handout

QC30 Violence Risk Assessment and Management is a blended training product. QC30 focuses on supporting clinicians’ working knowledge and application of the Tier 2 component of the Violence risk assessment and management framework – mental health services (the Framework). The three-tiered approach to violence risk assessment and management within the Framework is based on a formalised governance structure which supports clinician assessment and management of violence risk with their consumers.

QC30 has been designed to provide learners with the content and process knowledge they will need to complete Tier 2 violence risk assessment and management planning within the Violence risk assessment and management framework – mental health services.

Clinicians who have been identified as senior clinicians (with respect to violence risk) by their service should attend this training. Typically, senior clinicians have several years’ experience working in mental health, and have a good understanding of local policy and services.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 5.5 hours workshop and 4 hours eLearning 9:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about this course is available in the handout: QC30 Violence Risk Assessment and Management - Course handout

Video link

This video introduces and describes the Queensland Health Violence risk assessment and management framework – mental health services (the Framework). The video presents information about the three-tiered approach to violence risk assessment and response within the Framework, the purpose and principles of the Framework, how the Framework will be implemented, and clinical roles and responsibilities.

The video runs for approximately 20 minutes.

A transcript of the video can be downloaded here.

(Adapted from QC2 Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People)

Contemporary suicide prevention models will be presented to enhance understanding and responses to suicidal behaviours of individuals across the lifespan.

Session One (4 hours) develop a greater understanding of working with suicidal people and assessing risk and protective factors and implications for care planning.

Session Two (4 hours) develop skills in assessing suicidal intent and prevention-orientated risk summary and managing acute risk.

This course is aimed at both new clinicians and experienced practitioners seeking to update, refresh or consolidate their practice framework with suicidal people.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 2 four-hour sessions + 2 hours eLearning 9:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about the course content including anticipated learning outcomes, can be found in the QC2 course handout: QC2 Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People - Course handout

(Adapted from QC28 Youth: Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People)

Contemporary suicide prevention models will be presented to enhance understanding and responses to suicidal behaviours of children and young people. Participants will be provided with opportunities to consider the specific developmental needs of suicidal children and young people by working through relevant case examples within the sessions.

Session One (4 hours) develop a greater understanding of working with suicidal children and young people and risk and protective factors and implications for care planning.

Session Two (4 hours) develop skills in assessing suicidal intent and prevention-orientated risk summary and managing acute risk.

This course is aimed at both early career and experienced practitioners seeking to update, refresh or consolidate their practice framework for engaging with suicidal children and young people.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 2 four-hour sessions + 2 hours eLearning 9:30

$250 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

More information about the course content including anticipated learning outcomes, can be found in the QC28 course handout: QC28 Youth: Engage, Assess, Respond to, and Support Suicidal People - Course handout

Replaces QC50 SRAM-ED Foundation/QC51 SRAM-ED Advanced

The QC61 SRAM-ED course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of clinicians working in emergency departments with people presenting to ED in a suicidal crisis or who are at risk of suicide.

The blended learning course consists of a pre-requisite two-hour eLearning module that is followed by attendance at the applied skills-based workshop with a local accredited QC61 SRAM-ED trainer.

Workshop delivery mode may be face-to-face or online classroom as determined by your local trainer.
 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 Blended 2 hours (eLearning) + 2-3 hrs (face-to-face or online) workshop
 4:30

Nil (internally funded, applicable to Queensland Health only)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This course will be decommissioned on 29 March 2024

THIS TRAINING WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO GOLD COAST HHS STAFF UNTIL APRIL 2024.

Other Queensland Health and QAS staff are encouraged to enrol in the QC61 Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in Emergency Departments (SRAM-ED) training.

Gold Coast Suicide Prevention Pathway Training is a blended learning course comprising of four eLearning modules and a full day face-to-face workshop. This course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of clinicians working in a Gold Coast Mental Health Service to support their work with patients at risk of suicide. This training also supports the implementation of the “Suicide Prevention Pathway”. The four eLearning modules take approximately 30 minutes each to complete and are pre-requisites to attending the face-to-face workshop. This training is a modification of the Suicide Risk Assessment and Management in Emergency Department Settings (SRAM-ED) training. The training in the first 3 modules will make reference to Emergency Departments, however the skills are transferable to all settings. Module 4 specifically addresses the Gold Coast Suicide Prevention Pathway.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Blended 2 hours (eLearning) 2:00 Fee Schedule.pdf

This course is designed for individuals who wish to be appointed as an authorised doctor under the Mental Health Act 2016 and for authorised doctors who wish to refresh their knowledge of the Act. The course can also be used by other staff of authorised mental health services or anyone in the community who wishes to gain a detailed understanding of the Act. It should be noted, however, that the course focuses on the knowledge required to be an authorised doctor and does not cover all aspects of the Act.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 9 hours 9:00 None

This course is designed for individuals who wish to be appointed as an authorised mental health practitioner under the Mental Health Act 2016 and for authorised mental health practitioners who wish to refresh their knowledge of the Act.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 6 hrs 6:00 None

The purpose of the refresher course is to provide authorised doctors and authorised mental health practitioners with a refresher of their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 2016 (the Act). This course is shorter in nature than the full eLearning course and has an assessment component at the end of all seven modules. The course is designed to refresh your competence in understanding and complying with the Act. All modules are mandatory for everyone completing the course.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 3.5 hours 3.30 None

The Capacity Assessment Training and Advance Health Directive suite is designed to support clinicians to strengthen their understanding of capacity assessment and advance health directives in the context of the Mental Health Act 2016. A variety of activities, tools, resources and clinical scenarios are provided to support the application of knowledge and skills related to these areas. This suite is aimed at mental health clinicians and may be particularly useful for authorised doctors, psychiatric registrars, and authorised mental health practitioners.

A note on language: The language used throughout this training aligns to current legislation and policies. The Royal Commission into Violence, Neglect and Exploitation for People with Disability Final Report (October 2023) recommends changes to language and terminology which may be introduced in future updates of this training.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 eLearning  3 hours  3:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This Sensory Approaches training course is designed to provide an introduction to the use of sensory approaches in mental health settings. The course has been designed through collaboration between the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning (Learning Centre) and the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Sensory Approaches Clinical Collaborative. The package will provide you with an introduction to the use of sensory approaches and how they work, as well as some skills and techniques to begin to use sensory strategies in your contact with mental health consumers. We hope this training course will assist and enhance your clinical skills and benefit you, your service, and the consumers with whom you have contact.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 2 hours 2:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

As a clinician working in mental health it is important to know about cognitive functioning and how it can impact on day to day functioning. Cognitive deficits can significantly impact a person's ability to perform day to day tasks which can affect longer term recovery in areas such as work and relationships. This training course is designed to provide mental health clinicians with an introduction to the cognitive difficulties that people with a mental illness may face and identify some strategies and therapies that can support the person. This course covers three core topics, Cognition, Assessment and Intervention. The eLearning course is self-paced and is targeted to nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and medical staff working in mental health settings. The course is suitable for both experienced clinicians and those new to practice and takes approximately two (2) hours to complete.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 2 hours 2:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This course will build your skills in observing and recording information for a Mental State Examination (MSE) and is designed for practitioners working in mental health, alcohol and other drugs services. The content focuses on the foundations of a mental state examination and steps participants through identifying and gathering relevant information for each component of the MSE. On completion of this course, it is anticipated that you will be able to define and outline the structure of the core components of an MSE, accurately document what you observe in an MSE including the use of terminology, and identify and differentiate signs and symptoms within the various components of an MSE. Interactive learning activities provide you with opportunities to practice your observation and documentation skills. This course was initially produced through collaboration between the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning (Learning Centre) and the New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry (NSWIOP) but has recently been updated by Learning Centre clinical educators to incorporate the latest research and improve consistency in mental state examination assessments. We hope this six (6) hour training course will enhance your clinical skills and benefit yourself, your service and your consumers.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 6 hours 6:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

A police and ambulance intervention plan (PAIP) is a plan developed by mental health clinicians that provides specific information and strategies regarding a consumer to inform and assist the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to mediate a mental health event involving a consumer in the community.

 Important Update - November 2023.

Throughout  2023, the MHAOD Branch in collaboration with stakeholders from Hospital and Health Services (HHS), Queensland Police Service (QPS)  and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) is progressing work to revise and update the Police and Ambulance Intervention Plan (PAIP). The QAS have confirmed that they are withdrawing participation as a recipient of the Police and Ambulance Intervention Plan (PAIP) and it is now QAS's preference that their officers contact the QAS Mental Health Liaison Service for further advice at the time of care provision if required. 

You may email any relevant info to MentalHealthLiaison@ambulance.qld.gov.au. If it is an active call ask the 000 call taker if you can speak with the Mental Health Liaison Service; if they are available you will be transferred. 

When developing or reviewing a PAIP, information should be targeted to Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers to assist with effective engagement and support of mental health alcohol and other drugs consumers.   

The change will be reflected in revisions to the PAIP (to be renamed to Police Advice and Intervention Plan) that is currently underway. 

To get started, click on Module 1 below. Upon completion of the one (1) hour module you will need to complete a post-training evaluation to download your certificate.

 Delivery Mode  Duration  Hours of active learning  Cost
 eLearning  1 hour  1:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

The Cultural Capability for Mental Health eLearning module aims to provide mental health clinicians with a better understanding of the cultural needs and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The program embeds a recovery-focused, trauma-informed approach; identifies needs across the continuum of care, from emergency departments to community; and introduces participants to methods for applying a cultural lens in clinical practice, with an emphasis on culturally capable mental health assessment. This module gives you the basis to work on your life-long cultural learning journey.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 1 hour 1:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This course is designed to support mental health clinicians working with children and young people to understand what the ‘less restrictive way’ means within the context of the Mental Health Act 2016 and strengthen the ability to assess a child or young person’s capacity to consent to mental health treatment. A variety of tools and strategies to facilitate a child or young person’s ability to engage meaningfully in the process of decision-making are also showcased. 

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 3.5 hours 3:30

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

The QC54 Foundations of Risk Assessment and Management eLearning course supports clinician understanding of the principles of risk assessment and management planning in mental health, alcohol and other drug services. This eLearning course steps learners through foundations of risk assessment and management and includes topics such as defining and identifying risk across six domains; communication, collaboration, and documentation; risk prevention orientation and planning care for risk mitigation. Learning is supported by interactive multimedia stimulus materials. The resource hub provides extensive information and tip sheets, research reviews, and links to guidelines, policies and support service websites. All materials are designed to assist learners upskilling in prevention-oriented risk assessment and response, and in developing and documenting management plans in line with current and emerging Queensland Health mental health, alcohol and other drug practice and standards. This course is suitable as complementary learning for the face to face course Critical Components of Risk Assessment and Management (QC9), however, is not a compulsory component of that course.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 1.5 hours 1:30

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This eLearning course provides a comprehensive and interactive overview of the founding principles of formulation and intervention planning. Throughout the course the learner receives information which is then applied to a case study. The clinician’s thinking process is made explicit throughout the module, in order to support the learner’s own development.

In the Formulation section of the course, the 5P approach to formulation is described and then applied. A focus on understanding and describing links between various factors of the formulation is demonstrated in order to improve clinical understanding.

In the Intervention Planning section, the process of utilising a person’s individual recovery goals within a shared formulation, to co-create clinical goals and intervention strategies, is explained and examples provided. Foundational principles of intervention planning (e.g. SMARTER strategies) are also described and applied.

This course complements the face-to-face course QC14 Fundamentals of Assessment, Formulation and Planning, however is not a compulsory part of that course.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 3.5 hours 3:30

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

This eLearning is the pre-requisite course for both QC2: EARS and its youth specific counterpart (QC28: YEARS). In response to COVID-19 management plans which has temporarily shut down face-to-face training, the Learning Centre is currently making this online training available separate to the full courses. QC56 serves as an introductory course to orient learners to core clinical competencies and practices that align with the ‘train’ element of the Zero Suicide framework. It may be useful to any Mental Health, Alcohol of other Drug service providers.

Designed in collaboration with the Gold Coast Hospital and Health service, QC2 EARS and QC28 YEARS courses represent a philosophical shift in the treatment of suicidality within Mental Health Alcohol and Other drugs services. This includes a shift away from a focus on prediction, towards a framework for prevention, and a shift away from clinician orientated treatment of illness, towards a collaborative process of engagement and care planning that conceptualises suicide as a behaviour that requires specific targeted intervention.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 2 hours 2:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

NOTE: if you have previously completed QC2 or QC28 blended training, you have already completed this eLearning. However, you might find it useful to complete this eLearning as a refresher if it has been 12 months or more since last participating.

This eLearning course is designed to provide information to support clinicians working with consumers at risk of becoming violent or aggressive; and is based on Queensland Health policy, including the Violence risk assessment and management framework – mental health services (the Framework). It is useful to any clinician working with individuals who may be at risk for exhibiting violence or aggression.

Specifically, this course will furnish you with knowledge regarding practical elements of working with violence risk in a Queensland Health context including understanding how to apply the Framework, and how to use the Violence Risk Assessment and Management (V-RAM) tool. Key concepts related to the assessment of violence risk are covered, including the principles and components of information gathering (evidence based risk factors), collection of collateral information, information sharing, and strategies to overcome common barriers. Strategies for conceptualising assessment information are demonstrated, in order to write a useful risk summary. A suggested template is provided to help guide your thought process in the workplace. Risk management planning is covered next, discussing how to ensure risk management plans are linked to risk summaries, suggested intervention strategies for common violence risk factors, how to distinguish between long-term and short-term risk management strategies, consideration of referrals to specialist forensic services, and reassessment of risk. Throughout the eLearning course, vignettes are provided to illustrate the application of content.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 4 hours 4:00

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

Note: This eLearning is a component of the QC30 Violence Risk Assessment and Management training. Completion of this eLearning alone does not meet the recommended training for individuals taking on the responsibilities of a Senior Clinician (as defined by the Framework). The full training to support Senior Clinicians involves the subsequent completion of the face-to-face component of QC30, as well as in-service support. Go to QC30 Violence Risk Assessment and Management for more information.

The Developing Educators Program offers the fundamentals of training design, development, and delivery, for those providing education to the mental health, alcohol and other drugs workforce.

This program offers a growing collection of eLearning modules, videos, webinars, tools and templates, as well as other training materials to support Educators in their professional development pathway.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Various: eLearning, video, reading material and other resources Varies per item  Varies per item Fee Schedule.pdf

The QC60 Introduction to Supervision eLearning introduces the role of supervision in supporting ongoing professional well-being, skill development and enhanced outcomes for the people who receive our services.

The training has been developed using a universal and inter-disciplinary approach and is relevant for new and experienced supervisees, those transitioning into a supervisor role and those who want to update to contemporary practice. Importantly it is designed to be inclusive of all front-line and support roles, including administrative staff and peer workers.

Introduction to Supervision is underpinned by the Queensland Health Supervision Guidelines for Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Services 2023 and forms a base which will complement specialist training and educational resources in supervision, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reflective Yarning, the Lived Experience Peer Practice Supervision Framework.

While QC60 Introduction to Supervision eLearning may be completed as a stand-alone course for those who only require introductory training, this eLearning provides the critical underpinning required for the full suite of Learning Centre supervision training. invited to enrol in the Learning Centre's workshop, to further consolidate skills and your practice as a supervisee

Note: Completion of QC60 Introduction to Supervision and QC8 Supervisee are pre-requisites to those wishing to progress to the role of supervisor. See QC4 Supervisor for more information

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 1.5 hours 1.5 hours

$50 per person

Queensland Health/Queensland Ambulance Service - Nil (internally funded)

Fee Schedule.pdf

Note: this course is a pre-requisite for those wishing to complete QC8 Supervisee.

 The information in this course will be reviewed, updated and transitioned to the Clinical Excellence Queensland website.

The course will build your skills and knowledge of termination of pregnancy healthcare. It has been designed for all clinicians, healthcare practitioner students and staff who work in healthcare, with an emphasis on healthcare practitioners that do not normally provide termination healthcare.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning 2 hrs 2 hrs Free
Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Resource 6 hours
6:00 None

The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning has been involved in the development of this video Real Lives, Real People, Real Journeys. It showcases consumers, carers and mental health staff sharing their personal stories to promote an understanding of recovery.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Resource 20 minutes
0:20 None

This resource provides an overview of CYMHS philosophy and frameworks and addresses the first phase of Core Competency development in CYMHS in the areas of assessment, formulation and treatment planning. Each unit provides introductory theory via DVD presentations with accompanying PowerPoint notes and additional learning materials, including reflective exercises/clinical activities to consolidate learning.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Resource 2 - 4 hours per unit (6 units)
2 - 4 hours per unit (6 units) None
exclamation logo Please note that this resource makes reference to the Mental Health Act 2000. This resource will be updated in due course to align with the Mental Health Act 2016.

The handbook was developed in 2007, in consultation with consumers, service providers and carers through a partnership with the Mental Health Clinical Collaborative and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning.

The intention in compiling this resource was to provide an educational and personalised document for consumers and clinicians in adult inpatient mental health settings. It takes a recovery approach and contains a range of resource materials, good practice approaches, and worksheets that can be adapted to meet the individual needs of consumers.

This handbook was been designed for consumers to use independently or in collaboration with a health care professional to promote a shared understanding of the consumer's experience. The modular approach of the booklet is designed to allow the individual to move through the information at a pace suited to their own needs as well as provide a resource that extends beyond the inpatient facility.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Resource Self-paced activity Nil None

This online awareness package communicates the key issues addressed in the 2016 Sexual Health and Safety Guidelines for mental health, alcohol and other drug services. It is designed as a tool for Hospital and Health Services to use in the orientation of new staff as well as local training programs, especially those focusing on risk assessment, care planning and physical health.

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
eLearning Resource 30 minutes 0:30 None

Child Aware Practice

A course developed by Emerging Minds to enhance understanding about the impact of adult problems, including mental illness, AOD and family violence, on children and to support practitioners to think about children early in any contact with a parent. It ensures that families are supported to make and sustain changes so that they can better meet the needs of their children. It is interactive and features high-quality video scenarios that are partnered with a useful workbook. The workbook contains exercises, discussion starters and reflective questions that can be used in individual and group learning.

Delivery Mode Duration For more infomation or to enrol
eLearning 1.5 - 2 hours https://emergingminds.com.au/online-course/child-aware-practice/

Child Aware Supervision

This Emerging Mind’s course provides training for supervisors and team leaders in strategies that promote child and family-sensitive practices in their service. The course is an extension of the 'Child Aware Practice' course.

Delivery Mode Duration For more infomation or to enrol
eLearning 5 - 6 hours https://emergingminds.com.au/online-course/child-aware-supervision/

This program is made up of a series of webinars and two eLearning modules on topics such as assessment, formulation, diagnosis, care planning and care review.  The information contained in these recordings has been provided by Clinical Excellence Queensland, Insight, Dovetail and the Learning Centre.  Some of the recordings are informational while others demonstrate how to complete documentation, apply the principles of comprehensive care in multidisciplinary teams and provide comprehensive care in your practice. 

Delivery Mode Duration Hours of active learning Cost
Various: eLearning, video, reading material and other resources Varies per item
Varies per item None