Working with women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Women’s Health West
The FARREP program at Women’s Health West is offering free professional development training to health professionals to build their capacity on the social, cultural and clinical needs of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). If you would like to request a professional development training session, please contact Samsam Geereh on (03) 9689 9588 or by email
Hepatitis B s100 Prescribers Course for GPs
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
This training will enable GPs to effectively diagnose, manage and treat chronic hepatitis B in the primary care setting. Successful completion of the training and assessment will accredit community-based medical practitioners to prescribe s100 highly specialised drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.
Date: 25 Feb 2018, 8.30 - 5.00pm
Venue: 17 Doveton Avenue, Eumemmerring VIC 3177
Cost: Free
Further information or to register
Working with Young People from Multicultural & Refugee Backgrounds – National Youth Settlement Framework
Centre for Multicultural Youth
Suitable for youth workers, case workers, social workers and anyone in community development working with young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
Date: 27 February 2018, 9.30 - 4.00pm
Venue: 304 Drummond Street Carlton, VIC 3053
Cost: $90
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Same issues, different context: East African women’s barriers to mental health care
The workshop is for psychologists and counsellors seeking a better understanding of the background and context in which East African women experience mental illness. This workshop is presented by Nadia Faragaab, a Somali youth worker and practising visual artist.
Date: 28 February 2018,10.30 - 12.30pm
Venue: Kathleen Syme Library Carlton
Cost: $170
Bookings and more info: contact Nadia on 0421 480 174 or email
Front of House: Working with people from refugee backgrounds
Foundation House
This workshop will focus on the journey and settlement issues for people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. It will also focus on identification, eligibility and access to health services in Victoria and will include information on language services and health literacy.
Suitable for all staff working in front line reception in public and private health services including general practice, dental, optometry and allied health services.
Date: 1 March 2018
Venue: Foundation House, 4 Gardiner St Brunswick
Cost: Free
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Blood Ties: Hepatitis B in our community
St Vincent’s Hospital & Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health
This workshop is designed for health workers to increase
• Knowledge and understanding of transmission, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B
• Knowledge on how to deliver appropriate health literate and culturally competent care to people affected by hepatitis B.
Date: 3 March 2018, 9.30 - 3.30pm
Registrations and more info
Refugee and asylum seeker experiences
Foundation House
This one day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to working with people from refugee backgrounds. Participants will gain knowledge of the context and experiences of people from these backgrounds, and explore ways of working together. The workshop will also explore positive working relationships and maintaining worker resilience in a challenging environment.
Date: 8 March 2018
Venue: Foundation House, 4 Gardiner St Brunswick
Cost: $250 (includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea)
More info and registrations
Health Literacy Masterclass: Using health literacy for health service improvement and community development
Deakin University Health System Improvement Unit
An intensive masterclass for managers, executives, health professionals, health planners, policy makers, researchers, and those active in health promotion and community services.
Date: 22nd and 23rd March 2018
Venue: Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2, 727 Collins Street Melbourne
Cost: $950 plus GST (includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea)
More info and registrations
Health Literacy four day course
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health
You will learn practical ways to improve health literacy at an organisational, systems and practitioner level. You will also undertake projects that activate knowledge and benefit your organisation.
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“Workplace rEvolution: Blueprints for a Diverse Tomorrow”
Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV)
The ECCV state conference will be held on 17 – 18 May 2018
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2nd Australia and New Zealand Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
The conference theme, Healing in Exile, will examine the most innovative and successful ways to support people from refugee backgrounds as they recover from trauma and resettle in their new context.
Date: 27-29 March 2019
Venue: Brisbane
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2018 Training Calendars
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