As a recognized specialist in torture and trauma services ASeTTS role is to support both individuals and organisations who work with communities from refugee backgrounds.ASeTTS offers high quality professional development across a diverse range of sectors for example teachers, social workers, health workers, GPs, counsellors and youth workers.ASeTTS training is suitable for all organisations from NGO’s, state and local government and the private sector. ASeTTS training programs are designed to equip workers with the awareness, knowledge and skills that will enable them to provide effective, culturally sensitive and quality services for people from refugee backgrounds, their families and communities.All Job related training booked by individuals is fully tax deductible
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TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS
ASeTTS can bring training to your workplace.
OPTION 1 - TRAINING PACKAGES AVAILABLE
- Approaches for Working with Refugee Youth (Full day)
- Cross-Cultural Counselling Approaches to Working with Refugee Survivors of Torture and Trauma (Full Day)
- Good Food for New Arrivals (Half Day)
- Introduction to ASeTTS (1 hour)
- Orientation to the Refugee Experience (Half Day)
- Surviving Vicarious Trauma (Half day)
- The Refugee Experience & Domestic Violence (Half day)
- Trauma and Ageing Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Older People Who Have Experienced Trauma (3 hours/ 2 hours depending on target audience)
- Using Interpreter Services in the Workplace (Half Day)
- A Weapon of War: Sexual Violence (Half Day) (Available from September 2010)
- What is Cultural Competency and Why Do I Need It? (Half Day)
Training for Schools
- Jungle Tracks (Full Day)
- Orientation to the Refugee Experience for Schools - for students (1 hour)
The Following Fees are charged for the above workshops:
NGOs |
Government & Universities |
Private Sector |
|
| One Hour | $150 | $180 | $200 |
| Half Day | $700 | $900 | $1,200 |
| Full Day | $1,500 | $1,500 | $2,000 |
NB: Additional costs may include:
- travel outside Perth Metropolitan Area
- weekend booking surcharges apply
OPTION 2 - CUSTOMISED TRAINING
Customised training can be designed for your organisation. A minimum of two weeks booking notice is required for tailored training requests. Fees apply for the length of the training along with a fee for tailoring.
TRAINING REQUESTS
To request training for your organisation click here.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Applies to Option 1 - Training Packages and
Option 2 - Customised training.
CALENDAR WORKSHOPS
Semester two 2010 calendar
Upcoming Workshops, July- August 2010
Cross-Cultural Counselling Approaches to Working with Refugee Survivors of Torture and Trauma (flyer)
This workshop will provide you with additional knowledge and skills for cross-cultural counselling practice when working with survivors of torture and trauma and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. You will gain knowledge of the effects of trauma and skills and approaches to working with traumatised clients
Date: 28 July, Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: NGO/ASeTTS’ Members - $250 Govt/Private - $300, Students - $200.
Approaches for Working with Refugee Youth (flyer)
Explore the impacts of trauma on children and adolescents and be better equipped to work with them using some current ‘best practice’ and ‘strengths based’ models that have international recognition.
Date: 4 August, Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: NGO/ASeTTS’ Members - $250 Govt/Private - $300, Students - $200.
Orientation to The Refugee Experience (flyer)
Enhance your knowledge of ‘the refugee experience’ and the framework used by ASeTTS to develop an understanding of the psychosocial impact of torture and trauma.
Date: 12 August, Time: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Cost: NGO/ASeTTS’ Members - $150 Govt/Private - $200, Students - $100.
Good Food for New Arrivals (flyer)
What are the food and nutrition issues for newly arrived refugees? This workshop explores these and ways to address them..
Date: 24 August, Time: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Cost: NGO/ASeTTS’ Members - $150 Govt/Private - $200, Students - $100.
Jungle Tracks (flyer)
Jungle Tracks uses stories to promote hope and empowerment and aims to assist refugee children through the recovery process. This workshop is designed for counsellors, teachers and others who work with children and who are interested in applying the storytelling approach in their work with child trauma survivors. It also includes a Jungle Tracks kit, 5 stories and a facilitator handbook.
Date: 26 August, Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: NGO/ASeTTS’ Members - $250 Govt/Private - $300, Students - $200.