Mental Health Commission Training…..Geraldton….23rd – 24th February 2021

Valuable conversations:  Applying TICP and MI to alcohol use during pregnancy

 The Valuable Conversations training covers the following:

• Reflective practice to identify areas of practice that require development for improved client

engagement and outcomes.

• Trauma Informed Care and Practice (TICP) to consider the broader context in which alcohol

use may be occuring.

• Motivational Interviewing (MI) to develop compassion, acceptance, partnership and

evocation (Spirit of MI).

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention in the context of the National Strategic

Action Plan and a holistic prevention framework.

• Brief Intervention (BI) to combine course content with skills practice using the AUDIT-C and

‘Five As’.

This is not an introductory course to FASD and does not provide information on FASD diagnosis

or treatment.

Training dates and locations for Semester 1, 2021

• Geraldton: 23 – 24 February
• Bunbury: 16 – 17 March
• Karratha: 4 – 5 May

https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/media/3462/valuable-conversations-registration-form.pdf

.  https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/training-and-events/training-for-professionals/mental-health-training/