Training
Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury’s training team provides a range of courses developing awareness, skills and knowledge for issues that are of concern in the community as well as the corporate world. In addition to training our volunteer telephone crisis supporters, our tailored and revised Accidental Counsellor course addresses the uncomfortable topics of crisis and suicide. Participants of this workshop will learn to RECOGNISE a person in crisis, RESPOND in a compassionate manner and REFER to ongoing support.
Accredited Training Courses
Telephone Crisis Supporter Training
The Telephone Crisis Support Training Course is based on adult learning principles and experiential learning.
DV-alert Training
Lifeline is providing a Domestic Violence Response Training program called DV-alert which provides skills to recognise, respond and refer cases of domestic and family violence.
Community and Corporate Training Courses
Accidental Counsellor
This 4-hour workshop teaches the core skills necessary to engage with someone who is struggling to cope with their day to day life due to stress, mental health issues, DV, or other crises. We offer monthly community sessions of the workshop which are open to the public and can be booked via the links on our website. For organisations, we offer a tailored version of the Accidental Counsellor workshop. Please find further details on the corporate training page.
Dare to Ask
This 2-hour course teaches practical ways to help a friend, family member or co-worker. It deals directly with the topic of suicide and is designed to equip individuals with the ability to recognise when it is necessary to ask whether someone is thinking about suicide, respond with the appropriate skills and refer to relevant help.
For further information on how Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury can assist your organisation with your training needs, and how we can tailor training solutions to your organisation’s situation, please contact our Corporate Training Team via email (click here) or on (02) 9498 8805