Arts Workshops

Free workshops for arts administrators, professional artists, hobbyists and the general public.

Overall subject matter covered will range from marketing to networking, resource sharing, strategic planning and gathering funding and sponsorship.

CWA Hall Landsborough Street South West Rocks

Workshop one: Wed 19th March 5.30pm-8.30pm

Cultural mapping activity: Explore the capacity of the community by identifying key resources, organisations and individuals who are based within and service the South West Rocks area.
Networking: Networking throughout the community, networking opportunities outside of the community, utilising new media for networking
Resource sharing: How to make the most of resources, locating and accessing resources
Grants and funding part one – sourcing information about grants and funding

Workshop two: Wed 16 April 5.30pm-8.30pm

Project development
Activity: Developing an idea
Brainstorming
Strategic planning
Establishing the budget
Measuring performance
Project management
Project management tools
Meeting funding requirements
Reporting & funding body expectations
Grants and funding part two
Appropriateness of funding sources
Submission writing
The role of current media in funding applications
Satisfying the funding criteria
Acquitting funding

Workshop three: Wed 21st May 5.30pm-8.30pm

Marketing fundamentals – the marketing mix: product, place, price, promotion, people and processes
The importance of developing an identity / brand : how to
Introduction to planning events

Contact Arts Mid North Coast to enrol for these workshops on 02 66589400 or Email arts@midcoast.com.au

TAFE Course

Dual Diagnosis Clients

Statement of Attainment in Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Work

Qualification: Statement of Attainment
Training Package: CHC02 Community Services
TAFE NSW course no: 3393

This course consists of a diploma level unit that applies to workers who provide immediate and ongoing support and intervention to dual diagnosis clients.

A “dual diagnosis” client is a person with both a substance abuse or dependency problem and a coexisting psychiatric disorder. All service providers in health, welfare and related fields are likely at some stage to come into contact with dual diagnosis clients.

This short course will be run as a series of four one-day workshops and will be delivered by Dr Frares Sumara (Addition Specialist) and Allen Anderson (Clinical Psychologist).

These workshops will cover general symptoms of mental health conditions, drugs and their effect and working with people who are Dual Diagnosis.

The workshops will look at the following mental health conditions:
· psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders co-occurring with substance-related disorders
· personality disorders seen in combination with substance-related disorders.

and the following drugs and their effects on co-morbidity (Dual Diagnosis)
- Alcohol & Effects of Ethyl Alcohol on Organ Function
- Benzodiazepines - Cannabis
- Ecstasy - Heroin
- Ice-Methamphetamine - Hallucinogens

Articulation: This course provides credit into other CHC02 Community Services Training Package courses.

Entrance Requirements: Year 10 and experience working in community services.

Unit: CHCMH8A Provide interventions to meet the needs of consumers with mental health and AOD issues.

Semester 1, 2008

Campus:
Kempsey Campus
58 Sea Street
West Kempsey NSW 2440

To enrol

Email an expression of interest by 20 March to Jodie Sherrin at: jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au or fax to the campus.

Start: Tuesday 25 March

Attendance: four, one-day workshops, 9am to 4pm, Tuesday 25 March, 1 & 8 April and Wednesday 9 April. You need to attend all workshops and complete the required assessment to be eligible to receive the Statement of Attainment.

Cost: This course is exempt from the TAFE fee.

Contact and more information:

Jodie Sherrin
Welfare Studies
Kempsey Campus
p: 02 6560 2916
e: jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au
or
Customer Service Centre
p: 131601
e: nci.courseinfo@tafensw.edu.au


DUAL DIAGNOSIS CLIENTS

Expression of Interest


I wish to express interest in attending the Dual Diagnosis Clients course (Statement of Attainment in Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Work).


Name:______________________________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Mobile:___________________________ Phone: ___________________________

Employer:___________________________________________________________



Fax to:
Jodie Sherrin, Kempsey Campus
(02) 6562 7415

or email to:
jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au

or post to:
Jodie Sherrin
Welfare Section
Kempsey Campus
PO Box 173
West Kempsey NSW 2440