Capacity Building

Injury Prevention Professional Development and Capacity Building Project

This project is a Department of Health WA funded initiative to provide professional development for people working in community safety and injury prevention in rural and remote areas. The Project aims to build the capacity of health professionals to deliver injury prevention and safety promotion messages to the community and to raise awareness of injury issues.

Activities include rural and remote link-ups, Westlink seminars, videoconferences and an annual conference in a regional centre. As part of the project, ICCWA holds quarterly teleconferences to network with people in the regions. People working in metropolitan and regional areas are encouraged to contact ICCWA to participate in these sessions.

Planning of videoconference seminars, workshops and the annual conference are already underway for 2009 and 2010.   For further information or to participate in this project by providing input into the planning of professional development, please contact Holly Scott on (08) 9420 7212 or email hscott@iccwa.org.au

A Way Through – Building Capacity of the Rural Workforce

ICCWA received funding from the Australian Government, Department of Health & Ageing National Rural Primary Health Projects Initiative to deliver this project to the South West region of Western Australia.  The A Way Through project provided a set of practical tools for health professionals to engage the communities they serve on mental health issues whilst improving their capacility for self care to reduce stress and professional burnout.

Project Objectives:

* To provide professional development and capacity building opportunities to health professionals;
* To develop the skills of health professionals to engage with consumers and communities on mental health issues;
* To develop health professionals’ capacity for self care and well being;
* To improve well being and mental health for both health professionals and the consumers and communities they serve; and
* To better support health professionals working in rural Western Australia.

FREE training was offered in a variety of locations throughout the South West to any health professional providing direct or indirect client service. 

 ‘The Map’ - Two day workshop

The Map was developed in 1999 by Roslyn Snyder, published in Journey to the Centre of Your Life – The Map.  While appearing simple and easy to understand ‘The Map’ is a powerful tool, which has been used in self-care, clinical practice and community development to name a few.  Read more

‘Compass’ – Two day workshop

‘Your Compass’ was developed in 2000 by Roslyn Snyder, published in Journey to the Centre of Your Life – Your Compass and asks the question – are you who you think you are?  Or who other people think you are?  Your compass is about identity formation and living authentically.  Read more