Core Training for Individual Health Practitioners

HCA Core Training Part 1 (CT1)

The HCA Core Training Part 1 (2-day) workshop provides skills training for clinicians, case coordinators and team leaders in how to use the HCA practice principles, essential techniques and 10 step decision framework in clinical practice. 

The CT1 workshop provides a mix of PowerPoint presentation, discussion, client cases, videos and practical exercises to teach the HCA approach. The workshops are facilitated by two highly trained HCA facilitators with clinical backgrounds. The facilitators make every effort to contextualise the workshop delivery to meet the needs of the participants according to their professional roles and backgrounds. 

Each participant is provided with a high quality spiral bound practice manual that acts as an ongoing reference and practice resource.

HCA run these workshops at various points throughout the year in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - click here to find out when the next one is being run nearest to you.

HCA Core Training Part 2 (CT2)

The HCA Core Training Part 2 (1-day) workshop builds on CT1 by further assisting clinicians to adapt the HCA approach to their particular role and clinical context. Essentially it is a troubleshooting workshop that review the CT1 content in greater depth and practices the most critical behaviour change processes. The aim of the workshop is to increase clinician confidence and enhance their skills in embedding behaviour change support in their usual clinical practice. CT2 also includes content and discussion on how to integrate the HCA approach into group education programs. 

The training format for CT2 is very flexible and allows participants to clarify principles, processes and techniques and to discuss their strengths and challenges in using the HCA approach in their work context. It provides participants with the opportunity to tailor the training content to their own needs.

A suggested timeframe for completion of CT2 is around 3-6 months after CT1.

CT2 workshops are run at various points in the year in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - click here to find out when the next one is being run nearest to you.

In-house Workshops for Organisations

The majority of the workshops we deliver are for organisations looking to train their staff members in this approach. We run these workshops throughout the year, Australia-wide and overseas. Please click here to find out more information on training and capacity-building options for organisations.