Training Options for Organisations

The following list shows the professional development training options for clinicians and managers, plus additional capacity-building options for organisations looking to implement this approach into their programs and services. More details is provided by clicking on each of the sub-sections below.

1. Core Training Part 1 for clinicians (CT1): 2-day workshop
2. Core Training Part 2 for clinicians (CT2): 1-day workshop
3. Core Training for Managers (CTM): half-day workshop
4. Overview of the HCA Approach to Health Change (Overview workshop): 1-day workshop
5. Peer Leader Certification and Support Program (Peer Leader): clinician skills development support
6. Peer Leader Training Certification and Support Program (PLT Program): train-the-trainer format for in-house delivery of CT1
7. Consultancy

1. 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 discussion 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.

Details: 

• Timings: 8.30am-5pm each day, registration at 8.15am first day
• 24 participants maximum (note:exercises are conducted in pairs)
• Run on Mon/Tues or Thurs/Fri
• Suitable for all health professionals, case managers and team leaders

2. 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. 

Details:

• Pre-requisite: HCA CT1
• Suggested timeframe: 3-6 months after CT1
• Timings: 8.30am-5pm, registration at 8.15am
• 24 participants maximum (note: exercises are conducted in pairs)

3. HCA Core Training for Managers (CTM)

The HCA Core Training for Managers workshop presents an overview of the HCA Model of Health Change and the training provided to clinicians in CT1 workshops. The workshop includes discussion of the common challenges and opportunities associated with implementing health behaviour change support in clinical practice and programs. 

Managers are invited to raise issues and concerns for discussion with their peers. The HCA approach often represents a change in the way that clinicians practice. In addition to requiring clinicians to learn and practice new skills, implementing the HCA approach may require change to paperwork and/or data collection systems, reflection on key performance indicators and allocation of time and human resources to skills development, systems integration and capacity building.

Details:

• Recommended attendees: team leaders, program managers, middle to senior-level managers
• Please note: for those managers who also have a clinical load, this workshop does not teach skills. Therefore, in some instances it may be appropriate for those individuals to attend a CT1 workshop.
• Timings: can be altered to suit (3 1/4 hours content to be retained)
• No maximum number of participants

4. Overview of the HCA Approach to Health Change (Overview)

Overview of the HCA Approach to Health Change is a one-day workshop designed to provide a fast-paced insight into the practice principles, essential techniques and decision framework of the HCA approach. The workshop includes PowerPoint presentation, discussion, several videos and two practical skills-development exercises for participants to practice two critical techniques. It does not provide the in-depth skills training incorporated in the CT1 workshop nor allow practice of all of the essential techniques. 

Details:

• Timings: 6 hours including breaks (4 1/2 hours content)
• Timings can be altered to suit: 9.30am-3.30pm as a guide
• Maximum number of participants: 50

5. HCA Peer Leader Certification & Support Program (Peer Leader)

The HCA Peer Leader Certification & Support Program provides active support for a small number of key clinicians within a team, program or organisation to promote sustainable skills development in staff that have completed at least HCA Core Training Part 1(CT1).

HCA Peer Leaders have ongoing access to informal support from HCA senior trainers for organisational capacity building. They are also provided with access to the HCA On-line Practitioners' Guide & Learning Tool. 

HCA Peer Leaders are mentored by HCA to:

1. Develop their knowledge and skills in using the HCA Model of Health Change to a sound level of competency.
2. Plan and provide skills development and program implementation support to staff within their organisation that have attended CT1.
3. Provide short overview presentations of the HCA approach to staff within their organisation.

Requirements:

1. Pre-requisite: HCA CT1 and CT2 (CT2 should have been attended within the previous 12 months).
2. Attendance at a one-day Peer Leader training and planning workshop delivered in-location for the organisation.
3. Completion and submission of HCA-related skills development exercises.
4. Attendance at three follow-up coaching teleconference calls to report and review progress and troubleshoot challenges. 

Details:

• Timeframe: One-day workshop, skills development exercises and follow-up coaching teleconference calls to be completed within a 6 month timeframe
• Ongoing certification requires HCA Peer Leaders to attend an HCA CT2 workshop every 12 months
• Suggested minimum number of Peer Leaders per group: 4
• Maximum number of Peer Leaders per group: 8
• Program coordinators are encouraged to attend the one-day planning workshop to support Peer Leaders and provide support from an administrative/management perspective
• Suggested ratio of Peer Leaders to HCA-trained clinicians: 1 to 12

6. HCA Peer Leader Trainer Certification and Support Program (PLT Program)

The HCA Peer Leader Trainer Certification and Support Program (HCA PLT Program) provides a licenses train-the-trainer model for a team of internal clinician trainers to deliver HCA Core Training Part 1 within the licensed organisation. A minimum PLT training cohort of four clinicians and/or trainers is recommended. 

The HCA PLT Program provides support to Peer Leader Trainer (PLT) candidates, both before and after they attend a five-day intensive train-the-trainer module.

The Peer Leader Trainer option requires a significant investment of time, financial and human resources and would only suit organisations with more than 100 staff to train plus a strong commitment to embed the HCA approach within programs and services.

Requirements:

1. Pre-requisite: attendance as a participant at HCA-delivered CT1 and CT2 (CT2 should have been attended within the previous 12 months)
2. Completion and submission of HCA-related skills development exercises
3. Attendance as an observer at an additional HCA-delivered CT1 workshop to observe and discuss training delivery methods
4. A significant amount of self-directed study and team-based practise of workshop content delivery
5. Attendance at a five-day intensive train-the-trainer module delivered in-location for the organisation
6. Attendance at a number of scheduled teleconference calls to report and review progress and troubleshoot challenges
7. Supervised and assessed delivery of PLT-delivered CT1 workshop
8. Ongoing submission of PLT-delivered workshop evaluation data to HCA
9. Annual attendance at either an HCA-delivered CT1 or CT2 workshop
10. Re-certification at 3 years requires attendance at an HCA-delivered CT1 workshop plus attendance at a one-day PLT refresher workshop (on consecutive days)

Consultancy

HCA provides a range of consultancy services to assist organisations to integrate health behaviour change support into clinical practice and programs. Please contact us for more information. 

Pricing

Please contact us for 2012 pricing.

Documentation for Workshop Organisers

Costs & Admin Guidelines	For all HCA workshops	(download)
Catering Guidelines	For all HCA workshops	(download)
Timetable	HCA Core Training Part 1	(download)
Timetable	HCA Core Training Part 2	(download)
CPD Points - details for claiming	HCA Core Training Part 1	(download)
CPD Points - details for claiming	HCA Core Training Part 2	(download)