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Indigo Course List
- Adult Mental Health First Aid
- Anxiety & Depression ~ Building Resilience through Understanding
- Brain Bitz
- Communication Reminders and Boundary Setting
- Dealing With Verbal Abuse
- Dealing with Professionals
- Dual Diagnosis
- Future Planning
- Tools and Tips
- Walking on Eggshells
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Two session course
Provides you with information on different types of mental health issues including: depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders and the causes, symptoms and treatment options, including crisis management.
Anxiety & Depression ~ Building Resilience through Understanding
One Session course
Aims to focus on these prevalent mental health problems of anxiety and depression so that you may have a better understanding of what causes them, symptoms, and how to deal with, help and care for the person experiencing them.
Brain Bitz
Bust some myths, kill some stigma and get some basic information on: What is a mental health problem? Who gets it? How do you do get it? What can you do to help yourself? What can you do to help others? The main focus - depression and anxiety.
Communication Reminders and Boundary Setting
This workshop is a very good collection of things we probably know but need reminding of for our own safety and sanity and for the wellbeing of our clients. What is good to say.....what not to say....how to say?
Dealing with Verbal Abuse
Many people often believe that emotional abuse is not as serious as physical abuse. While it may not be causing damage that is visible, it is still very harmful to a person’s self-esteem, and is a serious matter that should be dealt with in the early phases before it escalates. This workshop is about identifying types of verbal abuse, recognising the effects, and providing some practical strategies to reduce escalation and keep you mentally safe!
Dealing with Professionals
Why do we sometimes feel like it is ‘us and them’? This workshop is about recognising our rights, our boundaries, and our limits when communicating with professionals in the medical and mental health system. It is about helping you to best help the consumer, the professional, and yourself.
Dual Diagnosis
Dual diagnosis means someone has both a mental illness and a substance use problem. Many people with alcohol and drug problems have a range of mental health problems at higher rates than the general community. This includes increased instances of anxiety and depression. The abused substance could be tobacco, prescribed medication, illegal drugs, or alcohol. This workshop is for family, friends and support people to gain an understanding of the issues of dual diagnosis and to gain some awareness of how to cope.
Future Planning
As Carers we sometimes forget that we might not be in a position to always be there! We might know that we are the best person for the job but this workshop is a start to thinking about finding and creating the best ‘Plan B’. This workshop offers things to think about and alternatives to consider.
Tools & Tips - New workshop
Aims to give Carers some tools and ideas to tackle tricky relationships! To maintain boundaries and sanity, to fit your life into your caring role! It hopes to help you deal with see-sawing emotions and look at dealing with things situation by situation.
Walking on Eggshells
Three session course
Dealing with conversations when relationships become tough .Mental illness has a similar effect as major trauma in the sense that trauma puts extreme pressure on consumers, carers and other family members and on their relationships. The effect on carers is often hidden and not acknowledged. Blame, guilt, grief, shame, and frustration are natural companions of the trauma of mental illness and can lead to major family difficulties. People are capable of generating practical ideas for the way to manage the issues of somebody with difficult behaviours due to their mental unwellness that will improve quality of life.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Two session course
Provides you with information on different types of mental health issues as they are experienced by youth,including: depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, self harm and substance abuse disorders, and the causes, symptoms and treatment options, including crisis management.
