Mental health commission report July 2010 - June 2011 [.pdf]

Appendix AAussie Optimism Updates Newsletter 2010Implementation workshopsThirty-five workshops were run by Aussie Optimism trainers between January to December 2009.A total of 398 teachers, school staff and psychologists were trained in Western Australia and Queensland.Five workshops were run by the Non-government schools psychological service, with 49participants. Table 1 shows the distribution of workshops.Table 1. Teacher Training Jan 2009 – December 2009Social Life Skills Optimistic Thinking Skills Positive Thinking SkillsDistrictNumber ofworkshopsNumber ofparticipantsNumber ofworkshopsNumber ofparticipantsNumber ofworkshopsNumber ofparticipantsCurtinUniversityNon-GovernmentPsychologicalService1 40 1 391 3 4 463 39Canning - Peel 2 21KimberleyNarroginBunbury /Warren -Blackwood2 10 2 9Queensland 1 8 1 7Brisbane 3 28 1 3Midlands 3 27Swan 3 46Midwest 2 27 2 28West Coast 2 17 2 20Total 19 207 13 152 3 39