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

Train‐the‐Trainer WorkshopsTwo Train‐the‐Trainer workshops were conducted in the first half of 2010. The first workshop tookplace in March 2010 and was attended by 8 school psychologists and 1 Health and PhysicalEducation teacher who is also a Student Well‐Being and Transition (SWAT) Coordinator from theDepartment of Education (DOE; see table 1). It is important to note that 2 of the new trainers(Renee Dobra and Robyn Green) are from the Pilbara Education District, which previously did nothave any Aussie Optimism Trainers. Aussie Optimism now has trainers in 12 out of the 14 districts inWestern Australia.Table 1: Train‐the‐Trainer attendees March 2010Trainer Position Districts/affiliationsSally ArmstrongCheryl ChapmanJane LindesayErin PrattRenee DobraRobyn GreenLisa PesickDebbie HarrisonBruce CoulterSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSchool PsychologistSWAT Coordinator/ H&PETeacherSchool PsychologistKimberley DistrictSwan DistrictMid West DistrictMid West DistrictPilbara DistrictPilbara DistrictFremantle‐Peel DistrictFremantle‐Peel DistrictWarren‐Blackwood DistrictThe second Train‐the‐Trainer workshop took place in May 2010 and was specifically designed forexisting trainers to become accredited for PTS. Five trainers attended this workshop – see table 2 forlist of attendees.All trainers have been supplied with a training kit and the resources and manuals to provide trainingto the teachers in their districts. All trainers (in Western Australia) will be paired with a universitybasedtrainer to conduct their first workshop and receive ongoing support via phone and e‐mail.Evaluation of the Train‐the‐Trainer WorkshopsThe March 2010 Train‐the‐Trainer workshop was evaluated in terms of meeting the needs of thenew trainers for information, skills, and knowledge. The participants’ satisfaction and overall ratingwas 4.50 (on 5‐point scale), indicating a “good” to “very good” level of satisfaction (see table 3 formore information).5 | P age