​T³ó±ð Indigenous Risk Impact Screen (IRIS) is an evidence-based screening and brief intervention tool used for the early identification of substance use and mental health and emotional wellbeing worries.
The IRIS training will help health workers to identify and offer brief intervention for substance use and mental health worries. it was designed by and validated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Queensland Health). The training provides participants with the opportunity to strengthen their capabilities in brief intervention, particularly when working with Aboriginal people with co-occurring mental health and substance use worries.
The training will be delivered by La Trobe University over 2 days in non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas.
This training is fully funded by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Government for the alcohol and other drugs workforce in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and include people working in non-government services and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health. There may be some availability for people working in related sectors.
This training is targeted towards Aboriginal-Identified and non-identified Aboriginal Health Workers currently working in:
Expressions of interest for this training are currently open.
La Trobe University
Face-to-face over 2 days.
For further information please contact Taleah Reynolds, Priority Populations stream Administration and Research Support Officer, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University via email to t.reynolds@latrobe.edu.au.
