Core Training

• Information workshop: 10 July 2025 - 13:00 to 15:00, online
• 1st group: 22 and 23 September 2025, Wesenufer
• 2nd group: 14 and 15 October 2025, Vienna
• 3rd group: 20 and 21 October 2025, Wesenufer
• Conclusive workshop (for all groups): 31 October 2025 - 09:00 to 11:00, online

OBJECTIVES

1. Foundational Mental Health Competencies

• Apply essential helping skills such as active listening, empathy, and de-escalation.
 
• Demonstrate cultural and diversity awareness.
 
• Enhance mental health literacy and risk assessment skills.
 
• Engage in evidence-based psychoeducation and mental health promotion.
 
• Prioritise self-care and support colleagues.
 
• Support recovery-oriented approaches.

2. Intersectoral Collaboration and Communication

• Understand roles across sectors and local care systems.
 
• Facilitate safe and effective referrals.
 
• Collaborate with professionals across sectors.

• Contribute to service improvement through shared best practices.
    

3. Systems Thinking and Sustainable Practices

• Apply systemic thinking to mental health services.

• Identify opportunities for capacity-building and continuous learning.
 
• Advocate for sustainable actions across sectors.

TOPICS COVERED

Day 1:​

• Module 1: Introductions and setting the stage for mental health needs and gaps​

• Module 2: Multidisciplinary approach and foundational helping skills​

• Module 3: Mental health literacy and understanding risk factors​

• Module 4: Risk assessment and roles in early intervention​

Day 2:​

• Module 5: Navigating wider support and care systems​

• Module 6: Referring and helping individuals navigate services​

• Module 7: Collaborating with professionals across sectors​

• Module 8: Final reflection and application in participants’ workplaces​

Selective modules:​

• Culture and Diversity Awareness​

• Making evidence-informed impact​

• Supporting Recovery​

• Interprofessional values and ethics​

Detailed programme will be published shortly