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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Following the success of our Leadership Management Development Programs, PRIMEXL has restructured the delivery of our Professional Development workshops to capture the potential that every individual can obtain regardless of whether one is in a leadership role.

At PRIMEXL, we firmly believe that each and every individual within an organisation has the potential to play the role of a leader somewhere in their lives; be it within their workplace a manager or a co-worker or in their personal lives as a friend or a parent.  

There are many components or traits of being a successful individual and leader.  The PRIMEXLLeadership Development Model assumes that leadership development starts with critical communication skills, this leads to enhancing self awareness, social awareness and social management skills and capabilities and expands to leading others and effectively building high performance teams. 

We recognise that every individual has their own innate strengths and skills and as such there are no prerequisites to attending any of our professional development workshops. 

That said, the collection of workshops offered have been specifically selected and structured to allow participants wanting to undertake the entire series to benefit and effectively build and develop the skills that would be imparted from a structured leadership management development program.

At PRIMEXL , our workshops utilise adult learning principles as a basis to maximise participants learning and understanding. Our workshop facilitators are tertiary qualified, most at Post Graduate or Masters level and have specialised expertise in their area of training.

Our facilitated workshops are highly practical with an emphasis on the transference of knowledge and skills to enable sustained behavioural changes.  Feedback from past participants not only report an excellent learning experience but equally a fun, friendly and safe learning environment.

CLINICAL WORKSHOPS

PRIMEXL will continue to offer specialised Clinical Workshops for professionals and practitioners within the helping profession, details of which are also outlined below.

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Public Workshop

Calendar 2009

Critical Skills
Influential Communication
Communicating Through Conflict

Self Mastery - Developing the Self & Understanding Others
Understanding Personalities through the MBTI
Master Self - Influence Others with the Power of EQ
Leadership Essentials

Leadership Excellence - Leading the Self & Leading Others
Coaching
Managing Team Performance
Creating a High Performance Team

Clinical Toolbox
Acute Trauma Counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Introductory
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Advanced
Critical Incident Stress Management - CISMFA ACCREDITED
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Schema Focused therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy- Introductory

Solution Focused Brief Therapy- Advanced

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2009 Professional Development Workshops


Professional Development Workshops

Critical Skills

Critical skills refer to a set of fundamental communication skills required to build effective relationships in any organisational or personal setting.

These skills are essential for the development of every leader to advance in their interpersonal relationships with others.

Influential Communication
Tuesday, 17th February
  Thursday, 11th June
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$385.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

This workshop assists you to communicate clearly for results. Many of us know what we want, but we don’t have the tools to effectively convey our message. By understanding our fears and barriers and by knowing our communication style and our audience we can overcome the obstacles to create influence and success.

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will :

  • Understand the key blockers of assertiveness
  • Understand the key elements of assertive communication
  • Identify the most appropriate forms of communication to be used and identify times when it's important to be assertive
  • Identify strategies for influencing change
  • Understand power - position power, personal power, respect, leadership and followship

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Communicating Through Conflict
Wednesday, 11th March
  Wednesday, 17th June
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$385.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

Conflict is a part of everyday life and learning how to manage it effectively ensures success and has long term effects on personal and organisational growth. This workshop gives you confidence to manage conflict effectively and gives you the skills to negotiate successfully to get your needs met.

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Understand motivating factors behind conflict
  • Identify strategies for dealing with emotions
  • Understand how to achieve shared understanding
  • Understand Win/win outcomes through communication and negotiation
  • Identify strategies for managing conflict

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Self Mastery - Developing the Self

& Understanding Others

The aim of Self Mastery is to raise your understanding of yourself, your personality, your preferences and your values in addition to understanding these components in others.

The workshops in this series are aimed at raising your level of self awareness into how you currently operate and experience the world while developing your appreciation and understanding of how others function, particularly those with opposing preferences.  

It is this insight coupled with the practical tools and strategies imparted through the workshops that will go on to create opportunities, greater success and satisfaction as an individual and as a leader.

Understanding Personalities Thrugh the MBTI
Thursday, 26th March
  Thursday, 6th August
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$435.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

In this workshop you will take the Myers Briggs Type Indicator Inventory and explore your own personality type and learn the skills to maximise relationships more effectively by understanding yourself and others. For those who have already taken the inventory, this workshop is designed to give a deeper insight into your personal preferences which will arm you with strategies and insights to improve your personal productivity.

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Develop a deeper understanding of personality type theory
  • Develop a deeper understanding of others personality types
  • Identify and explore strategies for functioning outside of your type preference
  • Understand the application of personality type theory within teams in the workplace

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Master Self - Influence Others with the Power of EQ
Tuesday, 5th & Wednesday, 6th May
  Tuesday, 18th & Wednesday, 19th August
Duration: 2 days
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$815.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

This powerful two (2 day) workshop will advance your understanding of workplace relationships.  By deepening your level of self awareness, enhancing your capacity for self management, social awareness and social management, you will learn to apply the four pillars of Emotional Intelligence.  Putting EI to work will transform your interpersonal effectiveness in every aspect of your life.

To sustain the positive changes gained in the workshop, participants will undertake the BarOn EQ-I assessment.

Benefits associated with the BarOn EQ-I are numerous and include:

  • The BarOn EQ-I is the first scientific measure of emotional intelligence
  • It helps to identify skills in people management and leadership capability
  • Highlights an individual’s emotional and social strengths and weaknesses. Once the areas of improvement have been identified, individuals can immediately begin exploring and developing those areas.  At the same time, areas where an individual excels can be used to their full potential to maximise effectiveness in daily tasks

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Deepen your level of self awareness, enhancing your capacity for self management, social awareness and social management
  • Understand Bar-On’s 15 key components of Emotional Intelligence
  • Gain insights into your EQ strengths and development areas
  • Understand how leadership styles affect the self/others and productivity
  • Create a personalised EQ development plan

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Leadership Essentials
Wednesday, 20th May
  Tuesday, 8th September
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$385.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

This workshop explores the roles and responsibilities of a leader with particular focus on empowerment, innovation and delegation.  The workshop aims to raise your awareness into the different styles of leadership and develops your ability to integrate these styles to varying situations.

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Explore the roles and responsibilities of a leader
  • Explore levels of delegation and empowerment
  • Understand the role of leaders in managing & encouraging teamwork and innovation
  • Identify the best ways of achieving organisational alignment
  • Identify and understand the different styles of leadership

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Leadership Excellence - Leading the Self

& Leading Others

Leadership excellence offers a set of highly specialised leadership enhancement workshops that equip participants with the specific skills and knowledge required to harness both individual and group potential.

Coaching
Tuesday, 9th & Wednesday, 10th June
  Tuesday, 20th & Wednesday, 21st October
Duration: 2 days
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$595.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

This highly practical workshop will equip you with a proven coaching framework that will give you the skills to optimise the potential of your work team.

Coaching is one of the key roles that supervisors and managers need to master in order to maximise the effectiveness of their staff and the organisation as a whole.  Coaching is a means to harness everyone’s energy and direct it in line with the vision and mission of the organisation.  It creates a powerful and creative alliance between organisations and its best assets – its staff.

 

Learning Objectives

This workshop will equip you with:

  • The internationally renowned Solution Focussed Coaching (SFC) Framework
  • The tools to identify your staff’s unique strengths and resources
  • The tools to leverage your staff’s strengths to enhance productivity in the workplace

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Managing Team Performance
Wednesday, 29th July
  Wednesday, 4th November
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$385.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

Is your team functioning at its absolute best? This workshop looks at strategies to create team alignment, shared vision and goals. The workshop will also examine team dynamics and how to maximise team performance. 

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Understand team alignment, shared vision and goals
  • Identify and understand motivation and factors that influence performance
  • Identify strategies for maximising performance in the workplace
  • Understand the link between feedback and performance
  • Understand and apply the performance feedback framework
  • Develop skills to manage team conflict
  • Understand how to managing group personality styles

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Creating a High Performance Team
Wednesday, 12th August
  Tuesday, 17th November
Duration: 1 day
Time:
9am to 4pm
Venue: 

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Cost: 

$385.00 (inc. GST) per person

Life Styles Inventory: $550.00 (inc GST) per person


Overview

This workshop has been designed to provide you with the knowledge, understanding and tools to develop your team to become a high performing team.

Recommended - Life Styles Inventory

To maximise the benefit and extent of insight gained from the workshop, we strongly recommend that all participants to this workshop undertake the Human Synergistics Life Styles Inventory (LSI).

The LSI identifies the underlying thoughts and motivations that guide an individual’s behaviour.  Often referred to as personal styles, management styles and leadership styles these represent the essence of an individual’s effectiveness. 

For an additional investment of $550.00 this inventory can be completed prior to attending the workshop and is inclusive of a comprehensive report and a 1.5 hour one on one coaching session.

 

Learning Objectives

During this workshop you will:

  • Identify the five (5) key elements of a high performance team
  • Understand and utilise the Life Styles Inventory to identify current team role behaviours
  • Identify gaps and establish preferred team role behaviours
  • Align and match job tasks to your individual team members’ preferences to increase team engagement and performance

 

For more information please contact PRIMEXL on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Clinical Toolbox

Acute Trauma Counselling
Tuesday, 31st March
  Wednesday, 2nd December
Duration: 1 day
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$253.00 (inc. GST) per person


Overview

In the aftermath of potentially traumatic incidents, such as major accidents, criminal victimisation or community disasters, there is an increasing demand for the attention of a range of professionals to meet the emotional needs of those affected.  The result of this trend has lead to an insistence for immediate ‘trauma counselling’ for those involved. However some requests for professional intervention, often fuelled by media coverage and naive community expectations, have proven to be far from helpful.

“Good intentions don’t always result in good practises”. This workshop will cover the principles, processes and strategies of an acute counselling role in meeting the immediate needs of individuals affected by traumatic events.

Learning Objectives

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Differentiating between stressful reactions and traumatic reactions
  • Assessing the needs of individuals involved in a critical accident
  • The keys to effective trauma counselling
  • Pitfalls to avoid in a trauma counselling role
  • Using effective and appropriate approaches to acute trauma counselling
  • Trauma counselling after major emergencies and disasters
  • Ethical issues in crisis counselling

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thursday, 19th March
Thursday, 20th August
Duration: 1 day
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$253.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

This one day course will provide an introduction to the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).   It assumes prior experience in the fields of counselling or psychotherapy but does not require other specific knowledge. By the end of the day participants will be in a position to begin to use the principles of this approach with their clients.

Outcomes

At the completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

  • Carry out a CBT assessment to derive a formulation and treatment plan
  • Formulate the presenting problem in the ABC model
  • Understand the link between cognition and behaviour
  • Understand ways to refute irrational beliefs
  • Set appropriate homework tasks
  • Evaluate client progress

Who Should Attend

Some prior knowledge of counselling is desirable for participants of this workshop.

  • Social workers
  • Psychologists
  • Rehab Consultants
  • Youth Workers
  • Nurses
  • Doctors
  • Other helping professionals

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Advanced

Wednesday, 13th & Thursday, 14th May
  Tuesday, 13th & Wednesday, 14th October
Duration: 2 days
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$396.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

Designed to enhance and expand upon the knowledge and skills gained in the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Introductory workshop the advanced CBT workshop provides an in-depth understanding of the cognitive model that will inform effective treatment decisions and interventions.

Participants will be guided through the theory underpinning this skills based workshop and given an opportunity to rehearse their new skills in a structured environment through the extensive use of personal practice, real case discussion and question/answer time.

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Critical Incident Stress Management

CISMFA Accredited

Wednesday, 24th & Thursday, 25th June
  Tuesday, 10th & Wednesday, 11th November
Duration: 2 days
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$396.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

This course is approved by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and has been  designed to present the core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum. It describes a wide range of services including pre and post incident crisis intervention, on-scene support services, individual support, small group meetings (defusing and debriefing), interventions after large scale traumatic events (demobilisations and crisis management briefings), significant other support, follow-up and referral.

 

In addition to the above, the research evidence for Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is provided. Also, there is a description of the providers of CISM services (including peer support) and the way they work together.

This course is approved by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

Learning Objectives

Topics covered in this workshop include:

  • Definitions of stress, cumulative stress, critical incident stress and post traumatic stress disorder
  • Critical incidents
  • CISM: an overview
  • CISM service providers: a partnership of mental health practitioners and other response agencies
  • Demobilisations
  • Crisis management briefings
  • Defusing of small groups; demonstration
  • Debriefing: demonstration and skills practice session
  • Incident assessment and post-incident activities
  • The research evidence for CISM
  • Team member support

 

Outcomes

This course specifically prepares participants to provide several of the interventions mentioned above including defusing, debriefing, demobilisations and crisis management briefings. The workshop includes demonstrations and skills practice sessions.

Who Should Attend

This course is open to people with an interest in and/or responsibility for managing psychological trauma in the workplace or the community and would be ideally suited to:

  • Counsellors
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Rehab Consultants
  • Youth workers
  • Nurses
  • Other helping professionals

Registration Fee includes handout of power point presentation, ICISF text book and a Certificate of Attendance issued by the Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation (Australia) Inc.

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Tuesday, 26th & Wednesday, 27th May
  Tuesday, 22nd & Wednesday, 23rd September
Duration: 2 days
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$396.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is one of the approved Focused Psychological Strategies (FPS) under the provision of Medicare funded initiative Better Access to Mental Health Care (BAMHC).

This workshop is designed to provide participants a solid understanding of IPT and facilitate capacity to deliver IPT in clinical practice.   

IPT was first developed as a treatment for chronic depression, has since been found to be a highly effective treatment for other disorders and is shown not only to relieve symptoms, but to build on social skills as well. 

IPT is a psychotherapeutic treatment that seeks to relieve current symptoms by targeting interpersonal difficulties associated with the onset of the presenting problem, i.e. depression.   It highlights specific goals that are tied to particular problem areas, with strong focus on the “here and now”. 

This two-day workshop provides an overview of IPT, with specific understanding of the four clinical areas of treatment focus with outlines of general applications of goals, strategies and techniques for each problem area.

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Schema Focused Therapy

Tuesday, 7th April
  Wednesday, 28th October
Duration: 1 day
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$253.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

This one (1) day workshop will provide an introduction to the principles of Schema Focused Therapy (SFT).

Schema Focused Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, that looks at changing long term life patterns (life traps) that often impact on the ways we interact with other people.SFT helps explain why we form the relationships we do, why we seem to get caught in familiar traps and repeat unhealthy cycles in our lives. While short term Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is highly effective for many people, short term techniques are sometimes not enough. 

While Schema Focused Therapy assumes prior experience in the fields of counselling or psychotherapy, it does not require other specific knowledge.

This workshop will demonstrate the principles Schema Focused Therapy by engaging participants to apply the process on themselves.

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Wednesday, 25th & Thursday, 26th February
  Wednesday, 22nd & Thursday, 23rd July
Duration: 2 days
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$396.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) provides a powerful intervention framework that works to resolve a wide range of problems within a short period of time. It is highly respectful and acts to empower clients to rediscover their unique strengths and resources and put these to work on the challenges they face.

SFBT has been used with tremendous success with clients presenting with a wide range of issues such as depression and anxiety, family and relationship issues, drug and alcohol misuse , injury management, grief and loss to name but a few. The approach has been proven by extensive research to work well in any situation where a better future is sought.

Learning Objectives

During this workshop participants will learn:

  • The history and evolution of SFBT
  • Basic theoretical concepts that underpin SFBT
  • Basic techniques and strategies used in the practice of SFBT
  • When SFBT is an appropriate intervention
  • The limitations of SFBT
  • A basic application of the SFBT approach
  • To integrate the approach into their own work practices

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Outcomes

Participants completing this highly practical course should be able to:

  • Understand the history and evolution of SFBT
  • Understand the basic theoretical concepts that underpin the SFBT approach
  • Discuss the 'strength based' principles that inform the SFBT approach
  • Understand basic techniques and strategies used in the practice of SFBT
  • Know when SFBT is an appropriate intervention strategy and its limitations
  • Demonstrate through role play case examples a basic application of the SFBT approach
  • Formulate an implementation plan to integrate the SFBT approach into their own work practices where appropriate.

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It is anticipated that participants will be able to develop a level of skill in the application of the SFBT approach to integrate into their work environment immediately following the training. They will also be assisted to adapt the approach to their particular work setting and clientele.

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Who Should Attend

Some knowledge of counselling is desirable for participants of this workshop.

  • Social workers
  • Psychologists
  • Rehab Consultants
  • Youth Workers
  • Nurses
  • Doctors
  • Other helping professionals

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Solution Focused Brief Therapy - Advanced

 
Wednesday, 29th & Thursday, 30th April
  Wednesday, 16th & Thursday, 17th September
Duration: 2 days
Venue:

461 Scarborough Beach Road OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

Time:
9am to 4pm
Cost: 

$396.00 (inc. GST) per person

Overview

In response to mounting demand, we're delighted to introduce an Advanced Solution Focused Brief Therapy workshop, to address the needs of practitioners who already have a working understanding of Solution Focused Brief Therapy to take the next step up.

Presented in a highly practical and experiential format, this workshop provides participants with ample opportunity to review and discuss applications of this highly successful model to their work situations.

For more information please contact us on 9492 8900 or email training@primexl.com.au

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Complementing our public calendar and accommodating the specific needs of industry are PRIMEXL in-house facilitated workshops.  All of the public workshops noted above are able to be delivered as dedicated in-house sessions at a time and location convenient to you and your business. 

For more information or a detailed proposal on our in-house sessions or to suggest a course, please contact us.

Terms & Conditions

  1. PRIMEXL to be notified of any transfer of enrolments to another participant or any alternative date
  2. Cancellations 10 days or more in advance of the scheduled delivery date will result in a full refund
  3. No refund will apply to cancellations made within ten (10) days of the workshop delivery date however the enrolment will remain valid for a period of 12 months only and the enrolment may be transferred to another person or another scheduled date.

   
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