Browse our current training below. NEW 2-hour Skill Development workshops open for registration.
About Mindful's Workforce Development and Training Team
Mindful’s Workforce Development and Training provides cross discipline and cross sector training to clinicians working in infant, child, youth and family mental health services. We provide high quality, accessible, and affordable training to clinicians in both the public and private sectors.
As the Victorian Government funds Mindful to coordinate and deliver workforce training for mental health services, subsidised places are available in select workshops for Victorian public ICYMHS clinicians. Please see individual workshops for costs and further information.
Our Participants
Our workshops are attended by early career clinicians and experienced clinicians from a range of disciplines wanting to expand their knowledge and skills. Workshops are offered online to ensure they are accessible to a broad range of people.
Our Presenters
Presenters come from a range of multi-disciplinary, clinical, and academic perspectives. The training has been designed to be practical and relevant to those working clinically.
The Developmental Psychiatry Course (DPC) is a one-year foundational course for professionals who aim to develop their knowledge and skills in infant, child, youth and family development and builds competency in assessment, diagnosis, formulation, and treatment planning.
Expressions of Interest open for DPC 2026
This is an 18–22-hour self-paced online course
The Mindful Introductory Course (MIC) is an introduction to the core principles of assessment, formulation, diagnosis and feedback in child, adolescent, and youth mental health. It integrates the latest evidence on teaching and learning, and the expertise of experienced child, adolescent, and youth mental health workers, to create an engaging, interactive, and practical online and on-demand course that teaches both theory and skills. It is a standalone online course.
This is a 4-6 hour self-paced online course
The Mindful Introduction to Infant Mental Health (MIIMH) is an online, on-demand training course introducing ideas, research and clinical practice related to the mental health and wellbeing of children 0-5 years and their families/carers.
Over 4 modules it covers infant and early childhood development, an introduction to Attachment Theory and principles of therapeutic work with infants and young children and their families/carers. It provides an ideal start for clinicians beginning practice with infants and young children as well as those seeking a refresher on the topic.
Wednesday 23 July 2025, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presented by Ms Victoria Hingston
This is a 2 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
Wednesday 10 September 2025, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presented by Associate Professor Glenn Melvin
This is a 2 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presented by Mr Andrew Brunn
This is a 2 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
Wednesday 29 October 2025, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presented by Ms Kathleen Wood
This is a 2 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
Wednesday 19 November 2025, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Presented by Dr Emma Sciberras
This is a 2 hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
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Disclaimer
All information correct at October 2022. Mindful reserves the right to make changes to the training calendar or any general or specific information published in this calendar. Mindful reserves the right to cancel courses that do not achieve minimum participation, in which case, course fees will be refunded.