Wendy McIntosh

Dr. Wendy H McIntosh PhD, RGN, RMHN, Grad. Dip MH, MN, Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training, Group Leadership Cert. MRCNA, MANZCMHN, AMANZPA. Wendy has 30 years experience as a nurse, with 25 of those years working in mental health (clinical, educational and research). Wendy has worked as an educator in the public and private health care systems and in the tertiary world. Wendy presents papers and workshops at national and international conferences and consistently receives feedback on her passion, knowledge and creativity as a presenter/facilitator. Wendy has a 20 year background in psychodrama training. Wendy is director of Davaar Consultancy. Her work focuses on mental health in the workplace.

Courses

Ethical Decision Making

It is envisaged that this Ethical Decision-Making course will deepen your understanding and appreciation of the importance of ethics in your profession. Through feedback and suggestions from professionals who have experienced ethical dilemmas in their personal and professional experiences, this course invites you to reflect on your own practice.

The course benefits professionals, managers, and administrative staff working in the health, education, safety, and customer service fields.

Certification is available upon successful completion and attracts 10 CNE/CPD points where applicable.

Objectives
•    Demonstrate an understanding of factors that influence the decisions that professionals make in their personal and professional roles.
•    Identify ways in which personal decisions/actions may affect/influence the professional role.
•    Identify how the public’s perception of the professions may be affected by the decisions professionals take in their personal and professional life.
•    Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of professionals maintaining strong ethical, legal, and moral positions in their personal and professional life.
•    Identify strategies that you can continue to implement, to assist in guiding your ethical and professional practice.

This package includes references to recommended readings to complement and support content. These will be linked to a separate page so that you can read them as you go through the package. Videos have been included to provide examples of unit concepts that are intended to increase awareness of the complexities of ethical decision-making. They should be used to stimulate the reflection of your practice and the practice of colleagues, as well as provide a forum for discussion between you and colleagues.

The assessment at the end of the tool requires you to complete a number of short answer questions and a reflective essay to demonstrate learning achieved from completing the tool. It is important to ensure you have completed the assessment and paid in full ($220.00 inc. GST) if you wish to receive a certificate.

Terms and Conditions
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Instructor:  Wendy McIntosh PhD
already started
English
$220
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Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace

An essential part of creating a safe and healthy workplace is recognising and promoting good mental health. Organisations, managers and all employees have a responsibility to create a safe working environment that is supportive of employees experiencing a mental illness.Changes in the workplace can have both positive and negative effects on the mental wellbeing of the staff. Employee responses to changes in the workplace depend on a number of factors, and an essential part in creating a safe and healthy workplace is recognising and promoting the mental wellbeing of the staff.

Certification is available upon successful completion and attracts 10 CNE/CPD points where applicable.

Instructor:  Wendy McIntosh PhD
already started
English
$220
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Working with clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Working with clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be rewarding, challenging and frustrating. A significant limitation in individuals diagnosed with BPD is their ability for self-regulation and this can be directly linked to their early attachments. Labile moods, impulsive and risky actions and at times, self harm behavior can present complexities in the therapeutic encounter. 

Students will consider a number of process oriented, and action based interventions to assist working with individuals spontaneously and creatively. This course also explores working with individuals diagnosed with BPD through the lens of role theory.  Using a number of case studies to explore the transference/counter-transference issues that may surface in the therapeutic encounter, students will gain greater insight into the roles they demonstrate in reaction or response to the roles demonstrated by the individual (and vice versa). 

Certification is available upon successful  completion and attracts 10 CNE/CPD points where applicable

Instructor:  Wendy McIntosh PhD
already started
English
$220
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Professional Boundaries

If you wish to enrol in our Professional Boundaries course, please select the course Safe Professional Boundaries below. 

Explore the main concepts related to professional boundaries in the workplace with this self-directed learning package produced by Davaar Consultancy. In these 15 units filled with short videos, models, theories, reading materials, and questions for reflection as you learn, you’ll increase your own self-awareness and understanding about the complexities and importance of professional boundaries. The course benefits professionals, managers and administrative staff working in health, education, safety, and customer service fields.

Instructor:  Wendy McIntosh PhD
already started
English
$999
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