MIECAT

UPCOMING WORKSHOP_ Strengthening trauma-informed responses to sexual assault disclosures.

Facilitated by Savannah Holliday and Olivia Romaneix (NCASA), this workshop establishes shared understandings about sexual assault, its prevalence and the impacts experienced by victim survivors.

We look at common myths about sexual assault and the determinants of gender-based violence.

We explore how we can strengthen our trauma-informed practice to create safety for all our clients and discuss helpful responses if someone discloses sexual assault to you.

At the end of this workshop, participants will:

• be able to define sexual assault and know current, relevant Australian statistics

• be able to debunk some common myths about sexual assault

• be able to articulate determinants of sexual assault & other gender-based violence

• understand the impacts of sexual assault

• understand “maladaptive” behaviours as coping strategies

• understand trauma-informed practice

• understand how to respond to disclosures of sexual assault in a helpful way.

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In-person workshop:
Wed, 23 Sep, 9:30am - 1:30pm AEST
The MIECAT Institute, 372 George St, Fitzroy VIC

Book via link below:

https://events.humanitix.com/strengthening-trauma-informed-responses-to-sexual-assault-disclosures

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*Please note this event description is for the in-person delivery on Wednesday 23rd September.

This event will also run online on October 7th, 9.30am - 1.30pm.

https://events.humanitix.com/strengthening-trauma-informed-responses-to-sexual-assault-disclosures-or-online

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MIECAT partners with Northern Centre Against Sexual Assault (NCASA) to bring this valuable training to our community.

This workshop is ideal for anyone who is, or is likely to be working with people who have experienced sexual assault, or any other interpersonal trauma, such as family violence, whether you’re a creative arts therapist, educator, mental health or allied health practitioner or community based practice all are welcome to this educational training.

Please note this training is for professional development, as opposed to therapeutic outcomes or supervision. It is expected participants can attend to their own needs in the space.

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https://www.austin.org.au/northerncasa/

HOT PINK MENOSTORM_ Join AuDHD artist, arts therapist and educator Chrissy Foreman for a creative, research-rich journey into the intersection of Autism, ADHD, and peri/menopause through neurodivergent‑led research and creative inquiry into hormonal, sensory, and emotional shifts.

This online course includes:

• Live experiential creative activities

• Neuro‑affirming theoretical frameworks

• Lived‑experience‑led insights

• Practical strategies for immediate application

• Opportunities for Q&A, peer discussion and community connection

Participants are invited to bring simple art materials (paper, pens, pencils, markers, LEGO pieces, or found objects).

A certificate of completion will be provided.

Wednesday August 12th 6.30-8.30pm

Book via link below. Please note: This is part of the Neurodivergent Experiencing & Creative Arts Practice short course.

https://events.humanitix.com/neurodivergent-experiencing-and-creative-arts-practice-a-short-course-for-practitioners-and-lived-experience-learners

Perfect for mental health & allied health professionals, educators, support workers, creative arts therapists & neurodivergent folks seeking deeper understanding.

A certificate of attendance will be provided.

Can’t Attend Live?�All sessions will be recorded and made available to registered participants for four weeks after each workshop.

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Image courtesy of Chrissy Foreman.

Access Points into Creative Arts Inquiry | Arts-based Research: A series of short experientially-based workshops facilitated by Dr Deborah Green.

Imagine the terrain of Inquiry / Research as an entangled and relational ecosystem in which an ever-expanding array of approaches to the arts as / within / for research / inquiry co-exist…

Are you an educator or healthcare professional who uses an inquiry-approach in your practice or research and would like to enhance or include creativity?

Perhaps you are a researcher interested in arts-based research?

Or possibly an artist or creative arts therapist who wants to research in a way that aligns with your creativity and practice?

Maybe you are already an established arts-based researcher and creative arts inquirer, and would like some new or refresher access points?

Or you might simply be curious… 

Then this is the series of workshops for you.
All, from beginners to experienced, are welcome.

Sat, 19 Sep, 12pm — Sat, 28 Nov.
Online.

Book via link in bio.

https://events.humanitix.com/access-points-into-creative-arts-inquiry-cai-or-arts-based-research-abr

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Images courtesy of Deb Green.

https://www.jocat-online.org/e-23-green

How do we support someone who is grieving when we don’t know what to say?

What does death literacy actually mean?

How can creativity, ritual and remembrance help us navigate loss?

Across four evenings, Care at the Threshold invites you into conversations that many of us long to have, but rarely have the opportunity to explore together as community. A journey through grief, dying, care and reflective practice.

Session 1: End-of-Life Literacy & Practical Wisdom
Discover what it means to be death literate. Together we’ll explore palliative care, advance care planning, compassionate communities, practical resources and the knowledge that helps us better support ourselves and others.

Session 2: Meeting Grief: Language, Literacy & Shared Humanity
Explore grief beyond the myths and models, deepen your understanding of loss in its many forms, and begin building the language and confidence to meet grief with greater compassion and awareness.

Session 3: Ritual, Meaning & Creative Responses to Loss
Consider the role of creativity, ritual and remembrance in navigating grief. Together we’ll explore legacy, memorialisation, continuing bonds and meaningful ways of honouring those we carry with us.

Session 4: Holding Space Without Fixing
Develop practical, relational skills for accompanying grief with presence rather than solutions. We’ll explore compassionate communication, reflective practice, boundaries and sustainable ways of caring for others—and ourselves.

Designed for everyone, this series supports humans as practitioners, carers and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of grief, dying and care, and how to develop confidence in supporting community.

Book via link in bio.

https://events.humanitix.com/community-and-care-or-death-and-grief-practical-artful-ways-to-show-up-for-the-end-of-life

These online sessions will be recorded for those who have pre-registered and available for 4 weeks after each session.

A learning partnership with the Death Literacy Institute.

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