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The VMHPAA is specifically dedicated to supporting, empowering, and advocating for mental health practitioners who hold vocation qualifications from Cert IV to Advanced Diploma in the mental health profession.

Meet one of our AAMHP 2027 Webinar Series facilitators - Shane Warren.Shane is a psychotherapist, counsellor, clinical s...
12/11/2026

Meet one of our AAMHP 2027 Webinar Series facilitators - Shane Warren.

Shane is a psychotherapist, counsellor, clinical supervisor and coach with more than three decades of experience working with individuals, practitioners, organisations and communities.

His work brings together psychotherapy, counselling, resilience psychology, coaching and reflective practice, grounded in a simple principle: good practice starts with the person in front of us, not with trying to make every person fit the same model or technique.

Across the 2027 AAMHP Webinar Series, Shane will particularly lead our Tools for Practice workshops, practical two-hour sessions built around resources, activities and conversation approaches that practitioners can explore and thoughtfully adapt within their own professional setting.

The focus will not simply be here’s another worksheet. Each workshop asks the more useful questions: Why might I use this? How do I introduce it? What should I notice? How might I adapt it? And when might it not be the right tool at all?

Topics across the year will include working with clients who feel stuck, emotional awareness, fear and anxiety, stories and meaning, couples and families, adolescents, grief and transition with plenty more still to come.

We’re looking forward to having Shane opening the toolkit throughout 2027.

Where do we draw the line — without losing the human connection?Professional boundaries are essential to safe and ethica...
11/11/2026

Where do we draw the line — without losing the human connection?

Professional boundaries are essential to safe and ethical practice, but a boundary is not a wall.

Being professional does not mean becoming distant, cold or overly clinical. The real challenge is learning how to remain warm, empathic and genuinely human while still protecting the therapeutic relationship.

Join Toni Langford*for the first workshop in the AAMHP Webinar Series:

Where Do I Draw the Line?
Navigating Professional Boundaries Without Losing the Human Connection

đź“… Wednesday 18 November 2026
⏰ 5:00–7:00 pm AEDT
đź’» Live online | 2-hour interactive workshop

Together we’ll explore the grey areas of professional boundaries, including boundary crossings, dual relationships, the influence of our own values and experiences, ethical decision making, and knowing when an issue needs supervision, consultation or further action.

Designed for counsellors, psychotherapists, mental health practitioners and others working across the helping professions.

A practical conversation about how we protect the relationship without taking the humanity out of it.

Registrations are now open through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-i-draw-the-line-tickets-2003960022372?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Something new is coming in 2027.The AAMHP Webinar Series will bring together practical professional learning, reflective...
10/11/2026

Something new is coming in 2027.

The AAMHP Webinar Series will bring together practical professional learning, reflective practice and real-world conversations designed to help practitioners continue growing in their work.

Across the year, we’ll be offering a mix of workshops led by Shane Warren and Toni Langford, with more presenters and specialist contributors to be announced.

The focus is simple: useful learning for helping professionals.

Some sessions will explore the ethical, relational and reflective side of practice. Others will be hands-on and practical, giving participants tools, activities and approaches they can thoughtfully adapt within their own professional setting.

We’re currently building the 2027 calendar and will be sharing the first workshops very soon.

Look out for what’s coming next...

Trauma doesn't always announce itself when the event is over.Sometimes its impact becomes apparent months, years or even...
03/11/2026

Trauma doesn't always announce itself when the event is over.

Sometimes its impact becomes apparent months, years or even decades later. Sometimes it builds slowly through repeated exposure to difficult situations, distressing stories, moral dilemmas and the emotional demands of caring for others.

For veterans, first responders, healthcare workers, counsellors, community workers and other helping professionals, that cumulative burden can be difficult to recognise until it begins affecting work, relationships, wellbeing or a sense of identity.

At Stronger Together 2027, we are creating space to explore delayed and vicarious trauma, the signs we sometimes miss, and the practical role of peer support.

Because understanding what people carry is an important part of learning how to stand beside them.

Learning • Skills • Stories

Join the conversation: https://www.vmhpaa.org.au/stronger-together-27

Some conversations are too important to have in isolation.On Friday 18 June 2027, the Australian Association of Mental H...
16/10/2026

Some conversations are too important to have in isolation.

On Friday 18 June 2027, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) will bring together practitioners, peer supporters, people with lived experience, frontline workers, organisational leaders and community members for Stronger Together: Peer Support Conference 2027.

This is a day designed to bring learning, practical skills and real human stories into the same conversation.

We will explore trauma, mental health, recovery, professional wellbeing and the power of meaningful connection. We will also ask an important question: how do we make sure that the people supporting others are supported themselves?

Join us at the Plenty Ranges Arts & Convention Centre, South Morang, Victoria.

Registrations are open.

https://www.vmhpaa.org.au/stronger-together-27

Our Spring Edition 2026 Newsletter has been published and it is well worth making a cup of tea and spending some time wi...
15/09/2026

Our Spring Edition 2026 Newsletter has been published and it is well worth making a cup of tea and spending some time with it.

This edition begins with Shane Warren, Chairperson, reflecting on the Association’s transition from VMHPAA to AAMHP, and what that means for our members, our identity, and the future of vocational mental health practice in Australia. The message is clear: our roots remain, but the Association has grown.

From there, Philip Armstrong shares a timely piece on men’s mental health and why the sector needs clearer pathways, coordination and structure. Toni Langford writes about supervision as a genuine space for reflection, growth and support, not just another box to tick.

We also hear from Lyndall Briggs on AI, psychological safety and what clients may be teaching us when they say they feel safer disclosing to technology than to another person; and Vicki Johnston contributes a vital article on collusion in domestic and family violence work, including practitioner responsibilities around safety, scope and specialist referral.

There are also member updates, conference details, professional development opportunities, and ways to become more involved in the Association.

Don’t miss it. Read the Spring Newsletter here:
https://www.vmhpaa.org.au/member-e-newsletters?utm_campaign=e08604c6-8a9e-4f2d-ba98-ee0737b6a289&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=eb194759-4252-47e2-a005-cde0d42859a5

Our friends at the Association for Coaching are hosting internationally recognised coach, supervisor and facilitator Lil...
09/09/2026

Our friends at the Association for Coaching are hosting internationally recognised coach, supervisor and facilitator Lily Seto in Australia this November — with two excellent in-person workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.

These are thoughtful, practical and professionally rich learning opportunities for counsellors, coaches, supervisors, educators, people leaders and helping professionals interested in deeper reflective practice, relational awareness and more human-centred ways of working.

The Sydney workshop, Moving from Lateral Violence to Lateral Kindness, explores how practitioners and leaders can notice relational harm earlier, support dignity and accountability, and build more respectful and connected professional cultures.

The Melbourne workshop, The Metaphor Magic Box with Lily Seto: Unlocking Wisdom through Symbolic Modelling, offers an experiential opportunity to explore how metaphor, objects and symbolic modelling can open new insight in coaching, counselling and supervision conversations.

We have also been given a member discount code for those in our community who would like to attend. Please contact our office if you are interested.

Sydney details:
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2084835&group=

Melbourne details:
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2084828&group=

These are two fantastic workshops and well worth investing time in.

Wonderful news for Oxford Street, the Rainbow Precinct, and the wider community.VMHPAA congratulates our Chair, Shane Wa...
05/08/2026

Wonderful news for Oxford Street, the Rainbow Precinct, and the wider community.

VMHPAA congratulates our Chair, Shane Warren, who in another leadership role serves as Chair of the Oxford Street Rainbow Precinct — a business and community initiative grown through NSW’s 24-Hour Economy work.

The Rainbow Precinct has now been awarded Purple Flag accreditation, an international benchmark recognising safe, vibrant, inclusive and well-managed night-time precincts.
This matters for so many reasons...

Safety is not just about enforcement. It is not only about police presence, security, rules or compliance. True safety is also about whether people feel welcome. Whether they feel they belong. Whether they can move through a precinct with confidence, dignity and connection.

For Oxford Street Rainbow Precinct, this recognition speaks to the hard work of bringing business, community, government, police, security, venues and local stakeholders to the same table, not to avoid difficult issues, but to solve them together.

Well done to Shane and the Rainbow Precinct team on helping achieve this important milestone for one of Australia’s most significant LGBTIQA+SB cultural and night-time destinations.

A safer precinct is a stronger community. A more welcoming precinct is better for wellbeing. And a place where people belong is a place worth protecting.

Several precincts across NSW will soon be waving the Purple Flag with grants and newly accredited precincts expanding the program to even more nightlife hubs.

On Monday 27 July 2026, Australia will conduct a national test of AusAlert, the new national emergency warning system.Th...
26/07/2026

On Monday 27 July 2026, Australia will conduct a national test of AusAlert, the new national emergency warning system.

This is only a test no action is required.

At the scheduled time, compatible mobile phones, smart watches and tablets may vibrate and play a loud siren-like warning sound for around 10 seconds. A message will appear on the screen confirming that it is a test.

Test times:
NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, ACT — 2:00 pm AEST
SA, NT, Broken Hill — 1:30 pm ACST
WA — 12:00 pm AWST
Christmas Island — 11:00 am CXT

AusAlert is being introduced to help people receive fast, clear emergency warnings when it matters most including during disasters and other serious threats.

A safety note: if you or someone you know has a hidden or secondary phone for personal safety, please plan ahead. The alert may still sound even if the device is on silent or do not disturb. Official advice is to turn the device off or switch it to aeroplane mode before the scheduled test time and leave it off for at least one hour.

Please share this information gently and widely. Emergency warnings save lives and safety planning matters as well.

Another VMHPAA conversation now available.In this episode, Shane Warren talks about mental wealth, resilience psychology...
16/07/2026

Another VMHPAA conversation now available.

In this episode, Shane Warren talks about mental wealth, resilience psychology, and why counselling can benefit from understanding the language and practice of coaching.

It’s a thoughtful discussion about how practitioners can work with people not only through distress, but also through growth, meaning, resilience and change.

For counsellors, coaches, psychotherapists, students and supervisors this is a conversation worth watching.

Watch the full conversation via the YouTube link...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTYjJIbuio

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