Our free online training courses and webinars are designed to help clinicians, practice nurses and other clinical practice staff to better support the mental health needs of veterans.
Where a certificate is awarded through DVA Train, health professionals may use it to claim Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
A range of essential training courses is available online to support your work with veterans.
A program for mental health clinicians to better understand treatments for PTSD, including: case studies, active learning activities and video demonstrations. Users may tailor training by focusing on what they are most interested in.
New users can register using the code 'ext'.
Registered users login via DVA Train
This program assists clinicians to identify presenting problems likely to have the most impact on recovery and set priorities for treatment. Users will learn about the case formulation approach from experts, watch demonstrations of case formulation and practice case formulation based on veteran case studies.
New users can register using the code 'ext'.
Registered users login via DVA Train
DVA collaborated with the MHPN to develop a series of 15 free online webinars. Health professionals accessing recordings through DVA Train can generate certificates under ‘Achievements’ to be used for claiming CPD points.
New users register using the code 'ext'.
Registered users login via DVA Train.
The webinar explores the meaning of military culture. Including veterans mental health at home, deployment and transition, and evidence-based treatment and practices available
Better understand the experience and meaning of military culture in relation to veteran mental health in order to gain increased confidence in responding to veterans’ mental health needs.
A facilitated panel discussion about the Transition and Wellbeing Research Programme Mental Health Prevalence and Pathways to Care research initiatives.
Better recognise how families, partners and children of veterans struggling with mental health issues may be impacted, and the support options available.
Better recognise how families, partners and children of veterans struggling with mental health issues may be impacted, and the support options available.
Highlights the unique challenges relating to identity and sense of self, and presents evidence-based interventions to minimise the negative impacts and maximise the individual strengths of veterans transitioning out of military service
This webinar gives you the essential knowledge to understand and treat PTSD in the veteran community. Responding to and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
This webinar explores a range of clinical comorbidities and systemic issues that may impede successful treatment of PTSD - even when you are following evidence based best practice.
Promoting Healthy Sleep: Recognising, Responding to and Treating Common Sleep Disorders in Veterans provides evidence-based insights into common sleep disorders experienced by veterans
Better recognise the characteristics, prevalence and risks associated with anger among military personnel and veterans, and effective evidence-based approaches to support veterans struggling with anger
Better recognise the complex relationship between chronic pain and mental health, presentations specific to the veteran community, and evidence based approaches to treatment
Better understand the characteristics, prevalence and risks associated with substance abuse among military personnel and veterans, including the the evidence-based psychological and medical treatment options available.
Better recognise the risk indicators, warning signs and protective factors for psychiatric comorbidities in veterans, and evidence-based assessment, formulation and treatment options available.
Better recognise the risk indicators, warning signs and protective factors for suicide in the veteran community, and support services available for veterans and their families.
This webinar explores current American and Australian research and perspectives on suicide prevention and safety planning. Participants will learn tips and take-away tools to assist in safety planning in the veteran community
Other useful training courses are available online.
An online, interactive training program designed to teach mental health providers how to implement Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, with a particular focus on the treatment of military and combat-related PTSD.
See: PE web
A web-based learning course for CPT with particular focus on the treatment of military and combat-related PTSD. Developed by the Medical University of South Carolina.
See: CPT web
US Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for PTSD offers online training on assessment, prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy.
Low cost access to webinars and expert training courses related to PTSD and trauma provided by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
See: ISTSS
US-based organisation that provides online courses on a range of topics including psychological first aid, complex trauma and military families with a focus on children, adolescents and families.
See: NCTSN
Self-study modules on understanding cognitive and behavioural changes following TBI, and managing related mental health problems.
US-based organisation that provides introductory level web-based courses relevant to clinicians who treat serving members and veterans.
Provides evidence-based online learning resources on topics including recovery, engagement, assessment, relevant legislation, ethics and managing comorbidity.
See: MHPOD
