The SARC education and training team provides education opportunities for professionals, volunteers and students in Western Australia.

Education opportunities

• e-learning
• face-to-face presentations
• remote presentations
• generic training
• customised training 

Fees

Full day workshops and customised training sessions incur a fee. From July 2026, fees will be incurred for short sessions. Some exemptions will apply (e.g. NMHS)

Request a SARC education session

Email the Education and Training team on SARCTraining@health.wa.gov.au.

Online presentations

Delivered via Microsoft Teams.

• Trauma Informed Health Care - 1 hour (PDF)
• The Impact of Trauma - 1 hour (PDF)
• Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care (PDF)
• Sexual Assault and Responding to Disclosures - 1.5 hours (PDF)

Note: recording is not permitted.

Annual open online presentations

A series of online sessions are offered throughout the year - Open online sessions 2026 (PDF)

eLearning

Sexual assault and responding to disclosures

• Approximately 2 hours duration
• Free of charge
• Certificate issued on completion

Access to eLearning package.

1. WA Health employees: access through MyLearning (external site) (If you work outside NMHS and have difficulty accessing the package, please contact the MyLearning team at your HSP).

2. Guests (outside WA Health): complete form (external site) to request a login which will be emailed to you within several days.

Face-to-face presentations

• Responding to Disclosures with Skills Rehearsal - 2 hours (PDF)
• Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care - 2 hours (PDF)
• The Impact of Trauma - 1 hour (PDF)

Note: a minimum of 12 and maximum of 36 participants are required.

Metro full day face-to-face workshops

• July 22: Trauma overview; an Introduction (PDF) | Register online
• August 25: Trauma Counselling Skills; an Introduction (PDF) | Register online
• October 21, 22: Schema Therapy; intermediate level (PDF) | Register online
• November 9: Neurodiversity and Trauma-Informed Practice; intermediate level (PDF) | Register online

All workshops are currently full. Please refer to annual open online presentations for options. 2026 workshops will be advertised on this site at the beginning of 2026

Regional full day face-to-face workshops

Costs must be covered by the regional service.

Contact the SARC Education and Training Coordinator to discuss your request SARCTraining@health.wa.gov.au.

Customised training

Contact the SARC Education and Training Coordinator to discuss your request SARCTraining@health.wa.gov.au.

Educational clips

Trauma-Informed Health Care A - Organisations (external site) [5 minutes]

Trauma-Informed Health Care B - Individual Worker (external site) [6 minutes]

Resources for workers

See SARC information and resources page.