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Welcome to the Peregrine Centre’s Learning Platform. Check out what’s new and upcoming from us below, listen to a podcast episode or browse our collection of resources, curated for rural mental health practitioners

Active Learning

The Peregrine Centre hosts free face-to-face and online training events on a variety of mental health topics, as requested by practitioners across NSW. We offer a mix of professional training led by experts in their field, and group learning opportunities with your peers led by our Local Project Officers; we call these Applied Practice Activities (APAs).

Research Think Tank

Developing a real world research idea into a manageable research project
Occurs on the third Thursday of each month, online viaTeams.

Introduction to Systemic Thinking and Practice

A 2-Day face-to-face training with Margaret Goldfinch and Chloe MacDonald - Introduction to Systemic Thinking and Practice. More information coming soon for 2025 training opportunities.

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Guided Learning

Our Guided Learning modules have been developed to support your online learning with tailored resources to get you started and have a taster of a range of topics. While these are not formal trainings, they are intended to help you ‘dip your toes’ into a topic.

Building Research Capacity Workbook

This workbook will step you through different aspects to consider when designing a research project. It is particularly helpful when applying for the The Peregrine Centre Small Research Grant.

Getting Started With Mindfulness

This workbook has been designed to complement our 2023/24 podcast series, Getting Started With… where we take a look at a number of the very common modalities for therapy and practice, and we try and help you get started with ... Mindfulness.

Getting Started with DBT

This workbook has been designed to complement our 2023/24 podcast series, Getting Started With… where we take a look at a number of the very common modalities for therapy and practice, and we try and help you get started with ... DBT.

Guided Learning

Our Guided Learning modules have been developed to support your online learning with tailored resources to get you started and have a taster of a range of topics. While these are not formal trainings, they are intended to help you 'dip your toes' into a topic.

Research Think Tank

Developing a real world research idea into a manageable research project
Occurs on the third Thursday of each month, online viaTeams.

Introduction to Systemic Thinking and Practice

A 2-Day face-to-face training with Margaret Goldfinch and Chloe MacDonald - Introduction to Systemic Thinking and Practice. More information coming soon for 2025 training opportunities.

Podcasts

Tune into The Peregrine Centre’s insightful podcasts. Hear leading experts unravel complex mental health topics, spark thought-provoking discussions, and equip you with practical insights you can readily apply in your practice.

Doing Research as a Practitioner

How do you get into research as a practitioner? Join Dr Dayle Raftery as she speaks with Dr Corin Miller, a rural GP, on her journey from idea to full research project.

Miniseries: Working with Trauma

This three episode miniseries looks at working with people who have experienced trauma. Dr Rebecca Sng offers the metaphor of the temptation of visiting the impact site straight away and why this might not be helpful.

Thriving in Rural Mental Health Practice: Beyond Self Care

We all know that self-care and preventing burnout as mental health practitioners is important, but how do we truly care for ourselves and our clients, particularly in rural and regional areas where there can be added complexities? And is it possible to go beyond that to thriving in mental health practice?

Practice Toolkits

Rural practitioners often have to be across a lot of areas. Our practice toolkits contain tips and tricks for working with different client groups, or in different modalities. These topics have been selected based on requests from MH practitioners around NSW. We have collated helpful resources for you and the people you work with to support your practice.

Working Well in Multidisciplinary Teams

A multidisciplinary team (MDT) is a group of health professionals from different disciplines working together to care for the multiple needs of a consumer. This toolkit is an introduction to some ideas on working well in an MDT, including what you can do to help your MDT function well, how your team can get on the same page, and what to do when things go awry.

Using Telehealth Effectively in Mental Health Care

Telehealth services increased significantly in the context of COVID-19, and many services continue to offer telehealth options. Despite this, many practitioners report only using telehealth out of necessity, and feel ambivalent about utilising telehealth. This toolkit provides an update of the evidence and practical considerations for telehealth.

Working with LGBTQIA+SB Clients

The following toolkit is designed for any mental health practitioners working across remote, rural or regional NSW who wish to understand more about working with LGBTQIA+SB people and have not completed speciality training.

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About

This portal has been created as part of the joint partnership between The Peregrine Centre and NSW Health, in conjunction with the Rural Mental Health Partnership Grant.

Within the portal, The Peregrine Centre has curated a collection of learning materials across areas important to mental health practice.

Access to this portal is free for anyone who works in the mental health field. Resources will be continually updated, with the content being informed through feedback from practitioners on the ground across New South Wales.

Frequently asked questions

This portal is for any practitioner working in a mental health field across NSW in regional, rural or remote areas.

Signing up and all resources from The Peregrine Centre is totally free. Our Resources page contains a collection of resources from external providers, some of which may require payment to access. The Peregrine Centre does not get any financial benefit from this.

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