Mental Health Commission
The Strong Spirit Strong Mind Aboriginal Programs (SSSMAP) team has a key role in the development of the mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD), and broader community services sector, to work in culturally secure ways through workforce development initiatives, and to contribute to a skilled Aboriginal workforce for Western Australia.
The SSSMAP team facilitates non-accredited cultural awareness training: Ways of Working with Aboriginal People - Part 1 and Part 2. This training is aimed at professionals in the mental health, social emotional wellbeing, AOD and broader human services sectors to develop the knowledge and skills to work in culturally secure ways with Aboriginal people.
The SSSMAP team has developed and is delivering three training packages. These training courses are designed to strengthen and support the development of a skilled Aboriginal workforce to address AOD, social and emotional wellbeing and youth issues that affect Aboriginal individuals, families and communities.
Each two-day training program is tailored to provide practical, culturally informed approaches that can be applied directly within the workplace and community settings.
These free training opportunities are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers only.
Contact us via SSSMTraining@mhc.wa.gov.au to express your interest in the training programs or for further information.
Upcoming Training Events
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Frequently Asked Questions
All calendar and online training is free of charge. Training requested by an agency may be on a fee-for-service basis.
If your registration is complete, you will receive an automated email from the registration system confirming your registration. If you do not receive a confirmation email please check your junk mail folder. We suggest you add aod.training@mhc.wa.gov.au to your contacts list to prevent communications from us going to your Junk Mail folder.
If you still haven’t received a confirmation email, you may not have completed all the details of the registration. Incomplete registrations may not be accepted. Please contact us on (08) 6553 0560, during business hours, or email aod.training@mhc.wa.gov.au.
Applicants will be notified if their application has been accepted or otherwise within 48 hours of the closing date for the event. Successful registration does not guarantee a place in a training event. After the event closing date, applications are assessed in relation to the stated target audience.
Registrations may be closed earlier than the advertised time without notice, if the number of suitable applicants for the training has been reached.
If a registration is submitted without all details entered, the system records this as an incomplete registration. If you receive an incomplete registration email, please follow the instructions on the email to complete your registration as incomplete registrations will not be accepted.
An option is available on the registration page of each event for multiple people to be registered at a time. You can register up to nine people. The details for each individual person registered will need to be provided as they will be contacted individually via the registration system. Please note, large numbers of staff from one organisation registered for a single event may not always be accommodated as we aim for an equitable allocation of places across agencies.
Coffee, tea and biscuits are provided for morning and afternoon tea. Lunch is not provided unless stated on the event information. Fridges are available for participants to store their lunch in and a microwave is available if required. There are several cafes nearby to purchase lunch.
As the use of single use cups are being phased out in Western Australia, we encourage you bring your own coffee cup and water bottle.
Please telephone to advise on (08) 6553 0560 during business hours or email sssmap@mhc.wa.gov.au as soon as possible. Quite often events are oversubscribed and if you advise us that you no longer can attend the event, we may be able to offer the place to another person.
We need this in case events are cancelled at the last minute (e.g. a COVID lockdown) and we send an SMS to all attendees advising of such. Also, we often send reminders vis SMS.
We need you to be subscribed to emails and SMS as this is how we advise if you have been accepted to or declined from an event, send reminders and notify of cancelled events. We do not send any other communications.
No. There is no parking provided by Mental Health Commission (Commission). Paid all-day parking is available at Wilson Parking at 186 Pier St and at the CPP Royal Street Parking, on the east side of McIver station. Wilson Parking at 130-144 Stirling Street Northbridge or City of Perth Parking 47 Newcastle Street Perth. See map below. Street parking is limited to two-hours and is charged at $4.80 per hour.
Yes, the Commission’s training rooms are wheelchair accessible.
Yes. The easiest way to get to the Commission is via the train to McIver train station. The Armadale/Thornlie and Midland lines go to McIver station. Click here to see how to get from the station to the Commission.
Certificates are generally not provided for incomplete attendance at an event. However, please discuss with the trainer/s before the event and they will consider whether it is appropriate to provide you with a certificate.
Page last updated12 August 2026

