Accidental Counsellor Skills - Purposeful Conversations - Bauple

Next date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026 | 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM

Accidental Counsellor Skills workshop in Bauple

Accidental Counsellor Skills (ACS) is a one-day experiential learning program which provides you with practical skills to manage challenging conversations. These conversations may arise at any time in the most unexpected way. Be prepared by learning how to best give support and guidance to this exchange by making it a purposeful conversation.

Course Content

In this course, Accidental Counsellor Skills: Purposeful Conversations, we will explore:

Key micro-skills to respond to challenging conversations
Understanding the needs of a person in crisis and how to respond appropriately
How to identify and avoid the roadblocks to effective and empathic communication
How to set and maintain helpful boundaries
How to connect someone to further help when necessary
How to manage your own wellbeing needs

The course is free to attend, but registration is essential. Lunch and morning tea provided.

Fraser Coast Regional Council has partnered with Bellbird Training and Consultancy to deliver these workshops as part of our goal to help build a community that recovers better, faster and stronger by empowering everyday people with the skills to support one another during times of crisis.

This initiative is delivered as part of the Community Recovery Program, which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.