This is a COGGO funded, Farmanco led program, with support from Holyoake, to provide client-facing agricultural professionals working in rural areas with the skills necessary to effectively communicate and support farmers and themselves through periods of heightened situational stress, in the aftermath of natural disasters or major weather events.
This program will offer the following:
Professional Learning Outcomes / Modules Covered:
-
Understanding the impacts of mental ill-health and situational distress along with strategies that support recovery.
-
De-escalation techniques and communication strategies.
-
Introduction to suicide awareness/prevention.
-
L.A.N.D.S. - practical tool to support clients in distress.
-
Professional Self Care & Workplace Wellbeing – practical strategies to minimise the negative impacts when supporting our clients and ways to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
-
Links to Support Services, Helplines, Resources, Websites & Apps.
Congratulations Katrina for having the initiative to see the need for Agribalance.
Stress is part of our lives, and in my business handling my stress and my client stress is an everyday occurrence. AgriBalance will allow attendees to better understand the impact of stress and how to support their clients better while looking after themselves.
Russell McKay
Elders Livestock Stud Stock Specialist, AgriBalance Reference Group Member
Thanks to the support of COGGO and Holyoake, Farmanco has now introduced AgriBalance to the Western Australian Agribusiness market.
AgriBalance is a program developed for Agribusiness professionals, in consultation with Agribusiness professionals, to give them the mental health knowledge, confidence and skills they require for the industry they work in.
