ABOUT HUMAN CONNECTIONS

Rocky Biasi

Founder & Trainer

25 years ago Rocky found himself depressed and anxious and didn’t know what that was! His story from seeking counselling to becoming a counsellor is an unlikely story. Along the way he changed his life and is passionate about sharing his story and program for Mental Health and Wellbeing

1995

The Beginning

At the age of 16, Rocky left school in order to work in banking after which his proceeded to his own retail business. Despite being in another field, Rocky had a passion for teaching and he ultimately decided to follow through with his dream. His commenced his teaching career in his 30’s. He has worked as a high school teacher and school counsellor also in private practice for 20 years.

2005

The Accidental Counsellor Training

In 2005 Rocky took on advice from a former school principal who suggested he should “formalise his informal Professional Development to staff” and the Accidental Counsellor Training was born. Rocky created this training from his experience as a teacher, school counsellor also in private practice.

2015

Online Innovation

In 2010 Rocky created an online members site that held the Accidental Counsellor Training online along with a range of other mental health and wellbeing courses and resources. He was first in bringing this type of training online to share with those who were not able to attend face to face training.

2018

Taking The Accidental Counsellor Training Global

Since 2005 over Ten Thousand people have attended or completed the Accidental Counsellor Training online. People from all walks of life participate, Teachers, Nurses, Community Service Workers, Human Resources, Speech Pathologists, Chaplins, NOP organisations and those who work in the disability sector, Physiotherapists and more have attended!

TESTIMONIALS

What Our Students Say

I would like to take a moment to tell you what a great experience I had at your workshop. I have been a teacher for 19 years and have participated in sessions such as BoysTalk, and completed units on Interpersonal Relationships at Uni. I found your workshop to be informative, challenging (in a good way), and most importantly it contained skills that are immediately useful. I found myself using some of the techniques covered in the following week with great success.

When I got to work on Monday I immediately recommended you to the schools’ Executive Leaders as something to be considered for our staff PD. Whilst it may not suit everyone (as not everyone is comfortable being a counsellor), your workshop would be an invaluable experience for anyone interested in developing their skills as a counsellor, either as a career pathway or as an ‘accidental’ counsellor.

Dale Evans
Charles Campbell College Adelaide

I was lucky enough to try out some techniques with a year eight girl today and I felt 100% more confident speaking to a young girl who has been reluctant to open up to anybody and has been in and out of hospital over the past month. Before I knew it 45 minutes had passed and I had said barely anything. The student said “it was nice to actually talk and not be lectured”.

Very powerful tools rocky!!! Cheers.

Blair

Thought provoking session with many applicable strategies not just ideological concepts.

David Tatzenko
Covenant Christian School

This training covered a range of strategies and I could relate it to my own experience.

Stan Sklias
Sefton High School

This classroom management training reminded me of why I became a teacher. The skills were practical. Thank goodness for PD Days like this and people like you!

Stella Papanakos
Bossley Park High School
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Accidental Counsellor Training