This workshop provides community sector workers with an understanding of the Residential Tenancies Act and strategies to work with their clients when they are impacted by this Act. It is delivered by the NSW Tenants Union - the experts in this type of work. The workshop covers: Overview of the Residential Tenancies Act Residential tenancy agreement Bond Rights and responsibilities Introduction to Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Services (TAAS) Social Housing DCJ Housing Tenancy...
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$380Limited
GST free
Tenancy Law for Non-Lawyers
<p>This workshop provides community sector workers with an understanding of the Residential Tenancies Act and strategies to work with their clients when they are impacted by this Act. It is delivered
The term case management does not align well with current, sector best practice or language. People are not ‘cases’ and the aim of working with clients is no longer to ‘manage them’. Case management practice has evolved considerably in recent years as we have learned about the importance of working in ways that are; strengths-based, client-centred and led and informed by an awareness of trauma. This interactive workshop explores and extends the skills, knowledge, attitudes and...
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$700Limited
GST free
Complex Case Management
<p>The term case management does not align well with current, sector best practice or language. People are not ‘cases’ and the aim of working with clients is no longer to ‘manage them’. </p><p>Case
<p>The term case management does not align well with current, sector best practice or language. People are not ‘cases’ and the aim of working with clients is no longer to ‘manage them’. </p><p>Case
Working with loss, grief and change is an essential part of client work when supporting clients through challenging times. Grief support can be provided by most people who have had some basic loss and grief support training. This two-day training course will provide you with these essential skills and help you understand the importance of doing active grief work. You will be able to differentiate between the range of general loss experiences humans have to face in their lifetime to...
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$680Limited
GST free
Loss and Grief Work: Practice Essentials
<p>Working with loss, grief and change is an essential part of client work when supporting clients through challenging times. Grief support can be provided by most people who have had some basic loss
Are you just starting your home visits or have you been home visiting for a long time and want to review/refresh your practice? Either way, Safe Home Visiting will assist you to make your home visits productive and safer. Using realistic case scenarios and participant experiences we will explore and develop good practice policy, procedures and strategies that will help you when you are home visiting clients. We will focus on: Identifying safety issues, determining when it is safe...
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<p>Are you just starting your home visits or have you been home visiting for a long time and want to review/refresh your practice? Either way, Safe Home Visiting will assist you to make your home
The impact of working in an environment that deals with trauma and relies on empathic engagement is developing, and our understanding it has on the individual and their organisation is limited. This course will offer frontline workers, management and organisation a framework for addressing this issue and enhance workplace wellbeing. This workshop: a. Looks at vicarious trauma, its signs and symptoms, and reviews what research is saying to address its effects. b. Will offer a...
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$380Limited
GST free
Building Resilience, Wellbeing & Vicarious Trauma for Staff
<p>The impact of working in an environment that deals with trauma and relies on empathic engagement is developing, and our understanding it has on the individual and their organisation is limited.
Disclosures of sexual violence strike fear into the heart of many clinicians and the most frequent response is to refer to sexual assault experts. Latest estimates however, suggest that one in five Australian women and one in 22 Australian men experience sexual violence after the age of 15 years (Cox, 2016). Such prevalence rates mean that specialist sexual assault services are unable to respond to total demand of people affected by sexual violence. A safe relational space is...
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$360Limited
GST free
Responding Effectively to People who have Experienced Sexual Violence
<p>Disclosures of sexual violence strike fear into the heart of many clinicians and the most frequent response is to refer to sexual assault experts. Latest estimates however, suggest that one in five
For many years children were viewed as silent witnesses to the trauma which was going on within their homes. Some even considered that children could live in these homes and not be impacted. Research indicates an alarming prevalence of domestic violence in our society and a potentially harmful impact on children. For these reasons it is important for those workers who encounter children in their work roles to have some insight into domestic violence and its impact on children. The...
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$360Limited
GST free
Domestic and Family Violence: Understanding the Impact on Children
<p>For many years children were viewed as silent witnesses to the trauma which was going on within their homes. Some even considered that children could live in these homes and not be impacted.
Workers who are not employed as counsellors often find themselves placed in an impromptu counselling role as a result of issues or requests for help that arise from contact with clients in their workplace setting. They feel they can’t refuse to help, but how do they respond? Without the clarity and assurance that comes from professional support, resources, training and experience, or even a clear mandate to ‘do counselling’, the accidental counsellor is confronted with a range of...
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$680Limited
GST free
Accidental Counsellor: 2 Day CCWT Workshop
<p>Workers who are not employed as counsellors often find themselves placed in an impromptu counselling role as a result of issues or requests for help that arise from contact with clients in their
Case management is the primary way for providing support to individuals and families across the community services sector. Even workers who do not technically have a case management role benefit from a case management approach to their work and from using case management skills and strategies. Learn the fundamentals of contemporary, strengths-based case management, develop skills including engaging, assessing, planning, facilitating appropriate referrals and working in partnership...
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Providing effective services for people who have experienced trauma has been difficult for both practitioners and service users. This has required organisations to consider whether existing systems of care and models of service delivery are indeed effective in supporting trauma survivors or re traumatising. The current political climate, with cuts to funding and increased pressure on resources, coupled with traumatised clients, has resulted in many traumatised service systems and...
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