Develop skills and confidence in conducting effective Shared Lives carer training. This three day course is designed for those who haven’t previously delivered carer training. Participants will become familiar with the content of the current 2017 Shared Lives training package for general foster carers and the package for relative/kinship carers. They will also have the opportunity to put newly learnt training skills and nerve-management skills into practice. Course fees includes...
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$1,000Limited
GST free
Shared Lives Training Skills
<p>Develop skills and confidence in conducting effective Shared Lives carer training. </p><p>This three day course is designed for those who haven’t previously delivered carer training. Participants
<p>Develop skills and confidence in conducting effective Shared Lives carer training. </p><p>This three day course is designed for those who haven’t previously delivered carer training. Participants
The concept of ambiguous loss has been developed by the US scholar Dr Pauline Boss in the 1970s; however, it has remained a relatively new concept to out-of-home care (OOHC) practitioners. Emerging research has demonstrated that children and young people in care experience ambiguous loss prior to and during their OOHC journeys. However, this experience is rarely recognised and therapeutically responded to by adults, which often leads to disenfranchised grief. Leaving the impacts of...
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$380Limited
GST free
Ambiguous Loss in the context of child protection and OOHC practice
<p>The concept of ambiguous loss has been developed by the US scholar Dr Pauline Boss in the 1970s; however, it has remained a relatively new concept to out-of-home care (OOHC) practitioners. Emerging
Are you concerned about the sexual behaviour of a child you work with? Is this behaviour developmentally normal, problematic or abusive? This one day workshop will explore the sexual development of children and when that development becomes problematic. The exploration of this topic will start by looking at the assumptions that are commonly held about children’s sexual development and the contexts of children’s lives that may lead to problematic sexual behaviour. During the...
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Speaking with children is often a daily activity for many professionals working in child related employment and many of the skills, knowledge and practices used in daily communication with children also apply to more formal investigative interviews with children. This introductory workshop helps participants understand the purpose and structure of a legally acceptable interview with the child and some of the child development implications underpinning good practice. Introduction...
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This is the foundation course that lays out the theory and evidence underpinning the different abuse types restoration practitioners need to assess to be able to develop robust Immediate Safety Plans and Longer-term Safety and Support Plans in their work with families. This is a highly interactive 2 day workshop which is followed by 2 x 2 hour group coaching sessions delivered online at 3 - 4 week intervals after the workshop. Workshop Content: o Introduction to poverty and trauma...
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This is the foundation course that lays out the connections between SARA assessments, the Family Action Plan, Family (Contact) Time and documenting evidence of change for S90 applications. This is a highly interactive workshop, calling on participants' own casework for exploration. The two hour coaching session to be held 3 weeks after the workshop will bring practitioners and supervisors together to debrief practice experiences, share learning, solution finding for ‘wicked little...
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This course invites the participant to build on their conversational style when working with carers. Learn a trauma informed conversational pathway and improve confidence and skills in turning difficult interactions into opportunities for growth and further promote the working relationship with carers. This workshop will enable you to: Plan and prepare for difficult conversation. Use trauma informed language to communicate effectively during a difficult conversation. Develop...
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Participants will understand the principles of safety organised practice and how the principles and practices support restoration casework to support the preservation of restoration efforts and maintain the child safely in the home. Research indicates that families require ongoing support after children return home permanently and that this can be a critical period where restoration can breakdown. The course focuses on developing longer term safety and support plans involving...
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This workshop introduces participants to key sections of the Children and Young Person’s (Care and Protection) Act 1998 as it applies in NSW. We will explore alternative options to long-term care orders, care plans, legal reporting obligations, alternative dispute resolution options and the Children’s Court in NSW. We will also focus on writing Court Reports (Supervision and Suitability of Placement Reports), and Affidavit writing for s90 Significant Change of Circumstance...
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Participants will appreciate the need for preparation and support of children and their families before, during and after restoration, particularly as children and their families have experienced many layers of trauma. Foster carers can be central to providing the support children need during restoration and supporting and coaching birth families to demonstrate progress in the six domains of quality contact or family time. Workers will recognise the practice of partnering and...
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