Permanency and OOHC - Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies ACWA

Concurrent Planning for Permanency for Children: implications for preservation and restoration practice

This is the foundation course that lays out the principles and practices of concurrent planning for permanency for children in care. This highly interactive workshop addresses nine core stages of ethical concurrent practice with families undergoing the restoration process. The material is delivered as a 1 day workshop followed 3 - 4 weeks later with a 2 hour group coaching session. The coaching session brings practitioners and supervisors together to debrief practice experiences,... [More]

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Introduction to Structured Decision Making® Restoration Assessment Tool

Participants will understand the Structured Decision Making® Safety and Risk Assessments used by FACS NSW and how those assessments integrates with the SDM Restoration Assessment tool they will use in restoration casework to support the difficult decisions including whether or not to continue or discontinue restoration efforts, or restore the child home at this time. This 2 day course includes a focus on restoration practice as well as the SDM tools, and at the completion of this... [More]

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Restoration Intensive Practice: preparing children, young people and their families before, during and after restoration.

Leading Restoration Practice for Team Leaders and Supervisors

This course is designed to support individuals to lead practice within Funded Service Providers for Restoration in NSW. There has been significant change in legislation and the practice surrounding restoration casework in NSW. This course will focus on leading practice in the context of change with a specific focus on the business of restoration, supporting caseworkers to do the complex and intensive work, and create an understanding of the relationships between research and... [More]

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Restoration Intensive Practice: preparing children, young people and their families before, during and after restoration.

Post Restoration Preservation Advanced Safety and Support Planning to Support Restoration Preservation

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... [More]

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Restoration Intensive Practice: preparing children, young people and their families before, during and after restoration.

Restoration Intensive Practice: preparing children, young people and their families before, during and after restoration.

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... [More]

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Implementing Trauma Informed Practice in Out-of-Home Care

Please note: This course is only available VIA CREDIT CARD payment at the time of registration. Invoice is not available. This course covers the following topics Educating and informing carers about the effects of developmental trauma on children in out-of-home care Applying an understanding of developmental trauma to positive behaviour support Supporting carers to understand and develop reparative parenting skills and techniques Understanding the link between trauma of separation... [More]

Leading and Supervising Preservation and Restoration Process – implementation and embedding practice

This course lays out the implementation foundations underpinning good restoration service delivery and practice within teams/units. It is a highly interactive workshop that explores leading structural and cultural changes required as well as supervising restoration casework through leadership, supervision and case consultations. Stage 1 – 1 day workshop Content: Introduction to foundation ideas underpinning implementation science and practice Analysing current assets and areas of... [More]

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Working with Complexity and the Implications for Restoration Assessment and Safety Planning Practice

This is the foundation course that lays out the theory and evidence underpinning the dynamics of common and complex risk factors that influence assessment and case planning work activities undertaken by restoration practitioners in their work with families. This highly interactive workshop is delivered as: 2 × 1 day workshops (can be face to face or online) 2 × 2 hour group coaching sessions delivered online Stage 1 – 2 × 1 day workshops (can be face to face or online) Content... [More]

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Enhancing Parental Capacity for Change in Restoration Work

This is the foundation course that lays out the principles and practices of positive psychology, strength-based, solution focused, motivational interviewing to promote parental willingness, ability and confidence to change. It is a highly interactive practice-based workshop delivered in 2 stages. Stage 1 – 2 × 1 day workshops (can be face to face or online) Content: Introduction to strength based, solution focused guiding principles Introduction to Hope theory and the concept of... [More]

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Working with Young People who Self Restore

This workshop takes a whole of family approach to promoting safety, stability and permanency for young people self-restoring to unprepared families. This highly interactive workshop invites participants to assess the needs and strengths and safety plan with a young person, their family and network, using own case examples. It is delivered in two stages. Stage 1 – 3 hour workshop delivered online Content: Overview of research and evidence about young people self-restoring from care,... [More]

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