Providing services to survivors of domestic violence often involves advocating for legal, financial and physical safety. A trauma informed approach requires that workers also attend to advocating for and supporting emotional and psychological safety. In addition, this requires that individual workers and organisations strive for building the resources and capabilities of domestic violence survivors so that they may navigate their own safety and the systems that will support them to...
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$300Limited
GST free
Applying a Trauma Informed Approach when Supporting Adults who have Experienced Domestic Violence
<p>Providing services to survivors of domestic violence often involves advocating for legal, financial and physical safety. A trauma informed approach requires that workers also attend to advocating
Applying a Trauma Informed Approach when Supporting Adults who have Experienced Domestic Violence
<p>Providing services to survivors of domestic violence often involves advocating for legal, financial and physical safety. A trauma informed approach requires that workers also attend to advocating
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidenced-based form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Unlike other models of psychotherapy, ACT does not target symptom reduction, but aims to maximise a person’s potential to create a meaningful and full life by using processes such as mindfulness, acceptance and value-driven action. At this workshop you will learn: The six core principles of ACT and how to use them clinically Case conceptualisation skills from an ACT perspective Tools...
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$600Limited
GST free
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
<p>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidenced-based form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Unlike other models of psychotherapy, ACT does not target symptom reduction, but aims to maximise
This two day workshop is for mandatory reporters. You are a mandatory reporter if in your professional work you: Deliver services (health care, welfare, education, children’s services, residential services, or law enforcement), wholly or partly to children; Supervise staff who wholly or partly deliver these services to children; Persons in religious ministry or persons providing religion-based activities to children (e.g. minister of religion, priest, deacon, pastor, rabbi,...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate IV in Community Services CHC42015.
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk (CHCPRT001)
$640Limited
GST free
Child Protection – Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk
<p>This two day workshop is for mandatory reporters. You are a mandatory reporter if in your professional work you:</p><ul><li>Deliver services (health care, welfare, education, children’s services,
Child Protection – Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk
<p>This two day workshop is for mandatory reporters. You are a mandatory reporter if in your professional work you:</p><ul><li>Deliver services (health care, welfare, education, children’s services,
Child Protection – Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk
<p>This two day workshop is for mandatory reporters. You are a mandatory reporter if in your professional work you:</p><ul><li>Deliver services (health care, welfare, education, children’s services,
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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$300Limited
GST free
Introduction Conducting Investigative Interviews with Children When Allegations Have Been Made Against Staff About Reportable Conduct or Professional Misconduct
<p>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
Case workers can often feel at a loss as to how to best address the complicated needs of children (ages 0 -18) with mental health issues – both diagnosed and undiagnosed - including anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, attachment disorders, autism, ADHD and conduct disorder. These children frequently have challenging behaviours, have often experienced complex trauma, can have developmental delays and may have parents with their own mental health difficulties....
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$640Limited
GST free
Child Mental Health Toolkit: Assessment, Planning and Case Management for Children and Young People with Mental Health Issues
<p>Case workers can often feel at a loss as to how to best address the complicated needs of children (ages 0 -18) with mental health issues – both diagnosed and undiagnosed - including anxiety,
When it works well, supervision is a key resource for the professional development of the staff member and for client outcomes. Supervision can be the most important way that people develop practical expertise for their job. However studies suggest that supervision often takes only a ‘quick fix’ approach. This workshop is based on a framework for professional supervision that acknowledges four different functions of supervision: administration, support, development and mediation....
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$600Limited
GST free
Professional Supervision: How and Why?
<p>When it works well, supervision is a key resource for the professional development of the staff member and for client outcomes. Supervision can be the most important way that people develop
<p>When it works well, supervision is a key resource for the professional development of the staff member and for client outcomes. Supervision can be the most important way that people develop
<p>When it works well, supervision is a key resource for the professional development of the staff member and for client outcomes. Supervision can be the most important way that people develop
This workshop overviews personality development, identifying the key developmental tasks (e.g. emotional regulation, identity, boundaries, etc). This provides clinicians with a map for healthy personality development, as well as shedding light on how personality issues develop. The workshop will look at how personality development shapes perception, emotional responses and how we cope with interpersonal relationships and our internal world (thoughts and feelings). The workshop will...
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$640Limited
GST free
Personality Disorders: A Psychodynamic and Attachment Theory Perspective
<p>This workshop overviews personality development, identifying the key developmental tasks (e.g. emotional regulation, identity, boundaries, etc). This provides clinicians with a map for healthy
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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$320Limited
GST free
Safe Home Visiting
<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
<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
<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 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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$320Limited
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
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
Many clients with complex needs have experienced an intensification of these needs and risk factors due to their abuse of ICE. This interactive, engaging, and highly informative 1-day program will equip community sector workers with the knowledge and skills required to work with clients who are affected by ICE.
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$300Limited
GST free
Substance Abuse - ICE
Many clients with complex needs have experienced an intensification of these needs and risk factors due to their abuse of ICE. This interactive, engaging, and highly informative 1-day program will
