Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies ACWA

Foster Care Assessment Skills (Step by Step) PRE-REQUISITE

Quality provision of Out of Home care starts with quality foster care placements for children, and these start with quality carer assessments. Making good, evidenced based decisions about carer applicants' suitability means fewer placement breakdowns for children who have already experienced enough trauma in their lives. Successful completion of this two-part course allows use of Step by Step assessment tools for foster care, relative/kinship care, carer review and Guardianship.... [More]

Foster Care Assessment Skills (Step by Step) PRE-REQUISITE

Self paced
Approximately 28 hours

Self paced assessment

Four-day courses with availability are currently 23rd, 24th, 30th, 31st March (in person in Sydney), 18th, 19th, 25th 26th May (Zoom). The course runs every second month throughout 2023, alternating Zoom/in person.

Step by Step Familiarisation ONLINE (Print at home)

PLEASE ONLY ENROL IN THIS COURSE IF YOU HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM JO ROACH, LOUISE MULRONEY or TRACIE FLEMING This self-directed online course is designed for experienced assessors whose reports have been reviewed. On enrolment, assessors will be: 1. Posted: • Foster Care Manual for Assessors (Manuals are only ever available in hard copy) value $100 2. Emailed electronic copies to print at home of: • Assessment Record (113 pages) • Information Pack (28 pages) • Child-Carer Matching... [More]

Step by Step Familiarisation ONLINE (Print at home)

Self paced
Approximately 5 hours

Venue TBA

Assessment and Referral Skills

Effective assessment and referral is essential for positive client outcomes. Discover what it takes to make an assessment that is accurate, authentic and person-centred. Build skills in referring in a way that reflects client needs and maximises the likelihood of successful engagement with the new service. This course consists of a written distance package and other supporting resources. When you enrol into this course you will be given access directly to the material. The cost... [More]

Assessment and Referral Skills

Self paced
Approximately 40 hours

Venue TBA

Yasmin Stein

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Child Protection - Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk (Assessment Only)

Register for this course if you would like to undertake assessment against the listed unit of competency. [More]

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)

Child Protection - Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk (Assessment Only)

Self paced

Self paced assessment

Yasmin Stein

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Parent Assessment for Restoration Tool Familiarisation (Step by Step)

Assessing parents for the return home of their children is challenging. Parent assessors must have relevant knowledge about good restoration practice. This is a two-part course: The first part is a self-paced distance-learning course entitled Foundations for Good Restoration Practice. In order to be able to assess if a parent has the capacity to safely care for their child/ren, assessors must be able to understand key messages from research, be aware of parental capacity to change,... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Complex Trauma and Mental Health

The Adverse Childhood Experience study (ACE study) outlines the detrimental legacy left in the wake of complex childhood trauma. Yet, these early negative experiences do not need to define or determine one’s life and experience of Self. Understanding the impacts of complex trauma and the relationship with adult mental health symptoms is a key step in transforming this legacy. Understanding the impact of complex trauma on the brain (neurological structures and functions), psychology... [More]

Complex Trauma and Mental Health

Mon 12 Dec - Tue 13 Dec 2022
9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)
2 sessions, 14 hours total

Philip Hilder

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 12 Dec 2022	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Rooms 1 & 2 - Level 9, 110 Sussex St, Sydney
Tue 13 Dec 2022	9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Rooms 1 & 2 - Level 9, 110 Sussex St, Sydney

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Step by Step Familiarisation ONLINE (Hard Copies)

PLEASE ONLY ENROL IN THIS COURSE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY JO ROACH, LOUISE MULRONEY OR TRACIE FLEMING This self-directed online course is designed for experienced assessors whose reports have been reviewed. On enrolment, assessors will be: 1. Posted: • Foster Care Full Kit (value $265) o Manual for Assessors (Manuals are only ever available in hard copy) o Assessment Record o Information Pack o Child-Carer Matching Tool • Carer Review Tool (value $30) • Participant Notes •... [More]

Debriefing Skills (Distance Delivery)

Please note: This course is only available via credit card payment at the time of registration. Students will receive a self paced learning guide and assessment booklet and can access support through the CCWT team. Are you a manager or team leader who supervises client-centered staff? Do you debrief staff after a difficult situation or support them through a crisis intervention? Do you want to ensure your supervision is working for all? This module examines the range of methods by... [More]

Debriefing Skills (Distance Delivery)

Self paced

Venue TBA

Risk Assessment Seminar

If there are no dates below, the current classes are full. Please click on the green Join button below and you will be able to put your name on the waiting list. An email will be sent alerting you to new dates as they are scheduled. This half-day seminar will assist your organisation to develop the risk assessment processes needed as we transition out of lockdown and into 'living with COVID'. We need to be sure that our workplaces are safe places to be for our staff and our... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Introduction to Structured Decision Making – Safety Assessment and Risk Assessment

This 1-day course provides participants with an introduction to the Structured Decision Making® Safety and Risk assessment tools used in the NSW child protection sector. Both FaCS and non-government agencies now train their staff in the same structured decision making safety and risk assessments, enabling all agencies working with families in the child protection system to speak the one assessment language; facilitating more efficient referral and case transfer between agencies;... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.