Shared Lives Carer Training
Shared Lives Carer Training
To be able use and access Step by Step training and assessment tools, it is necessary to participate in ACWA endorsed training to be able to use the tools. The Shared Lives Carer Training package for new and prospective carers requires practitioners to complete the Shared Lives Training Skills Course before they are able use this training pack.
Shared Lives Training Skills Course
This 3–day course is designed for those practitioners who haven’t previously delivered carer training. Participants will become familiar with the content of the current 2021 Shared Lives training package for general foster carers and relative/kinship carers. The training supports practitioners to develop the skills and confidence in conducting effective Shared Lives carer training. They will also have the opportunity to put newly learnt training skills and nerve-management skills into practice.
The course is conducted bi-monthly. Click here to see the current dates for this course.
Shared Lives Familiarisation Course
For current trainers who have previously completed Shared Lives Training Skills course, a new version of Shared Lives 2024 NSW training package for prospective foster carers was released in July 2024.
To continue to present Shared Lives, you will need to complete a 1½-hour self-paced online Familiarisation, by 31st December 2024, to maintain authorisation to deliver Shared Lives Training to prospective carers.
To enrol into Shared Lives 2024 familiarisation please use this link.
https://www.ccwt.edu.au/class/oohc2024-2Cost: $400 and includes The Shared Lives 2024 Leader’s Guide and access to all the electronic training resources.