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Explore our upcoming short courses.

Safe Environments for Young People - Refresher | 11 March

This refresher workshop is for workers required to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect who have completed the full training course within the last three years.    
The ‘Creating safe environments for children and young people’ refresher workshop focuses on child protection in the context of ‘Through Their Eyes’ and has the safety and wellbeing of children at its core. 

The Garden: Train the Facilitator Therapeutic Program | 17 & 18 March

Join ‘The Garden Group Program’ as a facilitator! Provide opportunities for parents to share positive experiences with their infant or toddler. 

Over two days, you will learn how to facilitate The Garden Group Program and apply The Garden Dyad Program. You will be provided with tips and advice on how to successfully run these intentional therapeutic child-led programs. Training includes time to practice exercises and familiarise yourself with the sessions.  

This program is for professionals working therapeutically with children and caregivers. 

Family Group Conferencing Training | 5, 6 & 7 April

Learn how to facilitate Family Group Conferencing for families where concerns have been raised for the wellbeing and safety of a child or young person.

This training teaches coordinators a strengths-based and inclusive approach, assisting families to develop an agreement on how to provide safe, permanent and stable care arrangements for their child or young person.

This three-day professional development course is a requirement to be considered for casual work opportunities as a coordinator through this state-wide service. 

Conversations at the Kitchen Table | 21 & 22 April

Please note: This two-day course is now being delivered online. A Microsoft teams link will be sent upon enrolment. Those from regional and rural areas are encouraged to enrol.

This free course for workers from specialist homelessness and domestic violence services builds skills in the art of talking to parents, so children can heal and thrive.   

Learn how to have conversations with parents or carers that enable them to focus on the child, build connections and intentionally help them to heal. Improve parents’ knowledge and skills to increase their parenting choices.

Use practical exercises to help regulate ’big feelings’, such as breathing exercises designed to move children and their parents into a ‘regulated’ zone that strengthens conversations and relationships.   

Responding to Suicide Risk | 29 April  

This training is suitable for any profession and aims to build your knowledge on how to effectively and confidently reach out to intervene in a suicidal crisis.   

Learn about the ‘why’ of suicide by understanding contemporary evidence-based models of suicidality. Based on established core competencies that mental health professionals use to assess and manage suicide risk.

You will find out about effective engagement, how to access useful resources, building resilience, and helping to facilitate protective factors for our communities.