Engaging Families of Young People eWorkshop 1st- May- 2023

When young people struggle, the family is often struggling too. Engaging the broader family around young people is pivotal for supporting and working best with young people. This workshop explores ways to engage the broader family to remain connected with the young person, especially at times which are difficult, sometimes even overwhelming. them. Amongst these strategies we will explore FRAMES https://peterslattery.com/product/frames/ , a unique two-way conversational approach ofworking with families. FRAMES is a way of helping families ‘talk’ with each other in democratic and respectful ways. A digital version of FRAMES is included in this workshop.

In this 3-hour workshop you will:

a) Experience first hand strategies/ activities for engaging families and the young people within those families

b) Experience within the workshop, the FRAMES approach. Identify just how and when you mighgt use them, and how to personalize them so that they work for specifically for you and the families you are working with

c) Understand the thinking/principles which support this approach

When: Monday 1st May 2023 from 9.30am to 12.30pm. (AEST)

Where:

Cost: The early bird booking fee is $195.00 (GST included) before the 17th April , after the 17th April the full price is $250.00.

To register: Register and complete payment. A Tax Invoice will be emailed to you. The payment needs to be completed before the workshop occurs, for the registration to be fully confirmed.

Facilitator: Peter Slattery

Many years ago, Peter did a B.A. in Social Science and an M.A. in Psychology. He says he thoroughly enjoyed his time at university and freely admits to having learned something. He also says that the past 30 plus years of working with young people, especially with those having a hard time of life, have taught him a lot more, and given him some ideas about how to make use of what he learned at university. Today, Peter works freelance across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with occasional jaunts into Asia, North America, the U.K. and Europe. He continues working with young people in all the places you expect to find them; within all the school systems, as well as within refuges, rehab centres, the many forms that youth programs take and in juvenile justice settings. Having done this work for a long time now, Peter finds himself in demand as a trainer of workers, as a supervisor and mentor, and seems to be constantly invited to speak at conferences both within Australia and overseas. He has published extensively in both the E and the hard-copy worlds. He says he considers himself extremely lucky, and thinks of his work as an uplifting challenge, a privilege, a joy and often, just a lot of fun.