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May 2020
Engaging disengaged young people
Working with disengaged young people means catching their attention fast, doing something so they will connect with what is happening and how it’s happening, and with you. It means approaching young people in unexpected ways: grabbing their attention and firing their imaginations. It means doing all this from a solid evidence base of wellbeing, and resilience, and with an awareness of what is more likely to work with young people who are having a hard time of life. We will look…
Find out more »Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum
Family violence in Indigenous communities continues to afflict women and their families at alarming rates. The National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022 highlights how dire the situation is, with Indigenous women being upto 35 times more likely to experience domestic and family violence than non-Indigenous Australian women. The Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum provides a platform for the key decision makers in the family violence space to share their ideas, programs and initiatives and tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing…
Find out more »Advanced young people and group work
For those who have attended any Groupwork training with Peter Slattery anywhere any time The plan is to cover two main areas: Firstly, a series of totally new, constructed just-for-you Groupwork strategies, devised just for this workshop. You can be sure they will include elements of movement and stillness, of silence and conversation; of interaction and individual reflection; things borrowed from the arts: music, image, video… Secondly, your content. Let us know what you would like to cover and we…
Find out more »June 2020
Moving Online – Safe and Engaging Practice
The ‘Moving Online – Safe and Engaging Practice’ is a 2-hour virtual classroom training that unpacks the actions that organisations need to take to ensure their move to online service delivery is safe for children. This includes ensuring they meet their obligations under state and federal Government Child Safe Standards and Principles. This training will explore engagement skills and strategies, and how to adapt their child safety focus to remote service delivery. What is virtual classroom training? Virtual classroom training…
Find out more »Workshop: Managing Challenging Behaviours
Learn strategies to diffuse difficult situations, manage intense emotions, and move towards positive solutions. Everyone gets frustrated or angry on occasion, particularly when they are under pressure. Most people deal with their anger and frustrations in ways that are socially acceptable and appropriate. Other people however, may deal with their anger and other strong emotions in unhelpful ways that do not lead to a resolution. They may even make the situation worse. In this workshop, we will discuss and practice…
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