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March 2020
Workshop: Responding to Family Violence in the Workplace
Learn how to listen and respond appropriately to staff and colleagues experiencing family violence. Everyone has the right to feel safe and free from abuse and violence in their relationships. Family violence is not only about physical assault but refers to an array of power and control which may include direct or indirect threats, sexual assault, emotional and psychological torment, economic control, property damage, social isolation and behaviour which causes a person to live in fear. As well as affecting…
Find out more »KEY SKILLS in FAMILY THERAPY
Systemic Approaches to Working with Individuals, Couples and Families Do you want to work more confidently and effectively with families? Do you know how to troubleshoot when treatment gets “stuck”? Book a seat today to develop your family therapy skills to a deeper level. This two-day workshop is aimed at practitioners who work with children, young people, adults, couples, families, and/or organisations supporting clients with mental health issues. This workshop aims to introduce participants to core Family Therapy concepts and…
Find out more »Handle with Care™-Staff safety and defusing situations where individuals may be aggressive – Hobart, TAS
The training package entitled Handle with Care™-Staff safety and defusing situations where individuals may be aggressive, developed by David Cherry covers: Managing your own feelings in difficult circumstances; Minimising risk; Legal issues; Guidelines for managing difficult situations; General principles for managing difficult behaviour; Using language that does not create resistance; A suggested structure for some difficult conversations; Dealing with individuals according to their different anger triggers and; Communication skills and strategies for defusing situations where individuals may be aggressive.
Find out more »THERAPLAY: Level One & MIM
Theraplay Level 1 & MIM Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child. Therapist-guided short-term, dyadic therapy focuses on improving the child’s behavioural and emotional challenges through the parent-child relationship. In a session, the therapist guides the parent and child through playful games, challenging activities, and nurturing interactions. Theraplay® helps the child experience previously difficult interactions in new ways, helps overcome fear/ shame, increase trust, and create…
Find out more »National Volunteering Conference 2020
The National Volunteering Conference is a biennial event for not-for-profit and government leaders, managers of volunteers, researchers, policy makers, and corporate social responsibility professionals to come together to advance volunteering, share knowledge, build networks and create change. Held on 18 - 20 March 2020 in the beautiful city of Perth, the premier national volunteering event in Australia is hosted by Volunteering Australia, the national peak body for volunteering in Australia, and supported in 2020 by Volunteering WA. Through the theme…
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