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June 2019
Engaging fathers in family based programs
This workshop allows workers, organisations or networks of services to provide more effective programs to men and families. The workshop explores the importance of the fathers’ role in family services and how programs can engage and support this opportunity. The workshop focuses on: understanding what men might want when accessing community services using strengths based approaches when working with fathers engaging men’s in child protection and family based programs exploring skills used to work with men in a non-threatening way…
Find out more »Trauma Aware Schooling Conference
This conference is hosted by the Queensland University of Technology, the University of Southern Queensland and the Queensland Department of Education and Training's Behaviour Support Service. This conference will explore the issues of complex childhood trauma and the need for trauma aware practice in schools. Registrations are now open for attendees and presentation submissions by professionals at all stages of their careers are invited until 1 March 2019.
Find out more »No Scaredy Cats | Melbourne
The No Scaredy Cats™ workshop is based on three underlying perspectives: first, by having an understanding of how anxiety develops parents can counter its progress, second, parents can take a preventative role in the development of anxiety problems, third, there are practical steps parents can take to build resilience. The course teaches: Greater understanding of the problem of increasing levels of anxiety in children and some strategies for its treatment. An opportunity to become a certified No Scaredy Cats™ practitioner.…
Find out more »Elder Abuse (Guest Presenter from Family Mediation and Counselling Centre)
Pronia’s Family & Relationships program has organized three new information sessions at the Clayton Community Centre, MYFS Room (in the Courtyard), 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton. The sessions are FREE to anyone interested attending and will be conducted in both English/Greek with the aid of interpreters. The program is funded by Department of Social Services (DSS). This information session will cover the many issues surrounding elder abuse. Presenters: Denise Tsirtsakis, Adonis Maglis and guest presenter from Family Mediation and Counselling Centre.…
Find out more »Engaging men’s responses to family violence
his workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centred approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use family violence in relationships. It focuses on early intervention work with these men so that they may access other behaviour change resources in their community. This workshop explores how workers can better engage with men to increase their motivation to access further…
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