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October 2016
Advanced property family dispute resolution (FDR) skills
This workshop aims to teach Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners (FDRPs) skills to work with property and financial matters within a family law environment and facilitating dispute resolution (FDR) in this context. This advanced course is for those who have some experience with property and financial matters in FDR and want to further develop their skills and knowledge in specialised areas. Topics include: child support and child support agreements, superannuation, shuttle processes, impasses in property and financial matters in FDR and working…
Find out more »Anti-Poverty Week
Anti-Poverty Week in 2016 starts on Sunday 16 October and ends on Saturday 22 October. The UN’s International Anti-Poverty Day is Saturday 17 October. The Week focuses on poverty around the world, especially in the poorest countries but also in wealthier countries such as Australia. To notify your plans or get further information, contact 1300 797 290 or via email: apw@antipovertyweek.org.au. To learn more, visit the website.
Find out more »National Carers Week 2016
National Carers Week 2016 (16 – 22 October) is a time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution that Australia’s 2.8 million unpaid carers make to our nation. 1 in 8 Australians provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend with a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness or who is frail aged. Carers make an enormous contribution to our communities as well as our national economy and National Carers Week provides you with a chance…
Find out more »Young people and group work with Peter Slattery @ Hobart, TAS
Fast, challenging and fun... Young people are super-physical, super-influenced by their emotions, and respond super-impulsively to what’s going on around them. So with all this in mind this workshop will take you through a process that looks at how to harness all this for the good of a group. We will look at the skills, ways of thinking and practical strategies needed to run/facilitate groups with teenagers who at times can be challenging and difficult. We will look at the…
Find out more »The Occasional Counsellor™ – Blacktown, NSW
he Occasional Counsellor™ is for staff who are not employed in a counselling role but are called upon to give others emotional support, including receptionists, case managers and direct care staff. The focus of the workshop is teaching the participants strategies for assisting individuals who are sad, upset, bewildered, confused, angry or suicidal while clearly remaining within their role. The workshop covers the following areas: the skills of the helper including the importance of empathy and when not to empathise…
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