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September 2016
Trauma-Informed Care and Practice – Blue Knot Foundation
This one-day interactive professional development training provides attendees with the knowledge and skills to, better inform them about, and be sensitive to the possibility of past and present traumas in clients and staff, and the vulnerabilities which accompany them. A significant percentage of Australians live with the ongoing effects of unresolved trauma. To minimise the risks of re-traumatisation and enhance possibilities for recovery it is vital that every person working in health or human services acquires a basic understanding of…
Find out more »Principles in Practice – Supporting Adult Survivors of Complex Trauma – Blue Knot Foundation
This one day interactive professional development training shares insights and learnings from current research and clinical best practice, and provides participants with new skills to utilise in their work with adult survivors of complex trauma. Complex trauma, by its very nature, is characterised by a range of ‘complexities’ and people affected are not a homogenous group. Many and varied factors influence the diverse impacts of complex trauma and the range of ways in which people cope and adapt. By attending…
Find out more »Safeguarding Yourself – Recognising and Responding to Vicarious Trauma – Blue Knot Foundation
This one day interactive professional development training explores the nature of vicarious trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue, and supports you to keep healthy and safe in your work with people impacted by trauma. Just as post-traumatic stress disorder can be perceived as a normal reaction to an abnormal event, so too can vicarious trauma (VT) be seen as a normal reaction to repeated exposure to traumatic stories and material. One might say - an ‘occupational hazard’ for those working across…
Find out more »Pronia’s Family & Relationship Program – Information Session with Carers Victoria
Pronia's Family & Relationship Program invites you to an information session with Carers Victoria Do you look after and/or assist/support someone you love? Someone you know? Someone who is frail aged? A person with a disability? Someone with chronic illness? Someone with mental illness? What are the specific challenges the person you care for have? How do you deal with these challenges? Are you concerned or worried for yourself or the person you care for? For the future? What sort…
Find out more »DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF GROUP WORK PROGRAMS WORKSHOP (SEPT)
This workshop explores best practice in group work program development and quality evaluation tools. It also allows participants to review their own programs and obtain feedback. The workshop uses the Institute of Group Leaders (IGL) Program Endorsement standards as a benchmark. The IGL standards require that programs: Use an explicit model of change Identify who should facilitate the program Identify what participants should attend this program State the program’s length, frequency, intensity and environment Use appropriate and balanced selection of…
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