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August 2016
Jeans for Genes Day
Jeans for Genes Day is the major fundraising event for the Children's Medical Research Institute, who is on a mission to reduce the number of children born with genetic illnesses. Website: www.jeansforgenes.org.au
Find out more »Distressed or Deliberately Defiant? Cairns
We’ve all experienced the annoyance of having to deal with poor behaviour in our schools and classrooms. Does your school have students that… Can be verbally and physically aggressive for little reason. May fly into behavioural outbursts with little warning and as a result of no clear triggers. You may suspect or know they have or had a problematic home environment. You just can’t seem to get through to them – or when you do – they tend to sabotage…
Find out more »Prevention of Elder Abuse workshop
Covered areas include: Development of strategies for your support at every stage What is elder abuse? Available services, systems and networks Powers of Attorney and other legal matters Information provided from Pronia Family & Relationship Services, in collaboration with Seniors Rights Victoria. All welcome. Free Event. RSVP essential. Please call 9388 9998.
Find out more »Engaging fathers in family based programs Workshop – Melbourne, VIC
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 »Working with men’s responses to conflict and domestic violence @ Melbourne, VIC
This workshop explores key skills for working effectively with men’s responses to conflict situations using a child centre approach. It explores practical ways workers can respond when working with men who experience high levels of conflict or use violence in family relationships. Responses are powerful and active ways to work with men and change. Resistance is often seen as a negative response of avoidance that occurs between workers and clients in individual counselling or group work situations. However, resistance can…
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