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July 2016
Engaging fathers in family based programs Workshop – Nowra, NSW
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 »August 2016
Effective Group Leadership with vulnerable communities workshop – Newcastle, NSW
The 2-day workshop develops the necessary skills for group leaders to facilitate creative group work. The training covers the principles of using creative group work techniques and tools. The focus includes changing group dynamics, trauma informed group work practice, increased understanding of motivational group work models for change and the use of practical creative exercises. All participants receive a Group Leadership Skills Report on their strengths and areas for development. Effective leadership is a powerful phenomenon that uses a group…
Find out more »Homelessness Prevention Week
Homeless Persons' Week is an annual awareness raising week held in the first full week of August each year to highlight the over 105,000 Australians who are homeless on any given night. Homelessness Australia provides information sheets and resources to support events all around Australia. Website: www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au
Find out more »National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal children, as well as learn about the crucial impact that community, culture and family play in the life of every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child. Children’s Day is held on 4 August each year and…
Find out more »Sexually Harmful Behaviour, Gold Coast
The workshop introduces the audience to the practical application of a strengths based approach to safety assessments with a particular emphasis on narrative and solution focused therapy and the Signs of Safety Model (Turnell &Edwards 1999). The workshop will discuss how these approaches can be applied in developing a language to support the young person and their families/caregivers in talking about the sexually concerning or harmful behaviour, safety planning, responsibility taking, assessing levels of safety and working with denial. The…
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