National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is our national day dedicated to celebrating our children and has been held every year on the 4 August since 1988. National Children’s Day gives all Australians the opportunity to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and learn about the impact that culture, […]
Course Overview This workshop provides participants with an understanding of the Looking After Children (LAC) processes and frameworks and the role case managers, practitioners, residential workers, carers, various stakeholders, families, children and young people play in its implementation. It provides an understanding of the Best Interests Case Practice model and the importance of embedding Looking […]
International Youth Day spotlights youth issues on a global scale and recognises young people as vital partners in today's global society. It is a day to to celebrate and amplify the voices, actions, and initiatives of young people, promoting their meaningful, universal, and equitable engagement. A decade after the United Nations celebrated its first Year […]
Course Overview This workshop is designed to help residential care workers and other welfare professionals understand how to establish and maintain professional boundaries. Key concepts are presented that explain why boundaries are important to building the foundation to positive therapeutic interventions. Some of the pitfalls of poor boundaries are examined within the context of organisational […]
Practice Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation: Forum Series is a collaborative forum for all frontline residential care workers, child protection workers, OoHC contracted case management, family service workers and Victoria Police members. This forum is an important opportunity for professionals working with vulnerable children to build knowledge and skills in recognising and responding to child […]
This information session covers the September intake for the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management. The Diploma of Leadership and Management is for people already in leadership or management roles or those working towards a leadership position within the child, youth, and family sector. The course is designed to empower participants to proactively take initiative, […]
The bi-monthly Kinship Care Network meeting is hosted by The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare in partnership with Kinship Care Victoria. Our statewide members represent twenty-eight funded service providers, bringing together place-based knowledge and practice wisdom to build capacity and alignment across the kinship care sector. The Network offers frontline workforces opportunities […]
Family Violence & Sexual Violence Event (FV&SV) This interactive online event, the second of the series and facilitated by Emerging Minds, will improve understanding of how family and domestic violence and abuse may be affecting children’s health, development and wellbeing. Practitioners from specialist and non-specialist programs will likely come into contact with families who have […]
Course Overview Tailored for professionals such as practitioners, case managers, and social workers, along with other integral members of a comprehensive support system for children, youth, and families, this dynamic 3-hour workshop offers an immersive learning experience. Through interactive online modules, participants will be guided in a secure virtual environment, empowering them to gain a […]
Join Early Start, Bright Future as we present a case study of a young child with an emerging disability and experience of trauma. We will touch on the support available for this child and their family on their journey to kindergarten and the transition to school. We will be joined by experts in the field […]
By wearing purple on Wear It Purple Day, Australians demonstrate to rainbow young people that they are celebrated and respected, acknowledging all have the right to be proud of who they are and who they are becoming. Originally founded by students in response to global stories of teenagers taking their own lives due to bullying […]
This information session covers the September intake for the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management. The Diploma of Leadership and Management is for people already in leadership or management roles or those working towards a leadership position within the child, youth, and family sector. The course is designed to empower participants to proactively take initiative, […]
