The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare invites you to a series of webinars on the theme of ‘Diversity in Practice’ to assist organisations to strengthen professionals understanding of good practice when engaging with children and young people from diverse backgrounds and communities. Please register for our upcoming sessions below:  Working with culturally […]

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare invites you to a series of webinars on the theme of ‘Diversity in Practice’ to assist organisations to strengthen professionals understanding of good practice when engaging with children and young people from diverse backgrounds and communities. Please register for our upcoming sessions below:  Working with culturally […]

  Overview This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to review the foundational knowledge of early child development and identify how common experiences such as family violence can impact child wellbeing. Participants will then explore how they can integrate a child focused, trauma informed approach into their own practice with young children, their parents/carers and […]

  Overview The training is designed for case managers and others working closely with children and their families to support collaboration with parents to meet the stability, development and safety needs of children - so they can thrive!   We cover ages and stages of development, how to notice the signs of trauma, working with parents […]

The Centre has developed a series of new MARAM workshops entitled “Putting MARAM into Practice”. The workshops address some of the key challenges practitioners confront when they integrate MARAM into their everyday work. These practice challenges were identified from three types of consultation: Interviews with MARAM participants Observations and recommendations from the team of MARAM […]

Beginning Practice calendar invite for delivery of each unit   To go back to the main course, please click on- Begining Practice- Course 2023

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 policy.  This […]

Course Overview Young people use substances for a variety of reasons, but many of these can often get missed when faced with presenting health concerns and problematic behaviours. Sometimes we don’t stop to ask ‘why is this young person using?’ and ‘what are they getting from substances that they aren’t getting elsewhere?’ This training focuses […]

The Centre has developed a series of new MARAM workshops entitled “Putting MARAM into Practice”. The workshops address some of the key challenges practitioners confront when they integrate MARAM into their everyday work. These practice challenges were identified from three types of consultation: Interviews with MARAM participants Observations and recommendations from the team of MARAM […]

Course Overview All children have the right to grow up in environments that are free from abuse. That’s why it is the responsibility of every organisation that provides services or facilities for children to implement Child Safe Standards into their daily practices. The Centre runs Child Safe training sessions for a diverse range of organisations […]

Course Overview Working with Children and their Families is an induction training module delivered by the Centre for Excellence for The Orange Door network.   Practitioners participating in this training will gain: An understanding of the Best Interest Case Practice Model and the underpinning legislation and policies that guide child-centred practice An understanding of working […]