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As the peak body for organisations working with children and families across Victoria and Tasmania, the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare offers a range of training and professional development programs to strengthen the capacity of organisations to provide services that best suit the needs of vulnerable families and children.
In addition to the core training offerings listed below, The Centre can provide customised training solutions to meet your organisation’s specific training needs. We offer in-house training via a variety of delivery modes in suitable locations across Victoria and Tasmania, in our training facilities in Melbourne’s CBD or virtually online. Please submit the ‘Training Enquiry’ form below to have one of our team contact you to discuss your learning and development requirements.
Best Interest Case Practice Model Foundation Training
Designed to guide and bolster professional practice within family services, child protection, and placement and support services, the BICPM is dedicated to securing successful outcomes for children and their families
Child Safe Standards
This training informs participants about the requirements for implementing the 11 Child Safe Standards and helps them acquire the skills needed to ensure the safety and well-being of diverse children and families. It is designed to aid the creation of safer environments for children and young people.
Coaching Program
Enhance your skills in a supportive environment, where learning, self-reflection, and exploration of new understandings and abilities are encouraged, ultimately empowering you to excel professionally, and achieve your personal and professional aspirations.
Cultural Awareness Training
Delivered in conjunction with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited (VACSAL)
Managing Care & Professionals’ Teams
Learn the difference between both meetings - the What, When, Why and How
Navigating the NDIS
This workshop is designed to deliver practical, pragmatic training for child and family sector staff who work with clients who need support form the NDIS.
Trauma Informed Practice Training
This workshop equips participants with a deep understanding of TIP to effectively support clients impacted by trauma
Young Persons Violence in the Home
Designed to increase foundational knowledge of YPVITH and build confidence for practitioners working with families affected by youth violence
Foundations Case Note Training
Designed for practitioners, case managers, social workers, and other integrated system participants, this interactive workshop creates a safe learning environment to develop a deep understanding of writing professional case notes.
Effective Leadership Skills
This workshop aims to equip participants from the Community Services sector with the skills and tools for effective leadership, building insights and understanding to enhance leadership competence and confidence in leading teams.
Effective Supervision Training
Designed for staff supervising teams in the Community Services sector, this workshop provides the tools for constructive supervision sessions, focusing on evidence informed practices within a non-clinical supervision model
Managing and Maintaining Professional Boundaries
Understanding professional boundaries is important in working with children, young people, and families as well as the impact they have in working with other professionals. This workshop will help you to identify the types of professional boundaries and develop strategies to embed safe and healthy boundary settings.
Customised Training Workshops
The Centre provides a range of professional learning and development workshops to meet the needs of organisations. We deliver training upon request in locations across Victoria and Tasmania or remotely via Zoom. For regional areas this is an economical way to ensure that staff can meet their professional development requirements by having the training in-house. All training sessions can accommodate up to 30 participants per session.
All the training we offer can be customised using your own organisation’s policies, standards and documentation. We also work with organisations to develop or tailor training, based on your specific requirements. These can be booked for a time that suits your organisation or staff group.
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or phone 03 9614 1577
TRAINING ENQUIRY FORM
Please complete this form to submit a training enquiry to the Center.
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