Effective communication is cornerstone to the work we do with people. We often focus on our verbal and non-verbal skills, however putting information we have gathered down on paper is a skill in itself. We need to ensure our writing is inclusive, relevant, appropriate, to the point, respectful and written in a way that people from different backgrounds can read. In this one-day course we will look at: The 7 C’s of Communication First person language The power of language Spelling,...
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$360Limited
GST free
Writing in Practice
<p>Effective communication is cornerstone to the work we do with people. We often focus on our verbal and non-verbal skills, however putting information we have gathered down on paper is a skill in
Experiences of abuse and trauma frequently attack a person’s sense of identity. Under these circumstances it is common for people to come to a range of negative conclusions about themselves, their lives, and relationships – with consequent implications for how they live their lives. Narrative therapists are interested in the stories that shape our lives. When it comes to experiences of trauma or abuse, narrative therapists are likely to be interested in what a person’s responses to...
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$380Limited
GST free
Trauma, Identity and Hope: A Narrative Therapy Approach
<p>Experiences of abuse and trauma frequently attack a person’s sense of identity. Under these circumstances it is common for people to come to a range of negative conclusions about themselves, their
This workshop overviews personality development, identifying the key developmental tasks (e.g. emotional regulation, identity, boundaries, etc). This provides clinicians with a map for healthy personality development, as well as shedding light on how personality issues develop. The workshop will look at how personality development shapes perception, emotional responses and how we cope with interpersonal relationships and our internal world (thoughts and feelings). The workshop will...
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$680Limited
GST free
Personality Disorders: A Psychodynamic and Attachment Theory Perspective
<p>This workshop overviews personality development, identifying the key developmental tasks (e.g. emotional regulation, identity, boundaries, etc). This provides clinicians with a map for healthy
Effective teamwork is a crucial factor in agencies actually achieving their strategic goals and ensuring the quality of service delivery. Managers and leaders can develop the quality of teamwork, bring together the range of capabilities in the team, and promote collaborative problem solving. This workshop provides a framework for you to identify current strengths and to plan for areas of teamwork that need development. We will trial a range of resources and tools that you can then...
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$680Limited
GST free
Team Leadership
<p>Effective teamwork is a crucial factor in agencies actually achieving their strategic goals and ensuring the quality of service delivery. Managers and leaders can develop the quality of teamwork,
This practical and experiential workshop is for anyone running groups for people of any age and for any purpose, and who want to use dramatic, impactful and meaningful groupwork strategies. Participants will be able to join in over a dozen activities that will use physical movement, imagery and drawing, variations on scaling activities, interactive storytelling and the world’s simplest theatre activities. It will also explore using the internet, music and video as groupwork...
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$380Limited
GST free
Groupwork Activities, Activities and More Activities
<p>This practical and experiential workshop is for anyone running groups for people of any age and for any purpose, and who want to use dramatic, impactful and meaningful groupwork strategies.
The Adverse Childhood Experience study (ACE study) outlines the detrimental legacy left in the wake of complex childhood trauma. Yet, these early negative experiences do not need to define or determine one’s life and experience of Self. Understanding the impacts of complex trauma and the relationship with adult mental health symptoms is a key step in transforming this legacy. Understanding the impact of complex trauma on the brain (neurological structures and functions), psychology...
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Learn strategies and skills to skillfully design, plan, manage or participate in a project from start to finish. Try out a range of project management tools to successfully implement and monitor the project. Learn the fundamentals of a project management framework. Specifically learn: What is different about managing or working in a project than other ongoing parts of your work Project management phases How to design and plan a project well from the beginning How to use project...
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Develop the skills to recognise, understand and respond to anger in adolescents. This workshop looks at helping teenagers to manage anger, explores what constitutes anger, how it develops, and examines a range of practical strategies and techniques that can be used to help young people gain control of their anger. When a person believes he or she has been treated unfairly or is deliberately provoked, anger usually results. In terms of survival, anger can be looked at as choosing...
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There are many new challenges for the OOHC sector in working with carers. The face of the Australian family has changed dramatically over the past 30 years and the face of fostering is reflecting this diversity. You will increasingly be working with single carers, same sex couples and carers working full time as well as carers wanting to become guardians or adoptive parents. Many new carers are highly skilled which raises some serious challenges for us in providing adequate...
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an effective treatment for borderline personality disorder, suicide, para-suicide and self-harm. The treatment results in decreased suicidal and other self harm behaviour, improvement in global functioning, better retention in therapy, as well as a reduction in hospital admissions and length of hospital stay. DBT has been effectively adapted for use with adolescents, alcohol and other drug disorders and some eating disorders. Introduction to...
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