Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
_h_Our vision, values and purpose_hh_ Leadership and advocacy in child, youth and family services.
_h_Centre Board_hh_ Our Board members are highly respected leaders and experts in the child and family services sector.
_h_Publications_hh_ The Centre's annual and financial reports, Reconciliation Action Plan, and other important publications.
_h_Employment_hh_ Employment opportunities with The Centre.
_h_Events_hh_ Find out about our events, including the Debutante Ball.
_h_Deb Tsorbaris_hh_ Deb advocates to improve the lives of children, young people and families in the areas of child safety, education and health.
_h_Nationally Recognised Training_hh_ The Centre provides nationally recognised training to organisations and individuals in child and family services.
_h_RCLDS_hh_ RCLDS provides training and learning opportunities for residential care workers across Victoria.
_h_Online Learning_hh_ Online courses for residential care workers in Victoria.
_h_Customised Training_hh_ Tailor our training for your organisation.
_h_Child Safe Organisation_hh_ Information on new Child Safe Standards legislation, relevant training, and helpful resources.
_h_OPEN_hh_ Driving development of evidence and innovation across the service delivery system.
_h_Sector Development Forums_hh_ Free forums convened by The Centre for professional workers, aiming to provide a space for discussion and progression within the sector.
_h_Social Policy_hh_ The Centre's submissions to the state government, Royal Commissions, and government bodies.
_h_Treating Families Fairly_hh_ Advocacy for vulnerable families in Victoria.
_h_Raising Expectations_hh_ The Raising Expectations project aims to help young and mature care leavers access higher education.
_h_Fostering Connections_hh_ A sector-led project focused on foster care recruitment.
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Step By Step – 2 Day Training
Shared Lives is a competency-based assessment package including tools and a clear framework for making assessments of foster care applicants based on evidence of their skills. It provides a systemic way to engage an applicant and share information with them, and guides the assessor to reach an informed decision about the applicant’s suitability for fostering.
It is MANDATORY for staff to attend training in Shared Lives Familiarisation training first. This provides perspective regarding the training experience of an applicant, and gives the context for staff that will go on to use Shared Lives to conduct assessments.
Lunch will be provided.
