Explore our training and events calendar to find webinars, professional development opportunities, workshops and networking events, designed to empower professionals in the child and family services sector.
Course outline The Department of Education has partnered with the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare to deliver free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces. This 4-hour training will support school and early childhood staff to build on skills they already have to better identify and respond to family violence. […]
This training is designed for child and family sector staff who may support participants in the NDIS, or the carers of children in the NDIS.
The Victorian Government will formally apologise in Parliament to victim-survivors who experienced child sexual abuse in Victorian government schools. The apology will acknowledge the harm experienced by survivors, families and communities, recognise the failures that allowed abuse to occur, and acknowledge its ongoing impacts.
Homelessness Week is observed from the 3 - 9 August, advocating for the almost 289,000 Australians who were assisted by specialist homelessness services last year
Course outline The Department of Education has partnered with the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare to deliver free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces. This 4-hour training will support school and early childhood staff to build on skills they already have to better identify and respond to family violence. […]
4 August National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day is an annual celebration of the strength, pride and capability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The day is led by SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak body representing children, young people and families, and is […]
This training is designed to bolster professional proficiency in family services, child protection, and placement and support services.
Do you support someone with a care experience thinking about university or TAFE? Our Raising Expectations Student Experience Day is the perfect free opportunity for care-experienced people to explore tertiary education pathways in a supportive environment. Hosted in partnership with RMIT University and CREATE Foundation, attendees will: ▪️Learn about supports available for care-experienced students ▪️Explore […]
This first in a series of two workshops is designed for practitioners who support parents and carers of children and young people with autism. It introduces a range of innovative techniques to better understand, communicate with, and meet the needs of, people with autism. The workshop approaches the topic of autism through the lens of […]
Course Overview This highly interactive 3-hour workshop is designed for practitioners, case managers, social workers, and other professionals working within an integrated system that supports children, young people, and their families. Participants will engage in a safe and reflective learning environment to deepen their understanding of professional boundaries and explore practical strategies for maintaining them […]
This three-hour interactive training is for professionals from all disciplines and service sectors working with neurodivergent young people using violence in the home. Building on the Centre’s Four Pillars of Practice Model for YPVITH, the training builds on practitioners’ understanding of ADHD and autism by exploring different presentations and dispelling common myths. The training examines […]
This workshop is the second and final in a series of two. This second workshop in this series is designed for practitioners who support parents and carers of children and young people with autism. The workshop covers a range of strategies to build parental/carer capacity to manage the behaviour of, and teach self-management to, children […]