Trans Awareness Week
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare 50 Market Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaTransgender Awareness Week celebrates the resilience and strength of transgender, gender diverse and non-binary communities.
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.
Transgender Awareness Week celebrates the resilience and strength of transgender, gender diverse and non-binary communities.
The CE Conversations Workshop is designed to build the confidence and capability of residential care staff in identifying early indicators of Child Exploitation, strengthening connection planning, and supporting prevention efforts across the residential care system. This interactive workshop focuses on the critical role carers play in creating meaningful, trusted relationships with young people. Participants will […]
Session three in the Mental Health training series, Foundations of Personality Disorders provides practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to personality, personality development, and contemporary understandings of personality disorders. The training explores common presentations, particularly borderline, antisocial, and narcissistic personality disorders and offers practical, trauma-informed strategies for engagement, boundary setting, crisis response, and self-care. The session […]
Lunch and Learn is a practical online learning series that makes important topics clear, relevant and easy to apply. Each focused 60-minute session brings together useful insights, real-world examples and practical tools for providers, families, carers, leaders and learning professionals. Session overview: Clarify NDIS access requirements and explore how eligibility criteria, relevant evidence and effective language […]
Annually on the 18 November, the World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence advocates for the prevention, protection and healing of children and young people who have experienced maltreatment.
The Centre's Raising Expectations Peer Mentoring Program is seeking current and graduate care-experienced students in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales to become paid peer mentors. Peer mentors will play an important role in supporting care-experienced young people to thrive in their education, build aspirations for further study, and navigate university and TAFE life.
Our Managing ADHD and Difficult Behaviours in Out-of-home Care is an interactive and engaging training is designed for residential carers to assist them in their working knowledge and confidence caring for young people with ADHD. The focus will be on providing practical, trauma-informed strategies that can be applied in the workplace to improve outcomes for […]
Course Outline Trauma can shape every aspect of a child or young person’s life, influencing their development, relationships, and overall wellbeing. Understanding how to respond effectively to trauma is essential to preventing further harm and supporting positive, long-term outcomes. This highly interactive training provides you with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to work in a […]
This 6-hour workshop will take participants through: Description of FASD Prevalence Myths Effects of FASD on the individual Challenges for individuals living with FASD Overlap with trauma and sensory processing Responding to individuals living with FASD Strategies for support To register, follow the link below and select ‘Residential Care’ in the program field. Register for […]
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 training is designed for child and family sector staff who may support participants in the NDIS, or the carers of children in the NDIS.
Session four in the Mental Health training series, Foundations of Psychosis provides practitioners with a foundational understanding of psychosis as a broad category of mental health conditions characterised by a loss of contact with reality. The workshop introduces the key features, causes, and impacts of psychosis, explores cultural and trauma-related considerations (including psychosis-like symptoms in […]