No images? Click here Centre NewsHow do you create effective Care Teams in Intensive Therapeutic Care? Do you find it easy or difficult talking to young people about healthy relationships, consent and boundaries? What does LGBTIQA actually stand for, and, how might a better understanding of gender, sexuality and attraction enhance your work with young people? We have 5 Virtual Classrooms before Christmas that are designed to help you navigate a youth-centred way of working in ITC. From how to establish and run an effective Care Team, through to addressing Harmful Sexual Behaviours and working well with LGBTIQA+ young people. Our ITC Pulse Check survey is closing soon, if you have not already, please take 10-15 minutes to complete the survey and tell us what is working well, and not so well, in the reform process so far. Kelly Royds, She/Her, Senior Advisor Virtual Classroom: Care Teams - Collaborative Process for Creating Healing and ChangeTUE 10 NOV, 11 AM to 12.30 PM (AEST) Care Team are one of the 10 Essential Elements underpinning the Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) system in NSW. In part one of this Care Team training series, we explore the practice the reasons for Care Teams, what a Care Team looks like, the principles that underpin a Care Team and the functions of a Care Team. Register Now. Virtual Classroom: Sexually Harmful Behaviours - Part 2TUE 17 NOV, 11 AM to 12:30 PM (AEST) In Part 2 of this Virtual Classroom on Sexually Harmful Behaviours, Cyra Fernandes will discuss how to identify risk and protective factors and develop specific strategies for managing these behaviours with young people, underpinned by a safety framework. She will explore how to have conversations with young people about healthy relationships, developing boundaries and seeking consent. Read more and Register. Virtual Classroom: Working Well with LGBTIQA+ Young PeopleWED 2 & 9 DEC, 10 AM to 12 PM (AEST) LGBTQIA+ young people are overrepresented in out of home care. This two part virtual classroom training series has been developed to provide a mix of information, discussion, networking and knowledge/experience sharing around working well with LGBTQIA+young people. In our latest video interview series, Glenys Bristow talks to Dr. Lorraine E. Fox about boundaries and limit setting in work with young people in therapeutic residential care settings. How do you get the balance right? ITC - 2 Year - Pulse Check SurveyAre you a residential worker, house supervisor/manager, therapeutic specialist, case manager, senior operations and executive leader delivering Intensive Therapeutic Care in New South Wales? We want to hear from you. * Please note: this survey is only for those providing Intensive Therapeutic Care in NSW More Training OpportunitiesFoundational Training in Intensive Therapeutic CareOngoing - 12 week series of 12 Online Training Modules The Foundational Training in Intensive Therapeutic Care is a training resource for all new workers in Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) in NSW. Upgrade your qualification - 10800NAT Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma10 October, Course Start Upgrade your qualification with this innovative, practical and relevant post-graduate qualification and enhance your practice with abused and traumatised children, young people, and their families. Transform Digital LibraryOne of the best Online Digital Libraries about Trauma you will find! Our TRANSFORM DIGITAL LIBRARY includes video recordings of keynote presentations and full day workshops from some of the world’s best-known therapists and writers about trauma. Neurobiology of Self CareVirtual Classroom: Multiple dates Working with traumatised children and young people can impact us all but our understanding of the neurobiology of trauma can inform our approach to looking after ourselves as much as others. Self-care is critical to ensuring our own wellbeing as well as our capacity to support the children, young people and families with whom we work. Dan Hughes and the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Course16 to 20 November, and more dates As an emerging knowledge base, the neuroscience of caregiving is critical to responding to the needs of traumatised and at-risk children and young people. You can now access Level 1 and Level 2 courses as real-time online workshops, with courses running for 5 consecutive days. Do you have a story, practice reflection or case study you would like to share about the Intensive Therapeutic Care system? As we approach the two-year anniversary of the Intensive Therapeutic Care reform, we want to spotlight stories from our sector about what is working well in practice. If you are interested, please reach out to Kelly Royds or the Centre on kroyds@childhood.org.au Want to know more?If you would like to find out more about the Centre or discuss how the Centre could support your work contact Kelly Royds on 0407 516 858 or on kroyds@childhood.org.au If you would like to discuss how the Centre can build your staff capacity through training and accredited courses contact Marina Dickson on 1300 381 581 or on mdickson@childhood.org.au We want to hear from you!We would love to hear any feedback how we are going and ideas on how we can better work together. |