With some 13 million of us in lock down, many youth workers, managers, others supporting young people in therapeutic care and out-of-home care are doing it tough. Workers and carers may be seeing an increase in behaviours that challenge, and finding it difficult to maintain self-care.

This month, we have some resources, workshops and ideas to help you not just survive, but thrive in lock down, by leaning in to what works in therapeutic care.

Check out our upcoming workshop ‘Shut off, sad, hurt & angry’: Behaviours that Challenge in out-of-home care’ facilitated by experienced residential worker and educator, Glenys Bristow, and other resources below.

And, if you find something missing or not covered that is important to you, just drop us a line at cetc@childhood.org.au

Lock down Series

Vanessa Farrell Interview: Therapeutic Opportunities in the Time of COVID-19

In this video, we talk to Vanessa Farrell Therapeutic Care Manager at Anglicare. I had the opportunity to hear Vanessa speak at a recent Therapeutic Specialist Community of Practice on how COVID-19 had presented enormous therapeutic opportunities in the context of residential care.
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8 Ways to Support Young People in Residential Care during COVID-19

How do we keep to the therapeutic care principles of safety, consistency, predictability, and routine in a world that feels like it has turned upside down overnight? It’s near impossible! If we are feeling this way, imagine how young people may be feeling.
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ACF - COVID and kids resource

We know children are currently experiencing a lot of fear, worry, and anxiety as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. We have produced a number of resources that we hope can help parents and carers manage some of the stress and help explain things in a way that children can understand.
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Online Workshops

‘Shut off, sad, hurt & angry’: Behaviours that challenge in therapeutic residential care

WED 11 AUGUST, 10 to 12 PM (AEST)

This workshop is for therapeutic residential youth workers and their supervisors/managers or anyone working in out of home care or supporting young people in therapeutic residential care who have behaviours that challenge all of us. Register here

Empowering young people’s sexuality: An attachment-based understanding of harmful sexual behaviours and sexual exploitation in out-of-home care

TUE 21 September, 10 to 12PM (AEST)

Whilst there are several risk factors that can contribute to a young person engaging in harmful sexual behaviour‚ relational trauma and abuse are particular considerations for those in out of home care. Understanding the impact of trauma and the attachment needs of the young person is critical in empowering healthy sexual development. Register Now

Online Courses

Responding to Child Sexual Exploitation

Ongoing - 8 Online Training Modules & Resource Kit

Responding to Child Sexual Exploitation is an online self-paced training for caseworkers, residential workers, house supervisors and managers, therapeutic specialists and organisational leaders working in out of home care and therapeutic care.
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Foundational Training in Therapeutic Care

Coming Soon - 12 Online Modules

Building off our successful Foundational Training in Intensive Therapeutic Care, this online course supports the development of a common knowledge base and shared way of understanding the principles of supporting young people across the therapeutic care system.
 Contact us to go on the wait list

Upgrade your qualification - 10800NAT Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma

August intakes open now

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.
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Other Resources

More Than Just a Kid in Care – Identity and Culture

This NAIDOC week, I have spent some time listening to the new, 4-part podcast series called “More Than Just a Kid in Care”. Written, produced and edited by young people who have grown up in care in NSW, the first episode explores “identity” and the importance of connection to culture. “I was missing the essence …
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How can you support safe social media use in out of home care organisations?

Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, TikTok, WeChat, Instagram – as common as these social media platforms and many others are, most of us are still learning the best ways to use (or not use) them. As tools designed to remove many of the boundaries between people, social media use has enormous potential. But it also invites a …
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Transform Digital Library

One 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.

Want to know more?

If you would like to find out more about the Centre or discuss how the Centre could support your work please contact us at cetc@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

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We would love to hear any feedback how we are going and ideas on how we can better work together.