Hello and welcome,

With all the challenges that COVID has brought, it is great to see that there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The recent rise in vaccination rates have helped reduce the severity of COVID for many. Plus it is helping to pave the way to a more normal way of life. But it is not a magic bullet and it doesn't help with the myriad of challenges that you face or in some cases are exacerbated because of this pandemic. So for this month we have a range of articles that will hopefully help you through these times.

We have also selected some workshops, courses and ideas to help you in your journey in Therapeutic care.

Since, the 1st October 2021, there have been a few changes to our online self paced Foundational Training in Intensive Therapeutic Care Course. Firstly, it has been restructured so there are no integration days anymore, making the course shorter and more accessible. There is also a new registration process. Individuals can register and pay and begin the course immediately. Alternatively, organisations can buy a group booking of registrations for staff that can be used over an 18 month period. Depending on the number of individuals, an organisation intends to train, there are some great discounts that make the training very affordable. If you want to know more, visit our website here:  https://cetc.org.au/training/foundational-training-in-intensive-therapeutic-care/

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

All the best.
CETC Team

Articles

How to thrive in lock down, lean into what works in therapeutic care

Lock down means we lose touch with many things: friends, family, freedom. For young people, therapeutic youth workers and other staff in Intensive Therapeutic Care, however, it also offers an opportunity to lean into what we know works in therapeutic care. As we know, you care for an incredibly vulnerable group of young people who experience disadvantage across their developmental trajectories..
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Behaviours that challenge: What has happened to you?

Children and young people living in Therapeutic Residential Care in Australia often present with a range of behaviours that challenge us. The complexity and difficulty in working with these challenging behaviours led us to write a Practice Guide: Behaviours that Challenge to assist therapeutic residential workers to better understand why young people might display these …
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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. I know you are all working very hard to put plans in …
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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 Intensive Therapeutic Care

Ongoing - 12 Online Modules

This online course supports the development of a common knowledge base and shared way of understanding the principles of supporting young people across the intensive  therapeutic care system.
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Upgrade your qualification - 10800NAT Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma

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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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Community of Practice

We have a range of interactive group workshops that are run  regularly.. These are each focused on a particular area such as Intensive Therapeutic Transitional Care, etc. These are free to attend though we do ask for you to please register beforehand and confirm your availability. The reason is these are sessions that depend on group interaction.

Intensive Therapeutic Transitional Care Community of Practice-Next: 14 Oct 10am-12pm- Monthly

Do you work in Intensive Therapeutic Transitional Care (ITTC) in NSW? This Community of Practice aims to provide a space for ITTC staff from across the state to exchange ideas, practice, knowledge and solutions.
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Practice Support & Learning Group: Intensive Therapeutic Care House Managers / Supervisors- Next: 20 Oct-10am-12pm- Every 6 weeks

The Practice Support and Learning Group is for House Managers/Supervisors working in Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) in New South Wales. The aim of the group is to provide a space for House Managers/Supervisors to identify and discuss issues faced in the work and to collectively share wisdom, brainstorm, reflect on—and where possible—resolve challenges.
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Therapeutic Specialist Community of Practice—Next: 26 Oct -10am-12pm- Monthly
Therapeutic Specialist Community of Practice—Next: 27 Oct-930am-11.30am- Monthly
Therapeutic Specialist Community of Practice-—Next: 27 Oct -12am-200pm- Monthly

The purpose of this community of practice is to promote best practice in the delivery of therapeutic residential care by fostering inter-agency approaches to problem solving, practice development and innovation.
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Other Resources

Children in the Pictures – How much do you know about Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation?

This ground-breaking film goes inside Task Force Argos, a team of the world’s best detectives dedicated to infiltrating global criminal networks and rescuing children from online sexual abuse. It shows what it takes to protect children and hold adults accountable.

As a part of the Australian Childhood Foundation , providing support in responding to Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation is a strategic priority for us. This film which has had screenings across Australia recently will now be broadcast across Australia in October. Details as follows:

•    SBS – 24th Oct at 8:30pm AEDT
•    SBS VICELAND – 27th Oct (time TBA)

Myth Busting Child Sexual Exploitation

When it comes to the sexual exploitation of children, most Australians tend to view it as a problem that exists somewhere else. However, those of us working in Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) know that this not the case. The sexual exploitation of young people in Out of Home Care (OOHC) is an issue of significant.
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Safe Connections - Resource Kit

A resource kit to support young people in care at risk of child sexual exploitation.
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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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