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Centre News
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2020!
It has been a busy and challenging start to the year for many of you, and the young people you serve, keeping everyone safe and well amidst bushfires, dust storms, and smoke.
We appreciate the time all of you have taken over January to connect with us as part of the Client Mix and Match interviews and beyond to ensure we keep working together to improve outcomes for young people across the ITC system.
We are excited to kick-off 2020 with upcoming training for Therapeutic Specialists, introductions to our new Centre staff, and recently published research and practice resources to support the incredible work you are doing to lift up young people across the state.
I also want to take this opportunity to welcome our colleagues from Westhaven and Wesley Mission, who have recently joined as ITC-SD providers in Orange and Metropolitan Sydney hubs.
We're looking forward to continuing to learn and collaborate together this year.
Janise Mitchell
Director
Therapeutic Specialist Forum
WED 4 and THUR 5 MARCH, 9:30 to 4:30 PM
Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW 201
This first Therapeutic Specialist Forum for 2020 will explore the Therapeutic Residential Care Journey: Where are we now? and Youth Participation: How are our young people faring? The day will integrate contemporary research and group work to explore how we can improve outcomes for young people in therapeutic residential care.
Please register below and let us know of any dietary or accessibility requirements ahead of the day.
Foundational Training
Announcement to be made TUESDAY, FEB 11th, 2020 at ITC FORUM.
Following Tuesday the 11th Announcement, we will be back in touch with you to organise next steps to get this essential training up and running.
Save the date: Leadership Forum
MON 6 APRIL, 9:30 to 4:30 PM
Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW 201
The purpose of the leadership forum is to support frontline managers understand and use neuroscience to work more effectively with others and recognise the importance of collaborative leadership in transformational change processes.
Over November to January, we have been busy working with our partners at Southern Cross University to publish a series of research briefings on a range of topics central to supporting young people with diverse needs in intensive residential care in NSW.
Please read and share with your teams:
Dr. Glenys Bristow Senior Advisor
"Hello everyone! I'm really looking forward to working with you and the Centre this year to help develop our collective understanding around what it takes to improve outcomes for young people in ITC. I've worked in residential care for 30+ years, and have just completed my PhD into the world and artistry of residential workers. I'm looking forward to learning with you."
Dr. Kelly Royds Senior Advisor: Policy & Practice
"Hi all, I've really loved getting out and meeting as many of you as possible in my first month here at the Centre. I've already learnt a lot from your insights around the Client Mix and Match process, and I'm excited to see how this year unfolds as we work and learn together. My work and research for the past decade has looked at how to improve outcomes for young people by centring their voices and experiences."
Our purpose is to support the evolution of the newly reformed Intensive Therapeutic Care system being rolled out in NSW. As a partnership between the Australian Childhood Foundation and Southern Cross University, the Centre integrates up to date research evidence with cultural knowledge, practice wisdom and the voices of young people in care to produce reports, practice resources and training to support the provision of high quality, evidence-informed therapeutic care.
Core Activities
- Publish current and meaningful research and practice guides
- Lead foundational training
- Therapeutic Care Blog
- Facilitate Therapeutic Specialist Communities of Practice
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.
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