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.
Course Overview The aim of this workshop is to provide practitioners with an understanding of the principles that frame CARE teams to ensure they are meaningful and successful. This training provides information on how to embed CARE team processes, including collaborative practice, working in partnership, effective communication, and engagement of young people. Learning Outcomes At […]
Join us online during Anti-Poverty Week for a critical discussion on Reframing Housing as a Human Right. With the cost of living and housing crises intensifying across Victoria, more families are grappling with housing insecurity. We’ll explore how we can prioritise the needs and experiences of children and young people in these challenging times and […]
Course outline New resources and training are available to help schools and early childhood services with the work they do to keep children and young people safe. The Information sharing schemes and the MARAM framework enable schools and services to share information to promote the wellbeing and safety of children and identify and respond to family violence. […]
Course Overview This workshop provides participants with an understanding of the Looking After Children (LAC) processes and frameworks and the role case managers, practitioners, residential workers, carers, various stakeholders, families, children and young people play in its implementation. It provides an understanding of the Best Interests Case Practice model and the importance of embedding Looking […]
Practice Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation: Forum Series is a collaborative forum for all frontline residential care workers, child protection workers, OoHC contracted case management, family service workers and Victoria Police members. This forum is an important opportunity for professionals working with vulnerable children to build knowledge and skills in recognising and responding to child […]
Course Overview Tailored to enrich and bolster professional proficiency in family services, child protection, and placement and support services, the Best Interests Case Practice Model (BICPM) is dedicated to fostering favorable outcomes for children and their families. In this engaging and interactive 6-hour workshop, our primary goal is to equip practitioners with the following insights: […]
Course overview This MARAM intermediate training for mental health and wellbeing clinicians runs over two hours and was developed with the Centre for Mental Health Learning with input from Specialist Family Violence Advisors in area mental health and wellbeing services. The training is designed for all mental health and wellbeing clinicians with intermediate MARAM responsibilities […]
Course Overview This workshop is designed to help residential care workers gain knowledge and skills to have a greater understanding of Aboriginal culture. This interactive session over 3.5 hours will provide opportunities for open discussion. Learning Outcomes Have a greater understanding of the history and past events which shaped the way in which Aboriginal communities […]
Course Overview Tailored for professionals such as practitioners, case managers, and social workers, along with other integral members of a comprehensive support system for children, youth, and families, this dynamic 3-hour workshop offers an immersive learning experience. Through interactive online modules, participants will be guided in a secure virtual environment, empowering them to gain a […]
Course Overview Designed for staff who have supervisory responsibilities of teams in the Community Services sector, this workshop aims to provide participants with the skills and tools to run constructive supervision sessions. It focuses on a practice perspective which embeds evidence informed practices into a non-clinical supervision model. Program Topics What is supervision? (components of […]
'Together with Families' is the Centre’s Family Services Symposium, a celebration of the central role of family services in supporting children and their families to thrive in Victoria and Tasmania. The Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, is delighted to welcome family services practitioners, leaders, and partners from across Victoria and Tasmania […]
Course outline The Department of Education has partnered with the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare to deliver free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces. This 4-hour training will support school and early childhood staff to build on skills they already have to better identify and respond to family violence. […]
