This webinar will explore how professionals can work alongside parents who have a child with disability who requires support to regulate their emotions or who communicates through behaviour. This webinar will help you: Develop an understanding of how behaviour can be a form of communication for children with disability Explore approaches and supports to help […]
This webinar will explore how practitioners can support the cultural needs of culturally and linguistically diverse children in out-of-home care. Click here to register
This webinar is intended for both general and specialist practitioners working in child and family services including general family support, mental health care and health care, family and relationship services, social workers, counsellors and psychologists. It will also be relevant to practitioners working in animal welfare or veterinary services. This webinar will help you: understand […]
This webinar will introduce a framework for embedded learning support practices for children with disability – including what and when children can learn, how to support learning, and how to make decisions about learning for children with disability. This webinar will help you: gain insight into the current Australian policy and practice context for early […]
Sensitive Content Warning Child sexual abuse continues to be a significant and urgent national issue. The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (2023) revealed that 28% of Australians aged 16 – 24 have experienced this form of abuse, with a higher rate among girls than boys (37.3% vs 18.8%). When a child discloses sexual abuse the experience […]
Hosted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this webinar features a conversation between Stephanie Beckwith and Lena Etuk from Culturally Inclusive Research Centre Australia exploring how culturally inclusive principles can be embedded in evaluation. Designed for those working in child and family services, the session offers practical reflections on evidence collection that respects cultural […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are overrepresented in nearly all statutory services including child protection, out-of-home care and the youth justice system. Join us in the lead up to National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) for this important discussion, held in partnership with Emerging Minds, on how to better centre children’s experiences, […]
This year's National Reconciliation Week theme is 'Bridging Now to Next', which calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward, guided by past lessons. With this theme in mind, our May webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) highlights the need to challenge the assumption of Western expertise that has […]
Quality research evidence can improve service design and delivery, and professionals in child and family services often need to use this to inform their work. This can include writing grant proposals, developing program theories, or preparing program evaluations. However, people may not know how to find high-quality, relevant research. The Evidence and Evaluation Support (EES) […]
To assist practitioners and service providers to better support children and families, eSafety has recently released their ‘Online safety and sexual development guidance’. This webinar, produced in partnership with eSafety, brings together some of the key people involved in developing the resource. This webinar will give you: insight into how the ‘Online safety and sexual […]