Preventing emotional abuse of children: The role of parenting support | NAPCAN
2023-09-06 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
In partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
This webinar will explore emotional abuse in childhood and the role of parenting support in reducing and preventing child maltreatment.
Despite its high prevalence, emotional abuse is less well-known than other forms of child maltreatment, including physical or sexual abuse.
Recently, the Australian Child Maltreatment Study found that in young people aged 16-24 years, about 35% had previously experienced emotional abuse, with the rate 1.5 times higher among girls than boys. The study also found that 40% of young women experienced emotional abuse before age 18. Furthermore, individuals who experienced emotional abuse in childhood were 2.3 times more likely to have attempted suicide in the past 12 months, 2.1 times more likely to have self-harmed and were 1.8 times more likely to be cannabis dependent, even after accounting for other experiences of maltreatment.
Despite being traumatising and contributing to a range of physical, social and psychological problems, experiences of emotional abuse are often minimised and overlooked in service settings.
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Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse children and families who experience racism | AIFS
2023-06-14 13:00 - 14:00
Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of racism in its various forms. Racism hurts children and their families in real and fundamental ways, affecting not only their mental and physical health, but also their relationships and ability to grow. Practitioners who work with children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds must understand how racism operates. Understanding that experiences of racism can be systemic, and experienced by families in different ways, can help practitioners navigate conversations about racism and support CALD children’s mental health and wellbeing.
This webinar will:

increase awareness of the effects of racism on child and family mental and emotional health and relationships
identify the support that parents from a CALD background need to support their child’s mental health and wellbeing
provide guidance on how practitioners can discuss and address racism.

This webinar is recommended for practitioners who may engage and work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children, families and communities.
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Supporting Children to Participate in Evaluation | AIFS
2023-05-03 13:00 - 14:00
‘How do we start doing evaluation with children?’ is a question we often get from service providers and evaluators. The Australian Institute of Family Studies invites you to join the upcoming webinar where this question will be explored, and consider how to ethically and meaningfully involve children in evaluation.
This webinar will build on AIFS’ upcoming practice guide Involving children in evaluation. What should I know?. It will delve deeper into key points covered in the guide and provide practical advice about how to involve children in evaluation.
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Online and digital approaches to support wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
2023-04-26 13:00 - 14:00
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people often experience barriers to seeking help. These include a lack of culturally appropriate services and geographical remoteness.
Online and digital approaches that are community-led can address some of these barriers and support the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
This webinar will feature three Aboriginal presenters that will share their expertise in innovative, Aboriginal-led, online and/or digital programs.
This webinar is recommended for practitioners and service providers who provide support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
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How to support clients exposed to technology-facilitated coercive control: Extended Q&A
2023-02-15 13:00 - 13:30
This extended Q&A is an opportunity to hear from a panel, as they answer more of your questions from the December 2022 webinar.
This webinar discussed technology-facilitated coercive control, what it looks like in practice and strategies for working with victim-survivors. It is recommended that you watch the original webinar to get the most out of this session.
Please note, the extended Q&A is a pre-recorded session.
Presenters: Dr Evita March, Niamh O’Connor and Kristen Poel. Facilitated by Dr Jasmine B. MacDonald and Melissa Willoughby.
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