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Webinar: The Healing Power of Relationships

June 20, 2025

This session explores how strong, meaningful relationships can transform the lives of children and young people in care. Learn practical strategies to nurture these bonds, providing the emotional support and stability essential for their well-being. Discover the profound impact of love, trust, and consistent care in fostering healing and growth. Join us to make a lasting difference in the lives of those you support.

Online Training: Affidavit Writing in PSP

June 20, 2025

Training Overview

PSP Service Providers play a very important role in helping ensure that the Children’s Court has the best evidence to make the decisions about children and young people subject of care proceedings. The training, run by an Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law aims to:

• provide knowledge and skills to prepare affidavits in Children’s Court care proceedings
• explores the purpose and content of affidavits, and their role in care proceedings
• provides participants with the opportunity to draft an affidavit based on a case study and receive feedback.

Coaching: Quality Provisional and Kinship Assessments

June 20, 2025

Join this session to understand the essential components of effective provisional and kinship assessments. Learn practical strategies for conducting thorough evaluations that prioritise the safety, stability, and well-being of children. Discover how to engage families and kin effectively, ensuring assessments are comprehensive and culturally sensitive. Equip yourself with the skills to make informed decisions that support the best outcomes for children in care.

Webinar: Understanding and Supporting Child Development

June 20, 2025

This foundational workshop provides an overview of child development underpinned by a theoretical framework. This involves looking at the whole child and understanding that learning and development occur holistically. When working with young children there is a responsibility to recognise the interconnectedness of all aspects of a child’s learning and development to ensure the child is nurtured and supported. Without a clear knowledge of child development, vital information can often be missed. Unpacking the core principles and influences of development is key to fostering the child’s acquisition of skills, knowledge, and attitudes towards lifelong learning.

Communities of Practice: Preparing for Court

March 3, 2025

Communities of Practice aims to improve the lives and outcomes of children and families by creating a space for practitioners to come together and explore difficult practice issues within the Permanency Support Program.

In this Communities of Practice, participants will discuss what casework needs to be completed and evidenced before attending court for final orders. Key elements include:

• Challenges when family finding
• Cultural identification and planning
• Case history and quality documentation

Communities of Practice: Working with Men

February 19, 2025

Communities of Practice aims to improve the lives and outcomes of children and families by creating a space for practitioners to come together and explore difficult practice issues within the Permanency Support Program.

In this Communities of Practice (CoP), participants will explore how fathers can positively influence their children’s upbringing and become the nurturing caregivers and role models they always intended to be. The focus will be on practical strategies for engaging men in meaningful change, helping them foster healthy, supportive relationships with their children. Additionally, the CoP will address the critical issue of working with fathers who use violence, offering practice approaches that practitioners can learn from. Key elements include:

– Supporting fathers in becoming the positive influence they aspire to be
– Identifying and managing family violence
– Ensuring safety for both professionals and families
– Using effective communication to facilitate meaningful interactions.

Communities of Practice: Preparing for Court

November 13, 2024

Communities of Practice aims to improve the lives and outcomes of children and families by creating a space for practitioners to come together and explore difficult practice issues within the Permanency Support Program.

In this Communities of Practice, participants will discuss what casework needs to be completed and evidenced before attending court for final orders. Key elements include:

• Challenges when family finding
• Cultural identification and planning
• Case history and quality documentation

Online Training: The Six Steps of Guardianship and Open Adoption

October 22, 2024

This foundation training for inexperienced or new staff will explore permanency planning for children and young people who can’t be restored home. Topics we will cover include:

• the principles of permanency in Permanency Support Program (PSP) focusing on Guardianship, Adoption and Long-Term Care
• casework considerations when planning for permanency
• the process to achieve Guardianship
• the process to achieve Adoption

and provide practical advice on how to approach conversations with children, young people, families and caregivers to help guide them through the permanency process, including supporting the assessment phase of Guardianship and Adoption.

Webinar: Motivational Interviewing in PSP

October 21, 2024

Join us in this introductory webinar about how Motivational Interviewing can be used effectively in PSP to help families start their process of change. In this webinar, the context, process and skills used in Motivational Interviewing are explored, which may assist in engaging families in safe parenting and building a positive, collaborative and trusting relationship with parents to help resolve the challenges parents face.

Webinar: Affidavit Writing in PSP

October 21, 2024

Training Overview

Strengthen your impact on children and young people’s lives through expert affidavit writing. As a PSP Service Provider, your affidavit directly shapes Children’s Court decision-making. Our practice-based coaching session empowers casework staff to craft compelling and professional affidavits. 

In this coaching session, you will: 

• Develop essential knowledge about affidavit structure, content requirements, and their crucial role in care proceedings  

• Learn best practices for presenting clear, factual, and relevant evidence in your affidavits. 

Join us to build confidence in presenting evidence that helps secure the best outcomes for children and young people in care proceedings.