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Webinar: Part 1 – Aboriginal Culture and History

April 19, 2021

“Aboriginal Cultures and Histories provides information and strategies for PSP casework staff to better understand and support Aboriginal children, families, and communities. This webinar focuses on exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and the history of Australia and legislation from an Aboriginal perspective.

Though not mandatory, we recommend enrolling in the next two sessions, held on 16 October and 23 October, Aboriginal Child Protection History and Working with Aboriginal Families and Communities to enhance your understanding and effectiveness in supporting Aboriginal children and families.”

Webinar: Looking Back – Looking Forward: How Single Stories and Practice Traditions can Impact Permanency

January 20, 2023

Looking Back – Looking Forward: How single stories and practice traditions can impact Permanency

This training provides a reflective space for practitioners and leaders to explore the concept of a single story and practice traditions – and how these can impact permanency casework. The training explores:

• Single stories and practice traditions: what are they and how can they impact permanency
• The role of consultation and critique in safeguarding practice
• The role of perspective-taking, reflection, and challenge
• Pioneering new stories and practices

Webinar: Understanding PSP: Legislation, Standards and Guiding Principles

June 30, 2022

Webinar Overview

This foundational webinar is delivered to enhance PSP casework staff and managers work to understand the foundations and guiding principles of the child protection system.

(1) Legislation and Standards; provides an overview of the mechanisms of government that create and administer the legislation and standards that guide our practice in PSP.

(2) Guiding Principles and Understanding the PSP; provides an overview of the dimensions of permanency for children and young people in PSP, why it’s important and the policy framework to achieve permanency.

Coaching: Leaving Care with Focus on Financial Plans

January 23, 2023

Coaching: Topic to be drive by PWG

This coaching session is for case workers.

It will provide a more detailed, intimate reflective practice space. The PSP Learning Hub coaching is based on the GROW model.

Coaching is a trained and practiced skill that assists PSP Service Providers to reflect on practice and set and reach personal goals that are in line with organisational objectives, increasing their knowledge, understanding and skills in service delivery to children, young people, and families.

Webinar: Safeguarding Quality Practice

January 23, 2023

Webinar: Safeguarding Quality Practice

This webinar session is for all PSP Casework Staff.

It will provide a more detailed, intimate reflective practice space. The PSP Learning Hub coaching is based on the GROW model.

Coaching is a trained and practiced skill that assists PSP Service Providers to reflect on practice and set and reach personal goals that are in line with organisational objectives, increasing their knowledge, understanding and skills in service delivery to children, young people, and families.

F2F Training: Family Action Plan for Change

January 20, 2023

Family Action Plan for Change (FAP-C)

A quality FAP-C is critical in preservation & restoration casework.  In this session, Practitioners are given the opportunity to practice what they have learned by having a crack at writing some content for a FAP-C based on a case study.  This session covers:

• the purpose of a FAP-C
• building adult capabilities
• participation
• the road map of change (storytelling)
• simplifying complexity
• the role of hope
• working with Aboriginal families.

F2F Training: Making Family Time Meaningful

September 20, 2023

Making family time meaningful:

This training provides PSP casework staff and leaders with information, tools, and resources to support them in helping families and children get the most out of their family time. It will also resource practitioners to support carers in gaining skills and confidence in managing family time where it is safe for them to do so. The training explores:

• The differences between supervising, supporting, or monitoring family time
• Engaging children, families, and carers in decision-making around family time using the Sonya Parker Safe Contact Tool
• Tools, resources, and tricks of the trade to create opportunities for successful family time
• Linking the FAP-C to family time:  Family time is an opportunity for parents to demonstrate their parenting and new skills

Webinar: Motivational Interviewing in PSP

August 3, 2021

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.

Online Training: Difficult Conversations in PSP

April 8, 2021

Overview

Difficult conversations will explore knowledge and skills for responding to situations when important, yet difficult conversations are needed in the context of working with clients across the range of permanency support programs. The course will:

• identify the purpose and foundations for engaging in difficult conversations as well as how to address barriers to having meaningful conversations about difficult issues
• provide opportunities to explore strategies and tools that enhance outcomes in partnering with families in difficult conversations that are important to positive outcomes for children and young people.