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Blog
The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Staff Selection – Safer Recruitment Strategies for Success!
The safe recruitment of staff is one of the most effective ways in which we can minimise the risk to children in our care. Finding time and resources for staff recruitment can be tough though. Whether you’re in a large city or a small town, it can be a real struggle finding team members who […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Safe Food Handler Training for Staff
This course makes it easy and affordable to train your staff on how to create an environment that is safe to produce food and the 8 key elements of a safe food handler. Essential training for any organisation wanting to meet Food Act training and compliance requirements.Topics covered: (module 1):Essentials of food safety- What is […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
ADHD in Teens – Strategies for Success
Learn practical strategies for helping teens with ADHD to succeed in school. Topics covered: ADHD and changes in the teenage brain; Medication – what it is and what if they don’t want to take it?; Planning for positive change – strategies for the classroom; Dealing with emotions; Adjusting our expectations; Allowing for independence
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Assisting Behaviour Change in Children (Part 1 & 2)
Staff are often working in a high-stress, high-expectation environment. It is hard to keep up with important and up to date information for assisting behaviour change in children. This 2-hour course will give you and your staff that help! Topics include:• Understanding of the stress response system in children and young people• Recognising environments that […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Strategies for Challenging Behaviours in Children 10+ Years
Based on actual experiences with young people who have been extremely excited, rowdy, defiant and inspiring, this workshop reframes how we respond to behaviours that challenge us, with a fundamentally strengths-based approach. Topics covered:• Redefining “challenging” behaviours• Connecting authentically with young people• Clarifying desired behaviours early on• Creating cultures that care• Processes for healing mistakes• […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Working with Children with Autism (ASD) – Part 1 & 2
Topics covered (module 1)- What is autism?- A nonlinear spectrum- Executive functioning- Theory of Mind- Tips and tools for managing autism and anxiety. Topics covered (module 2)- Sensory difficulties – adjusting the environment to be more autism friendly- Stimming- Meltdowns vs tantrums
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Child First Aid- Managing Children with Common Medical Conditions
Topics covered:• Managing asthma attacks, allergies and allergic reactions• Epi-pen use and management• Managing a seizure or partial seizure• The diabetic child• Choking• Treating bee-stings / insect bites• Head injuries, broken bones and bleeding
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Working with Children with ADHD (Part 1)
Topics covered (part 1):• Understanding what ADHD actually is and how it presents itself in the child – how the world works for these children• Support strategies for working with the ADHD child• Tailoring your environment to prevent the frustration and anxiety build up.
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a ‘best practice’ approach to providing emotional and practical support to anyone who is in distress.This one-hour webinar has been adapted to include: What PFA is; Tools to help people, by using the 5 elements specifically relating to COVID-19; The Action Principles of LOOK, LISTEN, LINK.
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Seminar Series
This presentation describes research on international responses to COVID-19 for the care and protection of children and young people. Through an evidence scan of eight jurisdictions, this research investigated how care and protection and youth justice systems had responded to the pandemic, focusing on the practical changes and innovations that services providers and agencies put […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |