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Blog
The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
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 |
Anxiety and Depression in Youth
Anxiety and depression are two common psychiatric conditions affecting adolescents. Adolescents face a host of pressures, including puberty, questions about identity and where they fit in society, as well as conflicts and challenges as they start to assert their independence towards adulthood. In this session we consider the complex interplay of biological and environmental processes […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Understanding and Managing Children’s Anxiety
Gain a basic understanding of anxiety and how it particularly relates to children. Learn how to support parents/workers with anxious children to feel confident and competent to manage anxious behaviours in a way that promotes the child’s bravery and wellbeing. Overview and Learning Intentions: • General psychoeducation about anxiety and how it relates to children […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |
Understanding and Working with Attachment in Children and Adolescents
An introduction to Attachment Theory with up-to-date knowledge and research in relation to trauma with children and adolescents. Learn about the importance of Attachment, to identify Attachment patterns in children and develop a framework for working with Attachment needs in everyday practice. In this training, we emphasise the need for reflective practice and link it […]
Posted on 27 January 2021 |