Upcoming Events
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Seasons for Growth
When: TBC
Where: NALAG Dubbo, 7 Welchman Street, Dubbo
Cost: FREE
Group sessions to support children and young people (6-13yrs) experiencing loss. Seasons for Growth, developed by Good Grief, incorporates a wide range of age-appropriate activities involving drawing, role-play, stories, discussion, playdough, music and journal activities.
Mandatory Reporting
When: 9:30am–11:30am, 5 February 2022.
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
Identifies the target groups (such as children and elderly) and when and how to report when you are required to do so.
Elder Abuse
When: 9:30am–11:30am, 12 February 2022.
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
Learners will be able to identify when elder abuse is taking place, the types of abuse that can be experienced by the elderly and methods to take when abuse is identified.
Accidental Counsellor
When: 9:30am–12:30pm on 5 & 6 April 2022
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
This interactive course aims to develop the knowledge and skills of human services workers to effectively support people who are distressed. The course is aimed at those who are not trained counsellors and who are not in counselling roles, however frequently find themselves having to use counselling skills due to the nature of their roles.
Children's Brain Development and the Impact of Trauma
When: 9.30am–12.30pm on 20 & 21 April 2022
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
Learn about the responses that children develop in order to survive trauma and discuss the principles for developing interventions when working with children and families.
Trauma Informed Practice
When: 9.30am–12.30pm on 4 & 5 May 2022
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
This workshop provides an introductory understanding of how trauma impacts human development and survival and how these impacts can present themselves in children, young people and adults. This course will explore what this means for supporting, engaging and working with people who have experienced trauma.
Introduction to Sandplay Therapy
When: 9.00am–4.00pm on 6 May 2022
Where: TBC
Cost: $300 inc GST
Sandplay Therapy is a play-based technique that is a valuable and powerful tool for counsellors. Sandplay is a healing tool which opens the window into the psyche, accessing unconscious material and making it conscious by giving it form. This workshop will focus significantly on experiential learning and interactive participation.
Child Grief and Trauma – Working Creatively with Children
When: 9.00am–4.00pm on 13 May 2022
Where: TBC
Cost: $300 inc GST
This training provides an understanding of Crisis, Trauma, Loss & Grief for children aged 5-12 years and explores children's responses to these events and emotions. You will explore a range of tools to engage children to tell their story and express themselves to promote healing.
Domestic Violence Workshop
When: 9.30am–12.30pm on 8 & 9 June 2022
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: $300 inc GST
Details to come.