Training and events calendar

As Family Carer Lived Experience Workers (FCLEWs), our relational knowledge is our greatest strength. But how do we translate our everyday insights into recognised evidence and build authentic partnerships with non-lived experience colleagues?

This seminar will explore the nature of adolescent substance use, identifying when it becomes problematic to an extent that warrants intervention.

We work in systems and truthfully, we are part of those systems but also sit on the edges of those systems. We need to be able to “play well in the sandpit” to be of any use within our roles. But, how do we do that when others keep trying to have us work outside of our scope?

Stigma and discrimination experiences are rampant in the world of having mental health issues, AOD and in the world of harm reduction.

This workshop focuses on practical strategies for implementing family-inclusive practice addressing common challenges

Learn how to avoid burnout and vicarious trauma while working with people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds.

Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) is an effective outpatient eating disorders treatment for anorexia nervosa, tested against evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT).

This interactive workshop introduces social workers to a systemic way of thinking and working with children, young people and families.

This workshop reviews current evidence on personality disorders in young people and introduces a best-practice model for early intervention.

This workshop uses CBT principles and interventions to support young people experiencing anxiety, depression and other thinking patterns.