Developing a Systemic Therapeutic Stance in Work with Families
Description
Who this training is for: Social Workers working within public mental health sector
Please note, if you do register for an event and it is not clear you are part of the intended audience, your registration will be confirmed two weeks prior to the event start date, or earlier.
This training aligns to Capability 10 - Delivering compassionate care, support and treatment.
This interactive workshop introduces social workers to a systemic way of thinking and working with children, young people and families. Participants will explore how to move beyond individual, problem-focused explanations of distress and develop a more relational/ systemic understanding of people within their family, social and cultural contexts. Through reflective exercises, case discussions and practical skills activities, clinicians will learn to apply the PACE model (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy), use circular questioning to explore patterns and relationships, and strengthen family-inclusive practice. The workshop provides practical tools that can be applied across assessment, engagement, formulation and intervention in a range of social work settings.
Places are limited to 30.
The training will be delivered in-person at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED, however, there is a cafeteria on site and you may also bring your own lunch.
Facilitators
Lena Bisognin - Family Therapy Lead in ICYAHMS, Monash Health
Lena Bisognin is a Senior Social Worker and Family Therapy Lead in Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health Services (ICYAMHS formally ELMHS) at Monash Health. She is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy and a Master of Mental Health Science (Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy). Lena has extensive experience in child, adolescent and family mental health, leadership, supervision, counselling, and workforce development across health, community, education and child protection settings. She developed and implemented the ELMHS Four-Session Systemic Family Work Model, which has been delivered to more than 150 staff across ICYAMHS, supporting family-inclusive and systemic practice.
Lyn Jenkin - Discipline Senior Social Work, ICYAMHS, Monash Health
Lyn Jenkin is currently the Discipline Senior for the Infant, Child, Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. For over 20years she has worked in public health and more specifically mental health, with a focus on young people and families in community settings and inpatient areas such as Emergency Department, ICU. More recently, she was an integral part of the development of the Allied Health Mental Health Graduate Program for Monash Health. She is pleased to be presenting together with Lena today.
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