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Supporting children who have experienced trauma: Restoring Safety, Attachment and Control

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Supporting children who have experienced trauma: Restoring Safety, Attachment and Control

General Admission $550 | Student Admission $395 - only 30 places available 

A two-day tertiary course that provides advanced knowledge and skills for staff to undertake therapeutic work with children including, comprehensive risk assessment where children are at risk due to family and domestic violence.

Participants will also learn how to collaboratively safety plan and manage risk inclusive of how to contribute to a Multi-Agency Case Management Meeting (MACM). 

This course utilises current child development frameworks and has been developed in line with National Competency CHCDFV002 Provide Support to Children Affected by Domestic and Family Violence

Outcomes of Learning

  1. Establish confidence and rapport with children.
  2. Ability to utilise several therapeutic tools when supporting children
  3. Determining the impacts to child and whole of family functioning due to FDV.
  4. Explore issues and develop safety plans
  5. Provide support, advocacy, and information

Day One Overview

  • Redefining FDV and coercive control
  • Developmental stages and impacts of FDV on children
  • Understanding Trauma and Trauma Informed Practice
  • Creating safety through a Trauma Informed child session
  • Introduction to child-centred approaches

Day Two Overview

  • 4 stages to structured professional judgement when assessing risk
  • FDV informed language and documentation
  • Therapeutic Tools:
    • Narrative approaches to supporting children FDV
    • Play therapy approaches to supporting children affected by FDV
    • Art therapy approaches to supporting children affected by FDV
    • Attachment based activities to support strengthening of non-offending parent and child bond
    • Crisis therapeutic intervention in supporting children during a trauma response
  • Adopting self-care strategies when exposed to FDV

This training is suitable for anyone working with children impacted by trauma and family and domestic violence. 

Trainer: Jolene Ellat, Founder & Director of DART Group Australia 

Target Audience

  • Women and Children's Specialist Services
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists/Counsellors
  • Education
  • Community Service Case Managers
  • Child Protection
  • Domestic Violence Advocacy/Women's Sector
  • Family/Child Services
  • Family Court Staff
  • Family and Domestic Violence Response Teams (Police)
  • Health Workers (Doctors/Midwives etc.)
  • Mental Health Workers
  • Women's Refuge workers
  • Youth Workers
  • Anyone working with families impacted by FDV

For all training questions, email info@dartgroupaustralia.com.au 


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