Working with Children and Families: Practical Skills for Complex Situations

Working with Children and Families: Practical Skills for Complex Situations

with Catherine Sanders

Are you a mental health professional, educator, psychologist, or social worker looking to enhance your skills in working with families?

Join us for this practical and insightful one-day workshop with internationally respected Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Catherine Sanders, sharing her expertise in working with children and families in therapeutic settings.

When: Friday 11 December 2026

Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm

Where: Dubbo RSL

Address: 178 Brisbane St, Dubbo NSW

Cost: $350+ GST per person (Total $385)

About the Workshop

Join experienced Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist Catherine Sanders for a practical and engaging workshop that combines a clear theoretical foundation with real-world application. Participants will explore key concepts underpinning effective work with children, young people, and families, examine clinical case examples drawn from practice, and have opportunities to actively apply ideas to their own work contexts. This workshop is designed to strengthen confidence, deepen understanding, and provide practical strategies for navigating complex situations with children and families.

Key features of the workshop:

• Clear theoretical underpinning for work with children and families

• Clinical case examples that bring theory to life

• Opportunities to actively apply ideas to your own work context

• Practical strategies for managing complex presentations and family dynamics

• Reflection and discussion to support learning and skill development

About the presenter

Catherine Sanders

Catherine Sanders is an APHRA accredited clinical psychologist and supervisor and Canadian and Australian trained clinical family therapist member of AAFT. She has presented and published extensively in Australia and overseas, including a chapter on therapeutic practice with children in the 2024 publication, A Practical Guide to Family Therapy: Structured Guidelines and Key Skills (2nd Ed.), Edited by Andrew Wallis, Kerrie James, and Paul Rhodes.

Catherine is co-Director of Bower Place with Malcolm Robinson. Bower Place is in Adelaide, Australia, working nationally and internationally, and is a specialist systemic clinical practice, family therapy, training, dispute resolution, corporate advisory and research organisation with expertise in complex, co-morbid symptoms & problems. Bower Place has developed extensive intellectual property and curates a subscription-based knowledge portal to share original thinking and knowledge in clinical practice.