Relative and Kin Care
Thank you for becoming a carer for a child or young person in your extended family, or a child or young person well known to you. When children are removed from their family, they need to be in an environment which supports an appropriate sense of belonging to their family. Kin carers provide that important […]
Substance Use in Pregnancy
As a carer you may find yourself caring for a baby or child whose mother used substances during pregnancy. This course aims to provide you with a broader knowledge on the effects of substance abuse on a newborn baby. The group of mothers and families who fit in to this group make up only a […]
Foundations of Attachment and Bonding
Attachment and bonding is a significant theory as it not only relates to children in care but all human beings. If we understand our own attachment style, we can make positive changes and become more secure. Therefore, better able to become a child’s secure base to feel confident, safe, and protected. This course explores: Different […]
Understand and Respond to Challenging Behaviours
This course explores challenging behaviours of children and young people in care. Children and young people in care often come from families where day to day routines is chaotic, parents lack general parenting skills, have little understanding of child development and often use inappropriate discipline, when they do discipline. These children and young people may […]
Positive Restorations
This course explores how carers can support positive change in children’s lives through restorations and transitions. This course explores: Understanding why children are restored to their parent/s. Explore how a decision is made to restore a child to their parent/s. The skills and knowledge parents need to demonstrate to have their children restored. Factors that […]
Transitions: A new beginning
We all experience transition and change during our lives. Life events such as finishing school; changing jobs; marriage; divorce; death of a parent; children moving out of home etc are just a few changes that you may experience. Some people are more affected by these transitional periods than others. For some, change brings overwhelming feelings, […]
Child Protection: The 5 R’s (Recognise, Respond, Record, Report and Reflect)
Child protection is a significant course for all foster carers regardless of the age or stage of children and young people in your care. All children need care and protection and therefore there is legislation to protect their rights and wellbeing. While some parents relinquish care of their children or are medically unable to care […]
Building Resilience
Resilience is what gives us the psychological strength to cope with stress and hardship. It is the mental strength that we call on in times of need to carry us through without falling apart and enables us to bounce back. Dealing with change or loss is an inevitable part of life. At some point, everyone […]
The Impact of Domestic/Family Violence on Children and Young People
This course explores: The types of domestic/family violence. Understanding the impact of witnessing domestic violence on children and young people. Understanding the impact of domestic violence in the Australian child protection system. Identify the best ways of supporting children who have witnessed domestic violence. The high rate of substantiated emotional abuse of children and young […]
The Impact of Trauma on Brain Development
Understanding how trauma effects brain development is a fundamental part of effectively caring for children and young people in care. The first part of this course looks at normal brain development and its functions. The second part covers how the brain is impacted by early trauma. This course explores how the brain develops during pregnancy; […]
