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In this third episode of our Engaging children series, hosts Jen and Chris are joined by practitioners sharing their ideas and strategies for enabling children to describe problems in their own terms in ways that are meaningful and useful for them. 🎙👂: bit.ly/3Me3fzV

This week is National Families Week, a reminder of the role families play in supporting and nurturing children as they grow. Check out our resource around the importance of children’s play to strengthen child-parent relationships and their mental health. bit.ly/2XbvHeV

⏰ Reminder: Register for our webinar with @RACGP held tonight which will explore the features of a biopsychosocial assessment and formulation with children aged 0-5 and its importance in supporting child mental health and mental health treatment planning: bit.ly/3JEoJ6H

Check out our new disability practice courses which explore strategies that support the mental health of children with disability aged 0–12 years. This suite of courses focuses on two broad approaches to understand and respond to children with disability. bit.ly/3kBU5AT

Check out one of our earlier webinars with MHPN around working to support the mental health of children with an intellectual disability, exploring tools and tips for assessing and reporting mental health concerns in children with intellectual disability. bit.ly/33CJeyH

This two-part podcast series features parents talking about their children who live with disability, and how their children’s wellbeing can be supported by creating space for them to explore and express aspects of their lives other than disability. 🎙👂 bit.ly/3zq01TO

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve produced a series of tip sheets co-designed with Aboriginal families who have generously provided their intergenerational wisdom to help other families and children living with disability. See more on our website: bit.ly/3lxOKe7

Check out our ‘Understanding child mental health and disability’ online course which introduces foundational knowledge in helping you identify the factors that support a child’s social and emotional wellbeing and key concepts in disability-aware practice. bit.ly/3rQfOH1

In this episode narrated by Dana Shen, Professor Juli Coffin shares how ‘being’ with a horse on Country can support and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in learning more about themselves and working through difficulties bit.ly/3F6vbD6

⏰ Reminder: Register for tomorrow’s webinar with @CFCAexchange which will focus on working with children and families from non-humanitarian migrant communities. Facilitated by Gill Munro, join panelists Anagha Joshi, Julie Ngwabi and Zakkiyah Muhammad. bit.ly/3xtfl3w

Emerging Minds has created two new online practice courses, focusing on child-centred practice and family-focused practice values to understand and respond to children aged 0–12 with disability in ways that support their social and emotional wellbeing. bit.ly/3rVn8n6

This webinar with the @RACGP will explore the features of a biopsychosocial assessment and formulation with children aged 0-5, its importance in supporting child mental health and its contribution to mental health treatment planning. Register your spot: bit.ly/3JEoJ6H