Search Results for "looking after your wellbeing"
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Webinar
Working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of children in practice webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar discussed how practitioners working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use can enhance their child-focused practice. -
Research paper
1. What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?
Dr Sara McLeanFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to a range of distinct but related developmental difficulties caused by exposure of the developing fetus to alcohol in utero. All practitioners, regardless of their role, are likely to encounter children and adults who are affected by FASD. While the impact of alcohol on a child's brain development may be irreversible, there are some pracitices which can minimise the impact of FASD on the lives of children and families. -
Practice paper
Six ways to support child-focused practice in adult services
Emerging MindsThis paper details support and development processes that will build the confidence and competence of adult service professionals. It provides examples that can be adapted in adult services to support child-focused practice. These processes will enable staff to focus on the social and emotional wellbeing of children, even if it is not their ‘core focus’. -
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Practice paper
Supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs: A checklist for organisations
Rhys Price-Robertson, Thy Meddick and Elise ParkerThis paper provides managers, practice leaders, and other decision-makers with practical guidance on supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs. It will be useful in a broad range of health and welfare organisations, particularly those not specifically designed to work with clients with multiple interrelated problems. -
Fact sheet
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and their families
The Healing FoundationThis fact sheet has been developed in partnership with child and adolescent psychiatrist Prof Helen Milroy to help increase awareness and understanding of intergenerational trauma. -
Fact sheet
Self-care plan – completed
Emerging MindsUse this planner to see examples that will help you to identify your own personal signs of stress and plan strategies. -
Fact sheet
Self-care plan – blank
Emerging MindsThis planner can help you to identify your own personal signs of stress and plan strategies that may help you to manage your own stress and emotions. -
Video
Strathewen community: A bushfire recovery story 10 years in the making
Emerging MindsMembers of the Strathewen Primary School community share their wisdom and experiences, 10 years after the 2009 Victorian Bushfires devastated the community. -
Video
The impact of natural disasters on babies and young children
Emerging MindsThis video discusses some of the behaviours you may see in children after a disaster event and what factors can assist them in developing resilience. -
Video
The use of therapeutic story books following a natural disaster
Emerging MindsThis video introduces the Birdie’s Tree resources, which are a set of storybooks for children explaining some of the causes and impacts of disaster. -
Practice paper
Supporting children in families with complex needs: Nine tips for practitioners who feel out of their depth
Rhys Price-Robertson and Courtney Schuurman, Emerging MindsIf you are feeling overwhelmed or out of your depth, this practice paper outlines ways in which you can begin to develop confidence in supporting children in families with complex needs.