Search Results for "PERCs"
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Short article
How fathers can support child mental health through setting limits and managing behaviour
Melissa Willoughby (AIFS), Cat Strawa (AIFS) & Vincent Mancini (Telethon Kids Institute, UWA and The Fathering Project)This resource outlines how fathers’ approaches to setting limits and managing behaviour can affect child mental health. It also provides considerations for practitioners to support effective practice with fathers and other caregivers. -
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Resources for primary care nurses
Emerging Minds offers a range of free, easy-to-use tools to support practitioners working with children and families. As a primary care nurse, you can get started with the following selection of resources. -
Practice paper
Supporting pre-teens presenting to the emergency department with mental health concerns
Sasha Johnston and Cathryn Hunter, Parenting Research CentreSensitive care in the emergency department for pre-teen mental health presentations has the potential to improve pre-teens’ mental health trajectories while keeping families in the loop can improve their experiences of help-seeking and the uptake of discharge recommendations. -
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General practice learning pathway
Emerging MindsDeveloped together with GPs and families, this learning pathway offers step-by-step guides for conducting infant and child mental health assessments, supporting families who have experienced a natural disaster, and holding preventative conversations with parents to buffer children from the impacts of adversity. -
Online Course
Engaging children: Paving the way with parents
Online CourseThis course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills for working with parents who have concerns about their child’s mental health and wellbeing. -
Research paper
Insights for social workers supporting families with complex needs
Dr Georgia Rowley, Professor Sarah Wendt, Dr Dan Moss, Dr Kate Seymour and Dr Carmela BastianThis literature review explores the interplay between the detrimental impacts of intergenerational disadvantage, substance use issues, mental illness, and trauma on parents and children, and the lived experience of family and domestic violence. From these varying impacts, we seek to extract implications and skills for practice. -
Podcast
The gift of resilience – the hopes of an Aboriginal father
Lou TurnerRuntime00:29:15Released9/12/22![]()
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Online Course
Keeping the infant and toddler in mind
Online CourseThis free online course will provide you with an introduction to a relationship-based framework that promotes the mental health of children aged 0-5 years. -
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Practice strategies for implementation
Online CourseLearn why children's participation in implementing child mental health interventions is important, and strategies you can use to support it. -
In focus
In focus: Prevention and early intervention
Emerging MindsPrevention and early intervention in the life of a child, or the life of a vulnerability or difficulty, are vital elements in improving infant and child mental health. This resource outlines the difference between prevention and early intervention, strategies for identifying mental health concerns and supports for families and practitioners. -
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In focus: Family and domestic violence and children
Emerging MindsNo matter what kind of service you work in, you’re likely to come across families who have been or are currently impacted by violence and abuse – whether you realise it or not. This resource will help all professionals understand the ‘climate of fear’ family and domestic violence creates, and have the skills and confidence to talk with parents about the impacts. -
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In focus: AOD and the parent-child relationship
Emerging MindsWhen service providers engage with parents who are struggling with AOD (alcohol and other drugs) issues, the impact of the parent’s substance use on their children can easily be overlooked. But some simple shifts in practice position can help practitioners ‘bring children in the room’ and improve outcomes for the whole family. This article explores the impact of parental AOD problems on children and ways to effectively engage parents through supportive conversations, encouraging a preventative, collaborative approach.
