Search Results for "PERCs"
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In focus
In focus: Talking with parents about their children
Emerging MindsThis resource provides tips for adult-focused professionals for developing skills in hearing and honouring a child's voice in absentia and in turn, improving outcomes for Australian children with mental health concerns. -
Webinar
Understanding children’s behaviour as communication
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar explores how GPs can have conversations with parents about children's behaviour that support explorations about what might be happening for the child and the broader circumstances the family is facing. -
Online Course
Engaging children: Good beginnings
Online CourseThis course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills to draw on at the beginning of working with children in relation to their mental health and social and emotional wellbeing. -
Online Course
Using Aboriginal cultural knowledge systems to strengthen families’ resilience
Online CourseBuild your understanding of key historical considerations, cultural protective factors and the importance of relationships when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. -
Short article
Talking to parents about substance use issues
Emerging MindsTo evaluate the effectiveness of the PERCS guides, a pilot study was conducted with six practitioners across five services which work with adults in the context of problematic substance use. -
Short article
Talking to parents about family and domestic violence
Emerging MindsThis study aimed to understand the contribution the PERCS conversation guides made to practitioners’ work with fathers who were using violence and mothers who were experiencing violence. -
Practice paper
Questions to ask parents about their primary school-aged child’s mental health during COVID-19
Emerging MindsThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on the back of the Black Summer bushfires has had a significant impact on the mental health of many Australian children, causing major disruptions to elements that are crucial to children’s social and emotional wellbeing. This resource offers example questions relating to five important domains in a child’s life. They have been designed to help you to start conversations with parents and provide guidance around these specific domains. -
Online Course
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children: A framework for understanding
Online CourseThis course will assist you, as a non-Aboriginal practitioner, to develop the skills and understanding to build genuine partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. -
Online Course
Supporting parents to promote children’s social and emotional wellbeing
Online CourseThis course explores entry points and opportunities for conversations between practitioners and parents which support children’s social and emotional wellbeing. -
Podcast
Family violence and child-aware practice – part one
Multiple guestsRuntime00:28:18Released9/5/20 -
Short article
Promoting resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence
Alison Fogarty, Rebecca Giallo, Catherine Wood, Hannah Woolhouse, Jordy Kaufman and Stephanie BrownChildhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global health problem, with approximately 1 in 4 children exposed to IPV throughout their childhood. This study explored what helps children to do well, despite experiencing IPV. -
Online Course
Understanding child mental health
Online CourseThis course explores mental health for children aged 0-12 years. It will help practitioners to identify the factors that support positive mental health in children, and understand how the different parts of a child’s world interact to influence their social and emotional wellbeing.