IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This half-day session will introduce participants to the key terminology used in family violence practice and provide a brief overview of the family violence system as it applies to young people. This session is designed to support participants in identifying areas of interest and the types of work and practice that can support young people.

Learning outcomes:

• Discussion of family violence discourses as they apply to young people
• Introduction to the impacts of co-occurring family violence and Youth AOD
• Overview of different strategies and frameworks for responding to young people’s family violence needs
• Factors to consider when applying a youth specific lens to family violence work including risk assessments and referrals.

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This one-day workshop is designed for practitioners who already have some experience in facilitating family meetings and whose scope of practice includes building on the strengths and resources in family relationships as well as responding to distress.

• Apply resilience-based approaches to family meetings
• Reflect on the role of the practitioner in family work
• Utilise family therapy techniques to manage distress and conflict

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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Youth-focused AOD Practice Program
This training program aims to increase the capacity of practitioners to effectively support and respond to the needs of young people who are using substances while also promoting the integration of contemporary evidence-informed youth AOD perspectives into care planning and coordination.

This training program contains 4x course:
• Youth AOD 1 – Half-day Attachment and Trauma in Youth AOD work
• Youth AOD 2 – Half-day Developmentally Conducive Practice
• Youth AOD 3 – Half-day Young people & AOD
• Youth AOD 4 – Half-day Resilience Care Planning

It is highly recommended that the participants attend the 4 sessions.

Learning outcomes:

• Engaging young people in ways that work for them.
• Building motivation and supporting change.
• Factors that influence drug-using behaviour (predisposing, Perpetuating Precipitating & Protective)
• Assessment: identifying the function and meaning of AOD use and other behaviours
• Formulation of resilience-based care plans – alignment of resources and need
• Review and continuous assessment
• The Therapeutic ending: Transition planning for a better future

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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Aiming to introduce family violence literacy, practice skills and foundational theories, this workshop covers a range of topics necessary for identifying and responding to family violence and enhancing participants understanding of how family violence impacts young people and skills required for providing appropriate support.

Participants will be introduced to foundational family violence knowledge including an exploration of the drivers of violence, an introduction to Intersectionality and develop communication skills that support young people’s safety, dispel family violence myths and avoid collusion. This workshop will also introduce workers to the use of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Tool from a youth AOD context, discuss adolescent-specific risk assessment considerations and provide an overview of the family violence service system. This workshop is an evidence-informed introduction to preliminary practice strategies to support young people who are victim-survivors and/or users of family violence and adolescent intimate partner violence.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe and identify family violence
• Discuss the drivers of violence
• Introduction to Intersectionality in Family Violence
• Be familiar with the Typologies of Family Violence used at YSAS
• Use sensitive and appropriate language when discussing or communicating about family violence
• Recognise risks of collusion and misidentification as the perpetrator
• Communicate in ways that dispel family violence myths
• Understand how family violence impacts young people
• Introduction to relevant legislation and practice frameworks including mandatory reporting
• Introduction to the role of the Multi-Agency-Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework
• Understand responsibilities as an Information Sharing Entity (ISE)
• Adolescent specific Risk Assessment considerations
• Use Sensitive Inquiry to discuss Family Violence
• Provided with basic skills to collaboratively Safety Plan

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This one-day workshop is designed for practitioners who already have some experience in facilitating family meetings and whose scope of practice includes building on the strengths and resources in family relationships as well as responding to distress.

• Apply resilience-based approaches to family meetings
• Reflect on the role of the practitioner in family work
• Utilise family therapy techniques to manage distress and conflict

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and complete the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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The 2-day training is provided in a blended format with both in-person and self-paced online learning. This workshop provides skills in facilitating productive and efficient family meetings where resource building and meeting the developmental needs of young people are central. Particular attention is given to the process of negotiating when and how to bring family members together to ensure the primary relationship between the young person and the practitioner is maintained.

Learning outcomes:

• Describe the rationale and practice principles underpinning Single Session Family Consultations (SSFC) and its place within a comprehensive response to families
• Unpack the conceptual and practical contributions of Single Session Thinking and Family Consultation to the model
• Outline and consideration of key tasks in convening an SSFC
• Describe and demonstrate the key stages of SSFC with young people