This two day workshop examines issues specific to older carers and provides practical knowledge and skills in family focused care and succession planning for case managers, respite coordinators and facilitators of disability services.

This workshop provides a practical guide for staff aimed at increasing understanding of unrecognised loss and grief. The workshop also explores a range of strategies that can be utilised in supporting family carers with loss and grief issues.

The aim of this workshop for assessment practitioners is to promote inclusion of carers needs in assessment. It explores existing assessment models and policy and provides a carer inclusive model. It also explores the impact of values upon assessment practice and provides strategies for carer sensitive practices.

The aim of this workshop for hospital social workers, charge nurses and discharge planners is to promote inclusion of carers in discharge planning. It explores the consequences of not planning with carers and presents a carer inclusive approach in line with the Victorian Effective Discharge Strategy.

This workshop is designed for ‘mainstream’ service providers with the aim of assisting staff in improving service delivery to Indigenous clients. The impacts of historical practices and institutional racism are examined, together with the issues and support strategies specific to the Indigenous carer.

This is a one day professional development workshop for staff aimed at increasing knowledge and skills in working with carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Content includes:

This workshop for teachers, school nurses, youth workers and other professionals explores issues and support strategies for children and young people with caring responsibilities for parents, siblings and others.

This workshop for mental health professionals explores issues and strategies in balancing the needs, rights and responsibilities of consumers, carers and mental health staff.

This workshop explores the emotional issues, challenges, family impacts and relationship changes in the journey of carers of people with dementia and other cognitive impairment.

The focus of this workshop is on the barriers to selfcare that carers experience. The workshop also explores the beliefs and values about caring and the use of respite and how these can impact on carer health and wellbeing.

The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with tips and strategies when undertaking media work. Participants will be provided with information on writing press releases and undertaking media interviews.

The focus of this workshop is on some of the common hazards and stresses of “care work” and how these can impact on staff health and wellbeing. The workshop explores practical strategies for individual workers as well as organisations in reducing stress and increasing job satisfaction.

The focus of this workshop is for staff, particularly those offering residential care and respite on understanding the stages of care giving, pathways into care, and exploring the impacts of change and transition on the lives of carers.

This workshop is ideal for workers who want to improve their knowledge and skills in working with groups. Modules include the Life stages of groups, Programming for groups and Group dynamics

The focus of this workshop is on developing and delivering a short presentation. Workers who want to improve their knowledge and skills about presenting information to diverse audiences would benefit from this workshop.