Child Youth and
Family Services

Join our interactive workshop, where you'll discover valuable resources, tools, and inspiring stories to enhance your engagement with young individuals. Learn how to create more meaningful connections with communication aligned with their age, development, and interests.

Learn from highly experienced Assessors. This is about so much more than 'filling in a template'. This workshop builds skills, and provides engaging tools and resources to interview, gather information and write up exceptional assessments, whether you're completing foster and kinship care, or parenting, guardianship or permanency assessments.

A dynamic workshop that delves into the principles of attachment theory to help you connect with children who may struggle to bond. Discover practical strategies to foster secure relationships, even with children who naturally resist. Creating nurturing environments and interactions where every child feels seen and valued.

Explore the impact of both conscious and unconscious biases in child protection settings. Through engaging case discussions and real-life scenarios, you'll develop strategies to recognise and mitigate bias, ensuring more balanced decision-making. Learn how to effectively acknowledge and address biases, enhancing your professional practice.

This training enriches your understanding of Assessments through a cultural lens. Learn how to thread culture throughout your assessment, including what questions to ask, where to look, and what referencing will support it. Create a culturally rich assessment that reflects the needs of First Nations applicants and First Nations children in care.

Learn to develop a book-style cultural plan; what to include, where to locate the information, and which activities are age and sex-appropriate. Participants will explore the 'why' and the essential 'how,' leaving with a comprehensive Cultural Plan template. This stand-alone, child-friendly plan goes beyond mere documentation to effectively guide practice and decision-making for all involved.

A workshop designed to deepen your understanding of sexuality and gender diversity. Discover effective ways to support children and youth in out-of-home care, and learn to confidently assess carers' abilities to nurture a child's identity. This will empower you to guide carers in supporting diverse identities with compassion and confidence.

Led by Aunty Tammy, this one-day training ensures that assessors, practitioners, carers, and applicants grasp the Standards of Care through a cultural lens. Recognised as vital to the child protection system in Queensland, Aunty Tammy's vibrant and engaging teaching from an Aboriginal perspective ensures the learning is genuine, embedded, and applicable across all roles.

Join us for an insightful workshop where you'll learn to identify grooming behaviours and assess potential risks of child sexual abuse. Equip yourself with the skills to better protect vulnerable children by effectively raising and documenting concerns. This session is designed to enhance your knowledge and confidence in safeguarding practices.

Dive into the foundational aspects of trauma with our introductory workshop, focusing on the neurobiology of trauma and the effects of adverse childhood experiences and attachment on development and behaviour. Gain insights to become trauma-informed, enhancing your ability to engage and support children, young people, families, and colleagues.

In this workshop, learn why family contact is critical in the development of children and young people. Learn how to address the common fears and challenges to ensure family interactions are meaningful, positive, developmental, and beneficial for both children and their families. Discover strategies to navigate these dynamics effectively and supportively.

This program is tailored to meet your unique organisational needs. Collaborate with our expert team to identify skill gaps and co-design bespoke training sessions on a range of topics, including record keeping, casework, de-escalation, communication, and more. SCS practitioners have expertise across human services, so let us build a suite of PEP sessions, customised to enhance your practice!

Embrace the essential role of reflective practice and supervision with our workshop. Gain the skills, tips, and knowledge needed to deliver high-quality, meaningful supervision and group reflection, all grounded in evidence. Our skilled practitioners will guide you in structuring your approach effectively, eliminating the guesswork.

Expertly crafted and designed with foster and kinship carers to deepen their understanding of trauma in the context of natural disasters. This series offers valuable evidence, tips, and ideas for carers, care teams, and children to effectively respond to and recover from events like floods and fires. Access all four modules online for free.

Delve into the vital role of family contact in children's lives with our insightful workshop. Learn how to navigate the complexities and emotions involved to ensure these interactions are supportive and beneficial. This session equips you with the understanding needed to foster meaningful connections.

Gain a profound understanding of how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) impact and influence us in our daily lives and parenting approaches. This workshop equips you with the knowledge to discuss, assess, and address ACEs effectively, fostering healthier environments for children and shaping the adults they become.

Explore how statutory child protection legislation applies to your role and program, tailored to your state or territory. This workshop familiarises participants with key legislative elements, including identifying harm and risk, mandatory reporting, and methods to respond. Understand how child protection extends beyond government roles, emphasising that ensuring children's safety is a shared responsibility.

For participants with exisiting knowledge of how trauma impacts the brain and childhood development. This training focuses on undertanding trauma in the context of drug and alcohol misuse, domestic and family violence and mental health. Suitable for people working with children and parents or caregivers.

High Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) can have lifelong negative impacts on physical, social, and emotional well-being, making it important to identify, grow, and build upon children's Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs). This resource-filled masterclass helps parents, carers, and practitioners learn ways to provide children and young people with the PCEs they need to heal, thrive, and grow.

This course provides essential tools and strategies to navigate every phase of case work with purpose. From engagement to transitions, this workshop enhances skills in assessment, planning, and reviews, ensuring impactful outcomes at each stage. Including a focus on how to hear the voices and assess the needs of the people you're supporting.

This training offers a unique journey beyond generic sessions, exploring the impacts of pre- and post-colonisation on First Nations people. Engage with a wide array of events through storytelling and truth-telling, enriching your understanding of cultural history and fostering a deeper appreciation for the experiences and resilience of First Nations communities.

Explore the heightened importance of cyber safety for children and young people in care, particularly those with trauma backgrounds. This workshop delves into their unique vulnerabilities online and offers insights into enhancing their safety and well-being.

Enhance your ability to conduct Carer Reviews and Renewals with our comprehensive workshop. Explore a variety of tools and resources to ensure each review or renewal is as impactful as the initial assessment. Learn how to acknowledge and support carers, celebrate their achievements, and outline clear pathways for ongoing support, all while adhering to your state or territory's standards.

Learn about the family-led decision-making facilitator's role, which focuses on families working together, addressing case plans, and giving families a voice, ensuring the child's needs are met and their voice is strong. This training empowers participants to engage with families, to listen deeply, collaborate genuinely, and ensure positive outcomes in the best interests of children.

Learn how to move forward from stuckness, conflict and misunderstandings. Gain the confidence to engage with clients, colleagues, and parents/carers through professional and respectful dialogue. This course equips you with a range approaches and resources designed to help you prepare for and work through difficult conversations.

Guided by skilled facilitators, delve into concepts like bias, disguised compliance, and professional dangerousness. Through real-life examples, understand how risk affects clients, organisations, and communities. Participants walk away with practical tools and strategies to address risk to self, clients, the organisation, and the community. Join us for one of our most popular training sessions.

Discover the art of creating kinship maps that trace extended family and generational connections. This course explores the First Nations family structure, providing insight into the intricate and meaningful relationships that define these communities. Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the rich tapestry of kinship within First Nations cultures.

Discover the essence of positive behaviour support and its significance for children who have experienced trauma. Uncover why methods like smacking and time-outs aren't trauma-informed, and gain practical strategies to effectively respond to complex behaviours, helping children learn, develop, and thrive.

Discover the deeper significance of record keeping in this workshop. Learn not just the 'how,' but the 'why' behind case note writing, understanding who it serves and the values it should embody. Participants will gain practical strategies to capture their work accurately, honouring the lives they work alongside.

Uncover why self-care is crucial for maintaining the well-being of your brain and body, enabling you to perform your best at work and care for others effectively. Walk away with fresh ideas on nurturing nervous system and supporting those around you.

This training equips you to use the Tree of Life tool. This tool is designed to strengthen a child's self-perception and to help them learn about themselves while identifying potential abuse. Upon completion, you'll be qualified to train others in this method, spreading its benefits and fostering resilience and self-awareness in children across diverse settings.

Gain a deep understanding of what 'triggering' means and its impact on our stress responses, values, behaviours, and interactions with the world. This workshop is designed to help you better comprehend yourself and those you support and work with. Enhance your ability to navigate these dynamics with empathy and insight.

Delve into the concept of 'identity' and its critical role in children's and young people's lives in our current society. This workshop provides user-friendly tools and resources to deepen your understanding of the power of a child's identity and its importance, especially for children in care.