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Psychosocial disaster recovery – free training for staff of Community Organisations (1 day)
This free workshop is for staff of community service organisations who work directly with people impacted by disaster events. The workshop will build organisational capacity to: Rapidly respond to natural or built disasters through provision of personalised support for people directly affected by disaster; Notice and support resilience in people affected by disaster; Embed disaster response into their service action plans; and Understand the broad principles of psychosocial support in a resilience framework Community service organisations play an important role…
Find out more »Psychosocial disaster recovery – free training for managers of Community Organisations- 1 day
FULLY BOOKED: This free workshop is for managers and executives of community service organisations who work directly with people impacted by disaster events. The workshop will build organisational capacity to: Rapidly respond to natural or built disasters through provision of personalised support for people directly affected by disaster; Notice and support resilience in people affected by disaster; Embed disaster response into their service action plans; and Understand the broad principles of psychosocial support in a resilience framework Community service organisations…
Find out more »Nurtured Hearts Approach – Free training for parents/carers of a child with a disability and early years educators
This free one day training workshop is for parents / carers of a child with a disability and early years educators. This is an initiative of the Belonging Project - raising community awareness about belonging and inclusion for kids 0-8 with additional needs and their families. Through the workshop, participants will: learn simple techniques to feel more in control when faced with challenging behaviour; gain a deeper understanding about "intense" behaviour in children; develop more connected and loving relationships…
Find out more »White Ribbon – free elearning to help stop Violence against Women
Social Futures is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace and is committed to ensuring we have a safe and respectful workplace for all. The White Ribbon organisation offers a free e-learning course https://elearning.whiteribbon.org.au/ that will help you: Understand the context, nature and causes of men's violence against women Dispel myths and provide you with statistics on the reality of the problem Identify ways you can take action by speaking out and helping to spread the message Know what…
Find out more »Communicating Consciously in Conflict Situations – (1 day) – Lismore
This training is for people who would like to improve their ability to engage constructively in conversations that matter. Participants will be introduced to principles of conflict transformation, facilitation, negotiation, dialogue, as well as Marshall Rosenberg’s Non-Violent Communication. Participation Price: CHSP/CCSP Worker $165 / All Others $195. Participants will be supported to ‘step-back’ and observe the effect dominant patterns of communication (such as giving advice, or wanting to be right) have in daily life, and to explore alternative…
Find out more »Free Information Session for carers of a person living with dementia – Ballina
This free workshop is for family carers to help them understand dementia, communicate effectively and plan for the future. Participants will learn about the causes of dementia, the importance of diagnosis and early planning. The session will also explore changes in communication that occur for a person with dementia, problems that may arise from communication breakdown and helpful suggestions for easing communication challenges for the person with dementia. As a carer, attending this information session will provide you with: Opportunities…
Find out more »Registration, Payment and Cancellation Policy:
Registration is required to secure your place in Social Futures’ workshops. For fee-paying workshops, you may pay by credit card or by Electronic Funds Transfer upon check out. Your registration details will be confirmed upon receipt of your payment.
As we are a not for profit organisation we are unable to provide refunds, but are if you are unable to attend, you may transfer your place to another person who meets the entry criteria. Please let us know of any changes to the participants who will attend.
Workshops may occasionally be cancelled due to insufficient numbers. If this is necessary, we will notify you as soon as possible and a full refund will be given.