UPCOMING EVENTS

01 March 2024

2 DAY WEBINAR

DATES: Friday 1st March and Friday 15th March 2023 

TIME: 10:00am to 12:00pm (Sydney Time)

COST: $250 (incl. GST) Half-price for students!

The webinar will be recorded and available for a limited time after the live stream so you can register and watch it in your own time until 15th April 2024.

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Webinar 1: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), engaging survivors and managing disclosures, risk assessment and impact on children

Webinar 2: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) - working effectively with survivors, a therapeutic model for intervention, systemic and justice issues and self-care

 

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a common issue in specialist and general psychological settings. It is a major social determinant of health and psychological wellbeing of countless children and adults. It is a major factor in forensic populations, couple therapy, child psychology (including school populations) and assessments for court.

Working with this issue requires an understanding of the dynamics of a controlling relationship and a capacity to assess for ongoing risk to victim safety. This is especially important with IPV, as the decision to seek help can increase risk to the client. This webinar series reflects the APS practice guidelines for working with IPV, developed by a national consultant group of APS members led by the webinar presenter.

 

PRESENTER: Carmel O'Brien

Carmel O’Brien is a counselling psychologist whose special interest is the recovery of women and children from family violence. For the last 30 years she has worked in many settings with survivors of abuse and now mainly does training and advocacy in the sector. Carmel’s book “Blame Changer: Understanding Domestic Violence” was released in 2016. She has also researched survivors’ experiences in the justice system, an area of great concern for those working in the field. Carmel has spent 19 years serving on various Boards in the education and welfare sector. Carmel has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her contribution to mental health and social welfare organisations, as well as other awards and fellowships recognising her contribution to the well-being of women through her profession. Carmel lives in Rosebud, Victoria, and has seven adult children.

 

 

TO REGISTERCLICK HERE to download the registration form and then send the completed form to workshops@apdtraining.com.au

 

After registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

 


 

14 May 2024

2-DAY WEBINAR PRESENTED BY LIANA LOWENSTEIN

DATES: Tuesday 14th May and Wednesday 15th May 2024 

TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am each day (Sydney time)

The webinar will be recorded and available for a limited time after the live webinar so you can register and watch it in your own time until 24th May 2024.

COST: $425 (incl. GST) Half-price for students

EARLY-BIRD OFFER: Only $375 if you register and pay by 14th April 2024

 

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

When children enter therapy because they have experienced the death of a cared person, they are at a very vulnerable time in their lives. They are often anxious about the therapeutic process and reluctant to talk directly about painful feelings. Activities that are creative and play-based can engage children and help them to express their thoughts and feelings. 

Join award-winning author and international speaker Liana Lowenstein, as she equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to work effectively with grieving children, teens, and families. 
You will learn up-to-date grief theory, an innovative model for assessing bereaved children, and a variety of creative techniques to help children bereaved by suicide, homicide, mass violence, military casualties, natural disaster, and other types of loss. 
Watch the creative interventions come to life through activity demonstrations and videos of actual client sessions, and leave with a toolkit of new and engaging ways of helping children navigate their grief journey. 
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Explain key concepts such as disenfranchised grief, traumatic grief, prolonged grief disorder, and the dual process of grief.
2. Identify the core tenets of grief informed practice.
3. Describe the key guidelines for explaining death to a child.  
4. Implement an innovative model for assessing bereaved children.
5. Apply a variety of innovative activities to help children bereaved by suicide, homicide, mass violence, military casualties, natural disaster, and other types of loss. 
6. Utilize play-based techniques to open communication between children and their caregivers. 
 
 
 

THE PRESENTER: Liana Lowenstein

Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S, is a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. Her 14 books are used by mental health professionals all over the world. She is a dynamic speaker who has provided trainings throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, Turkey, New Zealand, and Australia. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada. For more information visit: www.lianalowenstein.com
 

 

TO REGISTERCLICK HERE to download the registration form and then send the completed form to workshops@apdtraining.com.au

 

After registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

 


 

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