Self-directed online training

Event description

This course will assist you to develop a range of practice skills for exploring and expanding on children’s skills, know-how, values, creativity and interests to respond to the problem the child is facing.

This session will cover:

In this course you will work towards developing your confidence to use a range of practice skills in:
– engaging children in conversations that explore how their capabilities and interests can be transformed into useful tools for responding to problems.
– collaborating with children to build on the skills they are already using to respond to the problem.
– assisting children and families to notice the progress they are making in responding to the problem.
– lessening discouragement for children and families in the face of setbacks or stalled progress; and
– helping to ensure that a child’s skills and know-how for dealing with the problem can continue to be used in the future.

Eligibility criteria

You are encouraged to complete the introductory course, Engaging with children: https://emergingminds.com.au/online-course/engaging-with-children-a-foundation/ This course introduces you to the concept of engaging children as partners in practice, as a foundation for responding to child mental health concerns. Through this course, you will become familiar with the key values that underpin this concept and consider how these relate to the values and practice ethics practitioners bring to this area of their work. Learners will also be introduced to the key shifts in position and perspective required to effectively engage children as partners in practice.

Categories: Capability 8 - Working effectively with families, carers and supporters, Capability 10 - Delivering compassionate care, support and treatment, Working with infants, children, and younger persons
Disciplines: Allied Health, Lived Experience Workforce, Medical, Other
Levels: Introductory, Intermediate
Lifespans: Youth, Adult

2 hours

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Provided by Emerging Minds