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SUMMARY:Blue Knot Foundation - Trauma Informed Diversity Awareness Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:This masterclass fosters the knowledge and skills to work competently and confidently with transgender and gender diverse people accessing therapeutic and other services. It explores the intersectionality of complex trauma\, discrimination\, and minority stress to build understanding on how these factors impact the health of transgender and gender diverse people. \nParticipants gain a practical and inclusive framework for implementing trauma-informed principles within best practice guidelines when working with transgender and gender diverse populations\, aligning policies and procedures with existing legislation. \nUpcoming Session  26 November 2025\, 9am to 4.30pm ACDT \nVirtual Classroom via Zoom \n\n$370.00 incl. GST AUD\nBlue Knot Professional Member Discount $330.00 incl. GST AUD\n\nPlaces are limited! Click here to register
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/blue-knot-foundation-trauma-informed-diversity-awareness-masterclass-2/
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SUMMARY:Victorian Homelessness Conference 2025 - Building together\, and for each other
DESCRIPTION:The Victorian Homelessness Conference is a not-to-be-missed event for practitioners\, policy makers\, those with lived experience of homelessness\, and anyone else committed to ending homelessness in Victoria. \nOver two packed days of panels and workshops\, you’ll learn about the latest research and practice innovations\, exchange ideas\, explore new challenges and new possibilities for collaboration and\, together\, help shape a better future. \nWe have lots of registration options available\, including on demand viewing of main hall sessions and $10 lived experience tickets – and as always great discounts for CHP members. Early bird registrations are also available till 5pm on Friday 31 October\, so book now for extra savings. \nEarly Bird registrations close Oct 31!
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/victorian-homelessness-conference-2025-building-together-and-for-each-other/
LOCATION:Mecure Hotel Ballarat
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SUMMARY:RMIT Domestic Violence Policy and Practice Forum
DESCRIPTION:This FREE one day forum will feature panel discussions and interactive skill-based workshops\, offering a collaborative space to reflect\, share insights\, and explore what more is needed to strengthen Victoria’s response to family violence. The event has been designed for experienced practitioners\, newcomers to the sector and students studying family violence. \nNine years after the Royal Commission: what has improved and what challenges remain? This one day forum will feature panel discussions and interactive skill-based workshops\, offering a collaborative space to reflect\, share insights\, and explore what more is needed to strengthen Victoria’s response to family violence. The event has been designed for experienced practitioners\, newcomers to the sector and students studying family violence. \nOpening plenary panel speakers include: \n\nJoe Ball\, Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities\nKatie Alexander\, Survivor Advocate\, Victims Survivors’ Advisory Council\nJackie Wruck\, Asia Pacific Regional Manager\, Safe & Together\nAnastasia Powell\, Professor of Family & Sexual Violence (MC)\n\n  \nWorkshops include: \n\nSuze Radford: Partnering with First Nations Clients to Undertake a MARAM Risk Assessment.\nAda Conroy: Avoiding Collusion when Working with People that Choose Violence\nBe Bannerman: Queering Trauma Informed Practice\nSarah Biordi\, WESNET: Tech Safety in Practice: Supporting Victim-Survivors of Technology-Facilitated Abuse \n\nClosing plenary panel speakers include: \n\nTania Farha\, Chief Executive Officer\, Safe & Equal\n\n\nPhillip Ripper\, Chief Executive Officer\, No to Violence\n\n\nKathleen Maltzahn\, Chief Executive Officer\, Sexual Assault Services Victoria\nAnastasia Powell\, Professor of Family & Sexual Violence (MC)\n\n\nThu\, 27 Nov\, 9am – 5pm AEDT\n\n\n\n\nRMIT University\, City Campus (room details will be included on your ticket) \n\nMelbourne VIC\, Australia\n\n\n\n\nHosted by RMIT Grad Cert in Domestic & Family Violence\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/rmit-domestic-violence-policy-and-practice-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260203T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260203T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251104T001844Z
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SUMMARY:OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
DESCRIPTION:Location: WODONGA \nPart A: ‘Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’  \nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios. \nMore information and enrol here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260210T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
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SUMMARY:OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION: WODONGA \nPart B: ‘Shared Risk\, shared responses. Risk management and safety planning’ \nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios. \nMore information and enrol here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260218T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260218T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251104T001616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T001616Z
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SUMMARY:OMFVP - Together in Practice
DESCRIPTION:Location: WANGARATTA \nPart A: ‘Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’  \nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios. \nMore information and enrol here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
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SUMMARY:Navigating the NDIS online training - Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview\nThis workshop provides hands-on\, online practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. \nIt runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions. You can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days – whatever suits your schedule best \nLearning Outcomes\n\nAn explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work\, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.\nClear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.\nParental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.\nTips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS\, from access to review and appeal.\nAn introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.\n\nThese sessions offer insider knowledge about how decisions are made within the NDIS. You’ll gain valuable insights into how disability is defined\, the types of evidence that impact decision-making\, and the language that helps achieve the best outcomes.  \nWe also provide practical templates and tools to support you in collecting information and clearly communicating the needs of children\, parents\, and carers to NDIS decision-makers. \n\nNavigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nNavigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\n\nTo register\, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field. \nREGISTER
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/navigating-the-ndis-online-training-centre-for-excellence-in-child-and-family-welfare/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260224T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251217T015923Z
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SUMMARY:Centre for Community Health - Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire and Engage
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nLed by facilitators with extensive experience\, Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire and Engage provides you with evidence-based tools and techniques to make a significant impact in your facilitation.  \nWhy choose Facilitation: Lead Groups That Inspire?\nWhat You’ll Gain\n\nEngage Participants: Create interactive\, inclusive\, and meaningful group experiences.\nFacilitation Confidence: Learn practical techniques and observe expert facilitators in action.\nDesign & Plan: Develop content that aligns with adult learning principles\nHands-On Practice: Try new approaches in a supportive\, safe environment.\n\nWhy It Matters:\n\nStrengthen collaboration and communication in your teams or programs.\nFoster respectful partnerships with participants.\nReinvigorate your sessions to make every group interaction count.\n\nPerfect For: Health professionals\, educators\, administrators\, and anyone leading groups or workshops. \nReflections from past participants\n\n‘Hands-on practice was invaluable and immediately applicable to my work’ \n\n\n‘Fantastic two days. Very worthwhile for my work and really engaging.’ \n\n\n‘Putting facilitation into practice was invaluable.’ \n\n\n‘This workshop transformed how I approach group sessions—I now facilitate with confidence and equality.’ \n\nDuration\n2 days \nDates\n24 and 25 February 2026 \nCost\n$1\,330.00 \nTime\n9.30AM to 4.00PM each day \nDelivery\nIn-person \nVenue\nThe Royal Children’s Hospital\, Parkville VIC \nContact\nFor further information or to enquire about tailoring a workshop to meet the needs of your organisation\, please email us at training.ccch@rch.org.au
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/centre-for-community-health-facilitation-lead-groups-that-inspire-and-engage/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260304T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260304T163000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251104T001407Z
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SUMMARY:OMFVP - Together in Practice
DESCRIPTION:Location: BRIGHT \n\n\n\nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios.\n\n\n\nPart A: ‘ Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’ \nMore information and enrol here \n 
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260317T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260122T030652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T030652Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Asia Pacific Coercive Control & Children Conference
DESCRIPTION:2026 Asia Pacific Coercive Control & Children Conference is officially scheduled for 17–19 March 2026 at Roundhouse at the heart of the University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) campus in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney!\nThis three-day gathering will unite hundreds of practitioners\, researchers\, policymakers\, and advocates from across the Asia Pacific region—creating unparalleled opportunities to build your domestic violence–informed practice and forge connections that will advance your work long after the conference ends. \nThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the Safe & Together Model—a framework that has revolutionised child protection for tens of thousands of professionals across more than a dozen countries and transformed how systems worldwide keep children safe with protective parents while effectively intervening with parents who choose violence. \nSince its founding in April 2006\, the Institute has grown from a small\, locally focused initiative into a global leader in systems change. While much work remains\, this event will be a moment to both reflect on the Model’s impact over the past two decades and look ahead to its future goals. \nWhether in-person or virtually\, join us in advancing child safety and family well-being at this groundbreaking gathering that will bring together leading practitioners\, researchers\, policymakers\, and advocates to address one of the most pressing child protection issues of our time. This premier event will focus on innovative approaches to identifying\, understanding\, and responding to coercive control in families\, with particular emphasis on protecting children and supporting protective parents. \nPresentations and workshops will highlight work in the following categories:\nDomestic Violence–Informed Practice: This track will help you learn about practice that impacts child safety and well-being in the context of domestic violence\, frameworks or practice models that are parallel or complementary to the Safe & Together value system\, and/or practices or programs that grew out of implementation of the Safe & Together Model. Connect with innovative practitioners from across sectors who are pioneering new approaches and forming cross-system partnerships. \nIndigenous-Led Approaches to Safety\, Healing & Accountability with Safe & Together: Building on the findings of Whole of family approaches for addressing family violence: An Aboriginal lens on the Safe & Together Framework\, this track will advance the conversation about how the Safe & Together Model can be respectfully adapted to align with Aboriginal worldviews\, healing frameworks\, and community priorities. Whether Torres Strait Islander\, Aboriginal\, Pasifika\, or Māori\, this track centers the leadership\, voices\, and knowledge systems of First Nations peoples and communities who have long led efforts to keep families safe in the face of colonisation\, systemic racism\, and gendered violence. Join a powerful network of leaders\, allies\, and communities of practice working to decolonise child protection responses. \nFamily Law: Keeping Children Safe: Building on the launch of the Safe & Together Model course for independent children’s lawyers and the Institute’s ongoing collaboration with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)\, this track will focus on transforming how family law understands and responds to domestic violence—especially coercive control—as a parenting choice and a patterned behaviour with serious implications for child and adult safety. Establish relationships with legal professionals\, child protection workers\, and advocates who are transforming how the justice system responds to coercive control. \nHealth Responses to Domestic Violence: Embedding a Perpetrator Pattern–Based Approach: Building on our collaboration with the University of Melbourne and NSW Ministry of Health\, this track will explore how the Safe & Together Model is reshaping the health response to domestic violence and where we go next. Health professionals and system leaders are invited to rethink the role of health services in responding to coercive control. This includes moving from fragmented\, deficit-focused approaches to integrated trauma- and violence-informed responses grounded in clear behavioural analyses of harm. Network with health system leaders\, clinicians\, and researchers who are breaking down silos between health and social services. \nAnd David Mandel\, CEO and founder of the Safe & Together Institute\, will be delivering a powerful keynote reflecting on two decades of global systems change. From its start in one small jurisdiction in one country to becoming an internationally recognised movement for improving responses to domestic violence and child safety\, the Safe & Together Model has changed the way hundreds of thousands of professionals act\, think\, and collaborate\, impacting millions of children and helping to keep them safe and together with their protective parents. This session will celebrate the collective achievements of the past 20 years—born from partnerships with practitioners\, agencies\, advocates\, and survivors across more than a dozen countries. From research results to impacts on diverse sectors to a growing network of 500 Certified Trainers\, David will share key milestones and results. \nThis keynote will not just be a retrospective. David will outline the future of the Institute\, spotlighting the Institute’s growing commitment to local collaborations\, digital transformation\, and its continued thought leadership in areas like credible experts\, men’s behaviour\, trauma\, and domestic violence perpetration. Whether you’ve been with the movement since its inception or are just discovering it\, this keynote is a chance to align with a future where children’s safety\, survivor partnership\, and accountability for perpetrators as parents are not just values but realised changes and the benchmark for global best practice. \nThe convergence of the Safe & Together Model’s 20th anniversary with the urgent need for innovative responses to coercive control makes this a pivotal moment in family safety and well-being. Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner\, emerging leader\, or system changemaker\, this conference will equip you with cutting-edge knowledge\, practical tools\, and a powerful professional network to amplify your impact. \nSecure your place in this transformational gathering and join colleagues from across the Asia Pacific region who are committed to keeping children safe and families together. \nGET YOUR TICKETS
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/2026-asia-pacific-coercive-control-children-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
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SUMMARY:Navigating the NDIS online training - Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview\nThis workshop provides hands-on\, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. \nIt runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions. You can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days – whatever suits your schedule best \nLearning Outcomes\n\nAn explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work\, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.\nClear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.\nParental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.\nTips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS\, from access to review and appeal.\nAn introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.\n\nThese sessions offer insider knowledge about how decisions are made within the NDIS. You’ll gain valuable insights into how disability is defined\, the types of evidence that impact decision-making\, and the language that helps achieve the best outcomes.  \nWe also provide practical templates and tools to support you in collecting information and clearly communicating the needs of children\, parents\, and carers to NDIS decision-makers. \n\nNavigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nNavigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\n\nTo register\, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field. \nREGISTER
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/navigating-the-ndis-online-training-centre-for-excellence-in-child-and-family-welfare-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260324T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251112T033928Z
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SUMMARY:SAFE + EQUAL - PREVENTX 2026: STORIES FOR CHANGE Conference
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 March 2026 \n\n\n\nTwo day in-person conference\n(24 & 25 March)\nOnline workshops (26 March)\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nPreventX is Australia’s leading conference on the prevention of family and gender-based violence\, bringing together practitioners to reflect\, connect and explore how storytelling can drive meaningful and lasting change. \n\n\n\n\nIn 2026\, PreventX returns as an in-person event with an online component\, combining the energy of in-person connection with the accessibility of virtual engagement. \nHosted by Safe and Equal\, PreventX is one of the largest gatherings of professionals working to prevent family and gender-based violence in Australia. Since 2019\, it has brought together hundreds of practitioners from across the country to share insights\, strategies and learnings on how to build momentum for long-term change. \nIn 2026\, we’re coming together again with a renewed focus: What stories of impact are we seeing in our work? And how can we use storytelling to make our work possible? \n\n\n\n\nWhat to expect\n\nWhether you’re new to this space or deeply embedded in prevention\, PreventX is an opportunity to: \n\nHear directly from practitioners\, communities\, advocates and grassroots initiatives across the country.\nBuild stronger connections and expand your network.\nShare the change you’re seeing and be part of shaping what comes next.\n\n\n\n\n\nConference goals\n\nOur hope for PreventX 2026 is that participants will: \n\nFeel affirmed\, inspired\, bold and energised​ .\nHave tangible information and tools to take action​ to continue to build momentum and support.\nDevelop connections to work together more often and effectively.  \n\n\n\n\n\nWho is PreventX for?\n\nThis conference is designed for anyone working to prevent family and gender-based violence who want to better understand and connect with prevention efforts.  \nBUY YOUR ADVANCE TICKET HERE
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/safe-equal-preventx-2026-stories-for-change-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260414T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260414T133000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T021116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T021116Z
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SUMMARY:CFECFW - Protect\, Share\, Support: Understanding Family Violence in Disability Services
DESCRIPTION:14 April\, Online | More info \nDesigned for disability support services outside MARAM\, this workshop shares best‑practice guidance on responding to family violence\, including information sharing and privacy. \nOnline– 14 April 2026\, 9.30am to 1.30pm\, Cost :$260 inc. GST
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/cfecfw-protect-share-support-understanding-family-violence-in-disability-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260417T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260417T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T020324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T020324Z
UID:2790-1776418200-1776429000@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Safe and Equal - Responding to Disclosures
DESCRIPTION:This three-hour virtual interactive training provides foundational knowledge in understanding family violence and responding to disclosures of family violence. \nIt prepares participants to recognise indicators of family violence\, ask questions and provide a safe\, simple and sensitive response to a disclosure from an adult victim survivor experiencing family violence.\n\n\n\nOnline via Zoom \n🎟️ AUD $180 (+GST) 10% discount for member organisations \n👉 Register here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/safe-and-equal-responding-to-disclosures/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260421T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260421T133000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T015730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T015730Z
UID:2784-1776763800-1776778200@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:CFECFW - Putting MARAM into Practice
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE \nPutting into Practice MARAM training\, a 4 hour workshop for all workforces best suited to those with intermediate responsibilities to develop their confidence in working with people experiencing family violence and to build their MARAM skills and understanding. \nRegister here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/cfecfw-putting-maram-into-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260421T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260421T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251217T020505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T020505Z
UID:2711-1776787200-1776792600@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Centre for Community Child Health - Working in Partnership with Families
DESCRIPTION:Working in Partnership with Families\nOverview\nThis workshop will equip you to identify and use strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services. \nWhy choose Working in Partnership with Families?\nWorking in Partnership draws on the evidence-based Family Partnership Model\, an approach that fosters respectful collaboration between parents and professionals striving towards shared goals. \n\nIncrease your understanding of engagement and partnership as concepts that influence your practice.\nBuild your awareness of the worker and service characteristics that support engagement and working in partnership.\nLearn how to identify and use tools and strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services.\n\nReflections from past participants\n‘Very interactive. I enjoyed the meaningful questions\, activities and group discussions.’  \nDuration\n\n2x 1.5-hour sessions\nAlso available as a half-day\, one-day or two-day workshop.\n\nDates\n21 April and 28 April 2026 \nDelivery\nOnline \nCost\n$268.00 \nTime\n4PM to 5.30PM \nContact\nFor further information or to enquire about tailoring a workshop to meet the needs of your organisation\, please email us at training.ccch@rch.org.au \nParticipation\nAll training is participatory and highly interactive. Participants attending online workshops are asked to have cameras turned on throughout the session with a preference for one participant per screen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/centre-for-community-child-health-working-in-partnership-with-families/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T025929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T025929Z
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SUMMARY:VCOSS - AI and digital transformation in Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Online \nThe VCOSS Compliance and Operations Network is a space for staff in senior operations\, risk\, compliance and HR roles to come together and share experiences and learnings. \nStaff from VCOSS members organisations can get advice and different perspectives on issues affecting the sector\, including workforce\, funding and financial sustainability\, IT and data\, regulation and more. Meetings are held online every two months. \nThe next meeting of the Network will focus on AI and digital transformation in Victoria. We are delighted to have the Gradient Institute come and speak to members about responsible AI use in the community sector. \nFor VCOSS members\nNetwork membership is subject to verification of VCOSS membership.\nJoin the VCOSS Compliance and Operations Network here. 
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/vcoss-ai-and-digital-transformation-in-victoria/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260122T024207Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating the NDIS online training - Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview\nThis workshop provides hands-on\, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. \nIt runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions. You can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days – whatever suits your schedule best \nLearning Outcomes\nAn explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work\, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.\nClear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.\nParental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.\nTips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS\, from access to review and appeal.\nAn introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.\nThese sessions offer insider knowledge about how decisions are made within the NDIS. You’ll gain valuable insights into how disability is defined\, the types of evidence that impact decision-making\, and the language that helps achieve the best outcomes. \nWe also provide practical templates and tools to support you in collecting information and clearly communicating the needs of children\, parents\, and carers to NDIS decision-makers. \nNavigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nNavigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nTo register\, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field. \nREGISTER
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/navigating-the-ndis-online-training-centre-for-excellence-in-child-and-family-welfare-3/
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UID:2825-1777282200-1777305600@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Take Two Berry Street - Trauma Responsive Infant Work
DESCRIPTION:Online \nOverview\nInfants exposed to violence and other traumatic events\, including significant neglect\, are most vulnerable to profound\, enduring impacts of these experiences\, unless interventions occur to remediate these impacts as early as possible. This workshop will support practitioners working with vulnerable infants (0-5 years) and their caregivers\, to: \n\ndefine the concept of Infant Mental Health and learn the key Take Two principles for working with vulnerable infants\nunderstand the 5 key elements for optimal infant development\nunderstand the neurobiology of in utero and early infant development; the role of caregiving in forming relational neurobiology; the neurobiology of toxic stress in infancy\nthe Take Two framework for infant carer assessment and intervention.\n\nParticipants will be provided with a range of tools and resources to support their work with infants and caregivers. \nBook now
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/take-two-berry-street-trauma-responsive-infant-work/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260428T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260428T133000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T020020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T020020Z
UID:2788-1777368600-1777383000@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:CFECFW - MARAM Training for the Education Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Online \nThe Centre\, in partnership with The Department of Education\, is delivering free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces\, online and in person held in metropolitan and regional areas throughout Victoria up until June 2026. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/cfecfw-maram-training-for-the-education-workforce/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260428T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260428T173000
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UID:2714-1777392000-1777397400@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Centre for Community Child Health - Working in Partnership with Families
DESCRIPTION:Working in Partnership with Families\nOverview\nThis workshop will equip you to identify and use strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services. \nWhy choose Working in Partnership with Families?\nWorking in Partnership draws on the evidence-based Family Partnership Model\, an approach that fosters respectful collaboration between parents and professionals striving towards shared goals. \n\nIncrease your understanding of engagement and partnership as concepts that influence your practice.\nBuild your awareness of the worker and service characteristics that support engagement and working in partnership.\nLearn how to identify and use tools and strategies that support a partnership approach within and across family services.\n\nReflections from past participants\n‘Very interactive. I enjoyed the meaningful questions\, activities and group discussions.’  \nDuration\n\n2x 1.5-hour sessions\nAlso available as a half-day\, one-day or two-day workshop.\n\nDates\n21 April and 28 April 2026 \nDelivery\nOnline \nCost\n$268.00 \nTime\n4PM to 5.30PM \nContact\nFor further information or to enquire about tailoring a workshop to meet the needs of your organisation\, please email us at training.ccch@rch.org.au \nParticipation\nAll training is participatory and highly interactive. Participants attending online workshops are asked to have cameras turned on throughout the session with a preference for one participant per screen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/centre-for-community-child-health-working-in-partnership-with-families-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260429T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260429T163000
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CREATED:20260413T020441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T020551Z
UID:2792-1777454100-1777480200@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Safe and Equal - Case Notes\, Family Violence and the Law
DESCRIPTION:Designed for family violence specialist practitioners and leaders\, this course will cover the purpose of case notes\, what should be recorded\, documenting risk\, privacy\, legal issues\, subpoenas and how to appear as a witness in court. \nAt the end of this full-day training\, you will have increased your knowledge of best practices for the structure\, style and language of case notes and broader confidentially and legal matters. \nThis training is delivered in partnership with Women’s Legal Service Victoria. \nOnline via Zoom \n🎟️ AUD $380 (+GST) 10% discount for member organisations \n👉 Register here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/safe-and-equal-case-notes-family-violence-and-the-law/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260501T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260501T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260415T043439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T043808Z
UID:2831-1777626000-1777640400@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Berry Street - Holding Hope in Disability & Child and Family Services
DESCRIPTION:Online \nDelivered by Josie van der Wal\, Professional Lead\, Specialist Behaviour Support & Psychology at Berry Street Yooralla\, Holding Hope is a 4-hour webinar designed for practitioners in disability and child/family services who want practical tools to strengthen their work with families. \nGrounded in evidence that shows outcomes improve when we build on protective factors\, the session invites participants to pause\, reflect\, and rediscover what sustains families — and themselves — in complex systems. \nThe session integrates evidence-based frameworks\, theory and validated assessment tools for protective factors and hope\, and demonstrates how to adapt these into creative\, strengths-based practices. Participants will leave with creative strategies they can apply immediately\, along with decision-making guides for when and how to use these approaches. Through creative reflection\, discussion\, and practical activities\, participants will explore how to translate theory into every day\, culturally safe practices that build protective factors\, nurture connection\, and sustain professional hope. \nLearning Outcomes\n\nExplain the core concepts of hope\, resilience\, and protective factors\, and how these shape outcomes for children\, families\, and practitioners.\nUnderstand evidence-informed approaches and tools that help recognise and build protective factors in disability and child/family contexts.\nApply a protective-factor lens to everyday work\, using creative\, strength-based practices\, and relational methods that make assessment and planning more strengths-based and culturally safe.\nReflect on barriers and opportunities for embedding hope-focused and strengths-based approaches within complex service systems.\nPractitioners reconnect with their own sense of professional hope\, anchor self-care and purpose to sustain reflective\, compassionate practice.\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nDisability practitioners (therapists\, behaviour support practitioners\, support coordinators\, allied health staff).\nChild and family service practitioners (case workers\, family support\, OOHC/child protection staff\, early intervention).\nLeaders\, supervisors\, and team managers seeking frameworks to support staff resilience and strengths-based practice.\nCommunity service workers who engage directly with families under pressure.\nPolicy\, program\, and quality staff interested in embedding protective factor and hope-based approaches in systems and service design.\n\nBook now
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/berry-street-holding-hope-in-disability-child-and-family-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260504T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260504T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T230020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T230020Z
UID:2823-1777890600-1777894200@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Webinar: Uniting - How can services enable a healthy village?
DESCRIPTION:Across Australia\, family services are being reshaped\, with significant changes proposed to how support is organised and delivered. \nThis Uniting Families Report webinar\, which will be held on Monday 4 May\, 10.30am-11.30am (AEST)\, brings together insights from the Uniting Families Report ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ with what is currently being seen in practice across different communities\, family types and states. \nUniting NSW.ACT\, Uniting Vic.Tas and UnitingSA will share experiences from services supporting families to connect\, build confidence and access help earlier. \nThese service spotlights will explore what a ‘village’ looks like in practice through community-based programs and relational supports. \nThe session will also include time to connect with others working with families and communities\, and a live Q&A with the speakers. \n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/webinar-uniting-how-can-services-enable-a-healthy-village/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260506T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260506T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251104T001928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T001928Z
UID:2642-1778061600-1778072400@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
DESCRIPTION:Location: WODONGA \nPart A: ‘Your role in the framework. Collaborative risk assessment and information sharing’  \nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios. \nMore information and enrol here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260511T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260511T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260415T043726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T043726Z
UID:2833-1778491800-1778502600@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Berry Street - Working with Infants and Parents where there is a Mental Illness
DESCRIPTION:Online \nPartnering with Austin Health. \nDelivered by Professor Anne Buist and Polly Cox from Austin Health\, this webinar will examine the likely impact of serious mental illness on parenting capacity\, its effects on the developing infant and the attachment relationship\, as well as possible interventions to achieve the best outcome for parent and Infant. \nWho should attend?\nPractitioners working in child protection\, mental health\, foster care\, early parenting centres\, maternal child health\, private practice and family support agencies. \nBook now
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/berry-street-working-with-infants-and-parents-where-there-is-a-mental-illness/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260512T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T021445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T021445Z
UID:2802-1778572800-1778691600@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:A Decade of change - Turning Reform into Results
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/a-decade-of-change-turning-reform-into-results/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260513T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T020650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T020650Z
UID:2796-1778664600-1778686200@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:Safe and Equal - Unpacking Resistance
DESCRIPTION:This one-day training helps you manage interpersonal pushback in primary prevention work. The course provides practical skills to turn resistance into a catalyst for change\, using real world examples and role-play to build confidence in navigating difficult conversations. \n🗺️ Online via Zoom \n🎟️ AUD $300 \n👉 Register here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/safe-and-equal-unpacking-resistance/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260513T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20251104T002309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T002313Z
UID:2648-1778666400-1778677200@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:OMFVP - TOGETHER IN PRACTICE
DESCRIPTION:LOCATION: WODONGA \nPart B: ‘Shared Risk\, shared responses. Risk management and safety planning’ \nThis two-part training is open to all professionals in the Ovens Murray Region who respond to family violence. It is designed to support your understanding of your responsibilities under the MARAM Framework\, with a focus on collaborative risk assessment and information sharing. \nThis is not a risk assessment training but forms an integral part of the MARAM suite if training for professionals. Participants will explore their roles in the framework\, strengthen regional connections and apply learning to place based scenarios. \nMore information and enrol here
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/omfvp-together-in-practice-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260518T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122442
CREATED:20260413T222411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T222411Z
UID:2821-1779091200-1779382800@omcfsalliance.com.au
SUMMARY:FRSA National Conference 2026 - Showcasing practice.evidence.impact
DESCRIPTION:Registration details are available on the Conference website including registration and pre-conference workshop rates. \nRegister for the FRSA National Conference 2026\, which will be held in Brisbane 18-21 May. \nThe FRSA National Conference 2026 provides a platform to showcase and learn from on the ground practice\, policy\, and research. The Conference is the must-attend event for anyone passionate about family and relationship services. \nRegistration details
URL:https://omcfsalliance.com.au/training-and-practice/frsa-national-conference-2026-showcasing-practice-evidence-impact/
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