Ovens Murray Child & Family Services Alliance

No to Violence - Engaging Dads Using Family Violence
2025-06-18 10:00 - 2025-06-19 13:00 UTC | VIC
This package challenges the common practice of placing responsibility on victim-survivors. Backed by current evidence, this training highlights the gendered drivers of men’s violence against women and shifts the focus to perpetrator accountability.
Dates: Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th June from 10am – 1:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: $369.40 (including GST)
Discounted Price: $299 (including GST)
Register here to gain valuable insights and make a lasting impact.

UMFC - Family Violence in a Child's World
2025-06-19 09:15 - 16:30 | VIC
Specialised training for practitioners

This training will help professionals to:

Understand what family violence is and how it hurts children
Understand children and adolescents brain development and how this can be impacted by trauma
Understand how to pivot blame away from the non-offending parent and keep perpetrators in the picture
Build skills in talking with children about their experiences and ways to keep them safe

For further information please email fvcw@umfc.com.au or call during office hours on 02 6055 8000 and ask for a member in the Family Violence Child Safety Team
Location: UMFC Wodonga Conference Room, 27-29 Stanley Street Wodonga

Emerging Minds and Ovens Murray Community Service Sectors - Child-focused practice with parents who use substances workshop
2025-06-24 09:15 - 16:30, 2025-06-25 09:15 - 16:30 | Gateway Health, 155 High Street, Wodonga, VIC, 3690, Australia
About this workshop
This one-day workshop aims to support practitioners working in both child- and adult- focused services to have collaborative conversations with parents about their children’s mental health, parenting strengths and the impact of substance use on their children’s wellbeing.
This interactive session will include reflective activities and case study discussions that will provide participants with the opportunity to apply concepts to their own practice and work contexts.
It will also offer participants the chance to work collaboratively with other services to strengthen service relationships and regional support pathways for families.
Learning aims
The workshop will support participants to:

apply trauma-informed child-focused principles when working with children and parents
identify entry points for collaborative conversations with parents about their children’s mental health, parenting strengths and the influence of substance use on their family
facilitate discussions with parents around their parenting values and explore how these values can inspire change
use the PERCS Conversation Guide with parents to discuss key domains of children’s mental health

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Safe & Together™ Model CORE Training, 4-day face to face training
2025-07-22 09:30 - 16:30 | VIC
4 Day face to face training: Tue 22nd, Thur 24th, Tue 29th and Thur 31st of July 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
By focusing on four key skills: assessment, interviewing, documentation and case planning our experiential training provides the foundation for domestic
violence-informed practice.
MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
Questions: fvcst@umfc.com.au
CORE Training explores the importance of:
● Identifying the impact of domestic violence on children and family functioning.
● Fact-based assessment of the perpetrators’ behavior patterns.
● Partnering with adult survivors of domestic violence.
● Intervening with perpetrators.
● How domestic violence intersects with other issues like substance abuse and mental health.
Participants of the CORE Training will:
● Learn to use practice tools, such as Mapping Perpetrators’ Patterns and Multiple Pathways to Harm that can be implemented right away to improve assessment of risk, impact on children, survivor protective efforts and essential case decisions
● Practice interviewing perpetrators, survivors and children through modeling, role play and videos
● Improve their domestic violence-informed documentation through individual and group exercises
● Discuss their own current or past cases and explore how the Safe & Together Model could be implemented
Location: Wangaratta Library – 21 Docker Street, Wangaratta

The 3rd Annual - Ending Coercive Control, Family & Domestic Violence
2025-08-05 08:00 - 2025-08-06 17:00 | VIC
Aerial UTS Function Centre, Sydney | Gadigal Land & Online

Building Safety, driving change, transforming lives
Every year, the need for help escalates. Over the past 12 months, violence against women has been labelled a “national crisis”, but the situation has not improved.
The 3rd Annual Ending Coercive Control and Family Violence Conference is taking place in Sydney on the 5-6 of August, addressing critical issues in preventing and responding to domestic violence. This event will unite professionals and lived experience voices, featuring contributions from over 45 expert speakers over two days.
The conference will delve into key areas including legislative and systemic reform, sexual violence response, child-centered approaches, and coercive control in practice. Uniting professionals and lived experience voices to drive change, it addresses critical and ongoing challenges with preventing and responding to domestic violence.

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Attend and Learn how to

Centre the voices & experiences of lived experience & apply the lessons from that lived experience at a practice level
Examine how systemic structures can create both intended & unintended consequences for women & children
Understand how to evidence intent with coercion & control as a DV worker
Unpack the impact & intersection between family law & family violence

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The Hatchery - Improving Outcomes & Experiences for At-Risk Children
2025-08-06 08:00 - 2025-08-07 17:00 | VIC
Strengthening families & centring the voices of children in system change for a better future

Gadigal Land, Sydney | ParkRoyal Darling Harbour & Online

At-risk children in Australia deserve a brighter future
Supported by NAPCAN and Create Foundation, we are excited to annouce the Improving Outcomes & Experiences for At-Risk Children Conference on the 6-7 of August in Sydney/Gadigal & Online. This conference will bring together key industry stakeholders to explore innovative strategies that will enhance interagency collaboration whilst also emphasising the importance of prioritising children’s voices.
We are proud to announce that we will have 6 children’s commissioners speaking, who will be accompanied by 8 CEOs from Abcare, Create Foundation and We, Future Leaders. This conference is centred around the voices and journeys of young people with lived experience, offering firsthand insights into the challenges and triumphs of navigating the system.
This conference is an invitation to be a part of a collective movement towards a brighter future, where every child has the opportunity to thrive. Are you ready to ignite real change?

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IMPROVING OUTCOMES & EXPERIENCES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
2025-08-06 08:00 - 2025-08-07 17:00 | VIC
Strengthening families & centering the voices of children in system change for a better future
6-7 August | Sydney & Online
This 2-day conference underscores the power of interagency collaboration as the cornerstone of effective early intervention and proactive prevention strategies for our most vulnerable children.
Delve into practical examples, such as the Albury Project, which unites schools, social services, and government to deliver coordinated, wraparound support, effectively preventing early school leaving, mental ill-health, and homelessness among at-risk youth.
Discover how integrated Child and Family Hubs act as a local ‘front door’ to health, education, and social services, supporting early intervention and prevention through community-driven, evidence-based approaches.
Explore the transformative impact of early intervention and mentoring in breaking the cycle of incarceration by rebuilding trust, confidence, and connection for children affected by parental imprisonment.
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Equip yourself with actionable strategies to reshape systems supporting at-risk children

Gain direct insights from children’s commissioners across the country & leading practitioners driving systemic change in child safety & care
Walk away with practical tools & frameworks for implementing best practices
Gain insights into the newest family law reforms, & how to use them to better protect children
Engage in focused discussions addressing the increasing complexity of family & child presentations

Improve outcomes for First Nations children & families by connecting with those committed to self-determination & community-led healing
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Register by Friday the 13 June and save with our early bird sale

MacKillop - Lead the Way Conference 2025
2025-08-11 08:00 - 2025-08-12 17:30 | VIC
Strengthening wellbeing and safety through collaboration
Be part of Australia’s most important cross-sector gathering on child, family and staff safety and wellbeing.
Join 500 leaders, professionals, and changemakers from schools, child and family services, community services, and mental health sectors to explore evidence-informed strategies that build safe, inclusive and resilient organisations, schools and communities.
This is more than a conference. Lead the Way is a platform for change, where thinkers, practitioners, researchers and policymakers come together to lead conversations on:

Safe and Well Schools for Students and Staff
Trauma-Informed and Transformative Leadership
Cultural Humility, Responsiveness and Belonging
Mental Health, Vicarious Trauma and Psychosocial Safety
Prevention and Protection in Child and Youth Services
Healing and Hope

Whether you are a school leader, social worker, psychologist, service leader or system designer – you’ll find something that speaks to your practice, purpose and people.
Conference Details
Dates: Monday 11th – Tuesday 12th August 2025
Venue: Rydges Hotel Melbourne, Exhibition Street
Time: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Networking Drinks & Canapés: Day 1: 3:30 – 5:30

Travelling from Interstate?
We’re offering 20% discounted accommodation to make it easier for you to attend.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Looking for ways to boost your organisation’s visibility?
Our sponsorship packages provide exclusive branding, complimentary tickets, and premium exposure.
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Secure your spot before 30th April 2025 and save.
Group Bookings (5+ attendees) Contact us at institute@mackillop.org.au

Australian Childhood Foundation - International Childhood Trauma Conference 2025
2025-08-17 08:00 - 2025-08-22 17:00 | VIC
Our conference theme
Transforming trauma: connection and healing
The fifth Childhood Trauma Conference will explore transformative approaches to healing trauma, through connection, collaboration, and community. Delegates in attendance will embark on a journey of growth through engaging with reflexive praxis. Through workshops, advanced masterclasses, keynote presentations and more, together we will delve into the complexities of childhood trauma and its profound impacts, finding pathways to transforming lives through integrating insights, techniques, and best practices. Fostering a deeper understanding of how to facilitate healing through our work, the theme Transforming trauma: connection and healing will reinforce that healing is not a solitary process, but a collective journey, built within communities, with compassion and love. Join the over 12,000 past delegates who have attended previous iterations of the Conference, and develop your knowledge and practice in 2025.
17-22 August, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Safe & Together™ Model CORE Training, 4-day face to face training
2025-09-10 09:30 - 16:30 | VIC
4 Day face to face training: Wed 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th of September 2025 – 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
By focusing on four key skills: assessment, interviewing, documentation and case planning our experiential training provides the foundation for domestic
violence-informed practice.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
Questions: fvcst@umfc.com.au
CORE Training explores the importance of:
● Identifying the impact of domestic violence on children and family functioning.
● Fact-based assessment of the perpetrators’ behavior patterns.
● Partnering with adult survivors of domestic violence.
● Intervening with perpetrators.
● How domestic violence intersects with other issues like substance abuse and mental health.
Participants of the CORE Training will:
● Learn to use practice tools, such as Mapping Perpetrators’ Patterns and Multiple Pathways to Harm that can be implemented right away to improve assessment of risk, impact on children, survivor protective efforts and essential case decisions
● Practice interviewing perpetrators, survivors and children through modeling, role play and videos
● Improve their domestic violence-informed documentation through individual and group exercises
● Discuss their own current or past cases and explore how the Safe & Together Model could be implemented
Location: UMFC Conference room, 27-29 Stanley Street Wodonga

Safe and Equal Sector Impact Symposium
2025-09-11 09:30 - 17:00 | Treetops room, Melbourne Museum, Carlton VIC
This vital event brings together CEOs and senior leaders from our member organisations to deepen our understanding of the impact of your work in the prevention and response sectors, better understand and articulate Safe and Equal’s role and impact in the sectors, gain insights to inform our collective strategy for budget advocacy and share and celebrate your impact.
About the Symposium
We know that the work of our members is complex, challenging and set against a backdrop of managing increased demand, community and government expectations, reform, funding shortfalls and increased resistance. Services are increasingly having to juggle the day-to-day service delivery demand with a need to demonstrate meeting funding targets and an increasing expectation to achieve bigger picture outcomes and impact. Similarly, our prevention agencies and practitioners are increasingly required to demonstrate impact in the face of increased funding pressure, resistance and backlash.
The day will include a mix of panels, Q&A, speakers, interactive workshops, and meaningful networking opportunities designed to strengthen our collective response to our advocacy, deepen our understanding of our impact, and to acknowledge the work you do. This will include an overview of the Safe and Equal’s Impact Measurement Framework and presentation of initial findings of the evaluation undertaken by First Person Consulting.
The Symposium will be facilitated by Chris Mathieson (former CEO, FVREE and Board member of Safe and Equal). In the coming weeks a more detailed Symposium Session Outline will be provided.
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STRENGTHENING DISABILITY ADVOCACY CONFERENCE - Impacts of advocacy in local communities
2025-09-18 09:00 - 16:30 | NAB, The Arena, Concourse, 700 Bourke Street Docklands
Disability Advocates often operate quietly, initiating projects and forming community networks that significantly benefit people with disabilities. These initiatives include research projects focused on specific disabilities, community service linkage networks that enhance access to support services, and funded projects that build the capacity of individuals with disabilities in their advocacy journeys.
Hosted by the Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU) in anticipation of once-in-a-lifetime disability reform in Australia, this year’s conference theme focuses on the impact of disability advocacy within local communities, showcasing successful projects, community networks, and strategies that improve access to services and empower people with disabilities. It highlights the importance of person-centred disability advocacy, collaboration and the sharing of best practices to create positive change and build capacity in communities.
Spots are limited, so please save the date, and register as soon as possible so you don’t miss out!
In person: NAB, The Arena, Concourse, 700 Bourke Street Docklands
Register to attend the 2025 Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference here.

Rainbow Health Australia- Everyday Use, Real Impacts - Queer substance use in focus
2025-09-30 13:00 - 17:00 | VIC
A forum launching findings from two major studies of LGBTQ+ alcohol and other drug use
Join the ARCSHS team for a forum launching briefing papers and practice guides from two major studies, QSOX and Futures of Substance.
Tuesday 30 September
1pm-5pm
Thorne Harbour Health (200 Hoddle St Abbotsford) or online via Zoom

Alcohol and other drug use among LGBTQ+ communities is a significant issue, yet clinicians and services often struggle to fully understand its social and cultural dimensions.
To help address this gap, ARCSHS is hosting a half-day event to present recent findings from two research projects examining LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of substance use, problem recognition, and engagement with support services.
The event will bring together researchers, clinicians, community organisations, and service providers to:

Share evidence-based insights from qualitative research with LGBTQ+ communities;
Discuss practical implications for culturally responsive and identity-affirming care;
Create opportunities for dialogue between researchers and those working on the frontline.

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11TH Annual SNAICC National Conference 2025 - OUR CULTURE. KEEP IT STRONG. WE BELONG
2025-10-07 08:00 - 2025-10-09 17:00 | VIC
SNAICC’25 Registrations Are Now Open

The 11th SNAICC National Conference will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Entertainment Centre in Meanjin/Brisbane from 7-9 October 2025.
The SNAICC’25 theme is Our Culture. Keep it Strong. We Belong, highlighting the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
The SNAICC National Conference is one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focused conferences in the country and this year we are expecting over 2000 delegates from more than 400 organisations.
The conference gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous organisations, policy makers, researchers, educators, front line support workers, government representatives and students the opportunity to gather and share knowledge and experience while renewing commitment to building systems and practices that support children and families to thrive.
It is a clear demonstration of the community’s engagement with the conference that we received almost 200 abstract submissions this year for the 84 breakout sessions that will be on offer this year. Along with compelling keynote speakers, cultural performances by both children and renowned performers, you will find culture, community and conversation woven through every part of your three-day experience.
Here’s a sneak peek of some of the presenters and performers in the 2025 program:

Dr Katrina Wruck, 2025 Young Australian of the Year. Dr Wruck is a proud Mabuigilaig and Goemulgal woman who has long advocated for First Nations knowledge.
Professor Jack Beetson Professor Beetson is a Ngemba Aboriginal man from western NSW who has been actively involved in Indigenous education in Australia and internationally for over 30 years.
Christine Anu needs no introduction as one of Australia’s most celebrated recording artists and performers, ARIA-winner, and proud Torres Strait Islander woman. Christine and her band will help us celebrate at the Gala Cocktail Party on the final night.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

Get in quick to take advantage of Early Bird rates before 30 May.
We have secured some excellent discounts on accommodation near the convention centre. You can book these when you register.
We encourage all delegates to arrive on the Monday and depart on the Friday to avoid missing any of the conference.
Opening plenary and Welcome starts at 9am on Tuesday 7 October in the Great Hall.
Welcome Drinks will be in the Plaza Terrace Room 5pm to 7pm Tuesday 7 October.
Gala Cocktail Party will be on Thursday 9 October, 7pm to 10pm.
Ticket prices are fully inclusive of both the Welcome Drinks and Gala Cocktail Party events.
One-day tickets are not available this year, however, passes are transferable between colleagues who wish to attend of different days.
Onsite check-in will be open from 1pm to 5pm on the Monday and reopens at 7:30am on Tuesday.

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For those wanting a greater impact at this year’s conference, a limited number of Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities are still available.
For further event information, please visit the conference website SNAICC25 or contact the conference organisers snaicc2025@agentur.com.au

DARU- Doing research together: Supporting inclusive and collaborative research partnerships, online via ZOOM
2025-10-13 12:00 - 15:00 | VIC
Doing research together: Supporting inclusive and collaborative research partnerships
This event will launch the DANA report Co-design Partnerships: A Mutual Exchange and explore how researchers and advocacy organisations (DPOs/DROs) can work together in fair, inclusive, and impactful ways. What to expect: Accessibility: Auslan, captions, Easy English resources, and screen breaks will be provided.
Date: Monday 13 October
Time: 12 – 3 pm
Venue: Online via zoom

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OPEN Symposium 2025 - Collaborative Practice: Working in Partnership with Children and Families
2025-10-21 09:30 - 2025-10-22 17:00 | VIC
The OPEN Symposium 2025, an initiative of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, will bring together practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funders, and people with lived experience to explore how the child and family services (CFS) sector is leading collaborative responses to complex needs.
This year’s theme Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families celebrates the sector’s role as connector, coordinator, and catalyst for partnerships that put children and families first.
Across two days, you’ll hear about:

Place-based initiatives that bring services and communities together
Cross-sector, co-located, and cross-disciplinary teams
Collaborative approaches to challenges like housing, family violence, youth justice, and school disengagement
Innovative service design, governance, and practice
Partnerships between sector, government, and philanthropy
Stories of leadership, innovation, and lived experience

Why Attend?

Learn from leaders in the child and family services sector
Explore practical models and tools for collaboration
Gain insights from research and lived experience
Connect with peers locally, nationally, and internationally
Be inspired by stories of change that are making a difference

Head over to 2025.OPENSymposium.com.au for more details!

Ovens Murray 'Unanswered Calls' Premiere
2025-10-23 09:30 - 13:30 | Wangaratta Peforming Arts Centre, 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
This is not just a film; it’s a wake-up call.
Unanswered Calls is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the often-overlooked stories of Australia’s young victim-survivors of family violence – children and young people.
This film invites us to listen more deeply and act more bravely and to understand what is possible….
The Ovens Murray Community Services networks of; Ovens Murray Child & Family Services Alliance (OMCFS), Ovens Murray Family Violence Partnership (OMFVP), Ovens Murray Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Alliance (OMMHADA) and Ovens Murray Homelessness Networrk, invites you to The Ovens Murray Premiere;
This impactful documentary raises awareness of how we must better support children and young people experiencing or afraid of domestic and family violence – to ensure no more children and young people fall through the gaps.
Followed by; KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon (featured in the documentary), and Local Ovens Murray Service presentations.
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CFECFW- Navigating the NDIS
2025-10-23 10:00 - 15:00 | VIC
Navigating the NDIS
This hands-on workshop provides practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions, and you can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days.
Online, Thursday 23 October, and Thursday 20 November.

Course Overview
This workshop provides hands-on, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers.
It 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
Learning Outcomes

An explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.
Clear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.
Parental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.
Tips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS, from access to review and appeal.
An introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.

These 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.
We 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.

Navigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Navigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

To register, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field.
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Evidence and Implementation Summit
2025-10-27 08:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00 | VIC
Fairer, faster, better – Realising the promise of evidence and implementation to improve lives

A leading biennial event at the nexus of research, policy and practice, the Evidence and Implementation Summit (EIS) seeks to improve lives globally. In 2025, EIS joins forces with the Implementation Science Health Conference Australia (ISHCA) to present, for the first time, a combined global program.
The Summit brings together policymakers, researchers, implementation scientists, program evaluators, practitioners, academics, organisation leaders and funders, to examine the synthesis, evaluation, generation, translation, and implementation of research evidence into policy and practice.
At EIS, we bridge the gap between what we know and what we do.
​With inequity and misinformation growing worldwide, closing the ‘know-do’ gap has never been more important or urgent.
Your Summit co-hosts in 2025 are the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI) and the Implementation Science Health Conference Australia (ISHCA).
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Find out more about the Summit

Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA) 2025 Conference- Leading through change
2025-10-28 08:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00 | VIC
Leading through change
In a time of rapid change for the Victorian healthcare sector, strong and influential leadership is essential. Through the theme of ‘Leading through change’, conference delegates will explore how leaders, policymakers and Government can navigate the challenges and opportunities faced by the sector. Delegates can expect to hear from renowned speakers on health economics and funding, digital technology, clinical and corporate governance and workforce sustainability. Please register your interest to keep up to date.

CFECFW - MARAM Intermediate Training for Mental Health and Wellbeing Clinicians
2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | VIC
MARAM Intermediate Training for Mental Health and Wellbeing Clinicians
This training is for all mental health and wellbeing clinicians to strengthen skills in recognising and responding to family violence, increase understanding of family violence, and build confidence in undertaking MARAM responsibilities.
Online, Wednesday 5 November, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, $140

Course Overview
This MARAM intermediate training for mental health and wellbeing clinicians runs over two hours and was developed with the Centre for Mental Health Learning with input from Specialist Family Violence Advisors in area mental health and wellbeing services.
The training is designed for all mental health and wellbeing clinicians with intermediate MARAM responsibilities in any role within the mental health and wellbeing sector.
Delivered by experienced trainers, including trainers with mental health and wellbeing clinical skills and family violence MARAM expertise, the training strengthens skills in recognising and responding to family violence, supports clinicians to embed skills they already have, increases their understanding of family violence, and builds their confidence in undertaking their MARAM responsibilities.
Training content is based on MARAM evidence-based practice guidance, and it aligns with the Chief Psychiatrists guideline – Implementing the MARAM framework in mental health and wellbeing services, and Our workforce, our future – a capability framework for Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing workforce capability seven – Understanding and responding to family violence. It highlights the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 gender safety principle and information sharing when it doesn’t put people at risk of experiencing family violence. It also looks at how a person’s mental health can be used against them as a tactic of family violence.
Cost: $140 inc. GST
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THRIVE National Youth Summit
2025-11-11 08:00 - 2025-11-14 17:00 | VIC
Young people in Australia are facing a growing crisis and it’s now time to act together.
From rising youth crime and homelessness to poor mental health and job insecurity, the challenges are urgent and deeply connected. Many young people are falling through the cracks due to siloed services and limited support.
THRIVE 2025 has been developed in consultation with young people to identify five key areas needing change: housing, mental health, substance use, safety and employment.
Meet and network with 70+ voices shaping the future for young people:
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Register now and save $400!
Pay only $2,099 + GST
Use code: EB2 NAP
*Exclusive offer ends Friday 25 July and doesn’t apply to solution providers*

ASID 2025 Conference: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
2025-11-12 08:00 - 2025-11-14 17:00 | VIC
ASID 2025 Conference: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
The 2025 conference will bring together a wide range of people interested in furthering the rights and improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities. They include researchers, advocates, policymakers, service providers, families and people with intellectual disabilities.
Date: Wednesday 12th November – Friday 14th November 2025
Venue: Aerial Function Centre, Sydney
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CFECFW - Best Interest Case Practice Model Training (BICPM)
2025-11-12 09:30 - 13:30 | VIC
Best Interest Case Practice Model Training – BICPM
Tailored to enrich and bolster professional proficiency in family services, child protection, and placement and support services, this training is dedicated to fostering favourable outcomes for children and their families.
Online, Wednesday 12 November, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm and Thursday 13 November, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, $490 inc. GST

Learning Outcomes

Enhance skills in building relationships with clients and stakeholders to facilitate optimal outcomes for children, young people, and their families, aligning with BICPM’s ‘Relationship Based’ principles.
Develop proficiency in ‘Information Gathering’ techniques consistent with BICPM’s principles and tools.
Strengthen capabilities in case planning and risk assessment in alignment with BICPM’s ‘Analysis and Planning’ principles and tools.
Acquire skills for effectively supporting service users in accordance with BICPM’s ‘Action’ principles.
Develop the ability to reflect on practice and service delivery in accordance with BICPM’s ‘Reviewing Outcomes’ principles.

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Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference 2025
2025-11-13 | kwong Lee Dow Building Universtity of Melbourne, 234 Queensberry Street, Melbourne, Australia
On Thursday 13 November 2025 Melbourne Social Equity Institute will host a one-day conference exploring migration, refugee studies and statelessness.
This event builds on the tradition of the Researchers for Asylum Seekers Conference, which first ran at the University of Melbourne over 15 years ago. It provides an opportunity for graduate and early career researchers, as well as practitioners and policy-makers working in the field, to present their work, meet with other researchers and to discuss their research with an engaged, interdisciplinary audience.
Registration is free and a light lunch will be provided at no cost. Bookings are essential.
Get further information and book here.

CFECFW - Effective Supervision Training for the Community Services Sector
2025-11-13 09:30 - 12:30 | VIC
Designed for staff who have supervisory responsibilities in the Community Services sector, this workshop aims to provide participants with the skills and tools to run constructive supervision sessions. It focuses on a practice perspective that embeds evidence-informed practices into a non-clinical supervision model.
Online, Thursday 13 November, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $230 inc. GST
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CFECFW - Together with Families, Family Services Symposium 2025
2025-11-14 09:00 - 16:30 | VIC
Family Services Symposium tickets on sale now!
Together with Families is the Centre’s Family Services Symposium, a celebration of the central role of family services in supporting children and their families to thrive in Victoria and Tasmania.
Taking place at The Glasshouse on Friday 14 November, we’re delighted to welcome family services practitioners, leaders, and partners from across Victoria and Tasmania to a day of celebration, connection, and knowledge sharing.

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CFECFW - Navigating the NDIS
2025-11-20 10:00 - 15:00 | VIC
Navigating the NDIS
This hands-on workshop provides practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers. It runs for four hours in total and is delivered in two separate two-hour sessions, and you can choose to attend both sessions on the same day or spread them across two different days.
Online, Thursday 20 November.
Course Overview
This workshop provides hands-on, practical training for professionals working in the child and family sector who support NDIS participants or their carers.
It 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
Learning Outcomes

An explanation of how the NDIS is designed to work, including the many assumptions built into it about families and children with a disability.
Clear explanation of the roles and responsibilities of child and family sector staff in working with families with disability.
Parental perspectives on the experience of caring for a child with disability.
Tips and techniques to help support vulnerable families as they navigate the NDIS, from access to review and appeal.
An introduction to the wide network of support and advocacy organisations around the NDIS.

These 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.
We 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.

Navigating the NDIS – Session one: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Navigating the NDIS – Session two: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

To register, follow the link below and select ‘NDIS’ in the program field.
REGISTER

Blue Knot Foundation - Trauma Informed Diversity Awareness Masterclass
2025-11-26 09:00 - 16:30 | VIC
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.
Participants 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.
Upcoming Session 26 November 2025, 9am to 4.30pm ACDT
Virtual Classroom via Zoom

$370.00 incl. GST AUD
Blue Knot Professional Member Discount $330.00 incl. GST AUD

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