Practice & Connection
The Ovens Murray Practice & Connection Initiatives are open to all practitioners working in Child and Family Services, Family Violence, AoD, Mental Health, Housing, Education, Disability or any other Ovens Murray Community Service Sector.
Each Practice & Connection initiative is designed to provide information to practitioners to build their knowledge, skills and practice around particular topics, while providing opportunities to identify and enhance collaboration between practitioners and organisations across the service sector.
OVENS MURRAY COMMUNITY SERVICES STRONGER TOGETHER SYMPOSIUM, JUNE 2024
Summary:
Ovens Murray Community Service Sectors come together to strengthen service responses to children young people, adults and families across Ovens Murray
Over 270 community service leaders and practitioners came together to focus on stronger collaboration and better outcomes for children, young people, and families across Ovens Murray, gave rise to a day of great connection and important conversations.
The Ovens Murray Community Services network Alliances’ and Partnerships including: The Child and Family Services Alliance, Family Violence Partnership, Homelessness Network, Mental Health Alcohol Drug Alliance, Albury Wodonga Family Law Pathways Network and Children’s Resource Coordinator, worked together to present the Symposium, and the event was supported by the Victorian Government.
Presenters:
Listening to Voices performance, designed and performed by people with lived experience, such a heartfelt performance that deeply engaged the audience. Home – Listening To Voices
Matt and Sarah Brown, She is not your Rehab, a powerful. Moving and innovative approach to toxic masculinity and domestic violence left a real impression on the audience. Home – She Is Not Your Rehab
Professor Daryl Higgins Australian Catholic University shared the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study ACMS {Public Health implications HIGGINS Wangaratta Alliance 20240625
Dr Anita Morris Office of Professional Practice DFFH, talked to the Framework for Trauma Informed practice, the framework was developed for the whole child and family service sector and family violence services. Stronger Together Forum Framework for trauma-informed practice June 2024
Local Presentation from Community Service practitioners from on collaborative practice. OM Community Services Collaborative practice Symposium Presentation
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