Upcoming Events

2024 Events Calendar

Stress, Vicarious Trauma, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

17th October 2024

9.30AM TO 12.30PM

IMPACT SPECIALIST WORKSHOP (ONLINE)

Teachers, foster parents, caregivers, disability workers, social workers, youth workers, case workers, support workers, professionals and practitioners who provide support and care for clients who present with complex needs, including trauma backgrounds. 

An understanding of what is ‘stress’, ‘vicarious trauma’, ‘compassion fatigue’ and ‘burnout’ and its potential impact on carers, practitioners and teachers.

An understanding of situations or events associated with vicarious trauma experiences and compassion fatigue.

Best practice strategies to build wellbeing, proactively minimise (or reduce risk of vicarious trauma) and then respond to early and later onset symptoms.

Key debriefing processes to minimise risk.

Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical Psychologist)

TBA

Free – Personnel associated with member agencies. Please register through Eventbrite.

$75.00 – For non-member agency personnel. Please register through Eventbrite.

$45.00 – For non-member agency personnel where 4+ tickets are purchased. Please email info@lbi.org.au for this ticket option.

Further information and registration is through Eventbrite. 

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Grief and Loss for Children and Caregivers

14th November 2024

9.30AM TO 12.30PM

IMPACT SPECIALIST WORKSHOP (ONLINE)

Teachers, caregivers, disability workers, social workers, youth workers, case workers, support workers, professionals and practitioners who provide support and care for children and caregivers in the care system.

What is grief and loss, and the variety of ‘grief objects’ that are present for children and caregivers in the care system.

The impact of grief and loss on children and caregivers.

The behavioural and ‘under the surface’ impacts of grief and loss for both children and caregivers in the care system.

An overview of complicated versus non-complicated grief.

The key areas of growth intent for children and caregivers who have been exposed to grief and loss within the care system.

Foundational ‘how’ scripts and strategies that are central to the healthy and adaptive coping of grief and loss for children and caregivers in the system.

Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical Psychologist)

TBA

Free – Personnel associated with member agencies. Please register through Eventbrite.

$75.00 – For non-member agency personnel. Please register through Eventbrite.

$45.00 – For non-member agency personnel where 4+ tickets are purchased. Please email info@lbi.org.au for this ticket option.

Further information and registration is through Eventbrite. 

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Disentangling Trauma and Neurodiversity With An IMPACT Lens

27th November 2024

10.00AM TO 12.00PM

SHARED LEARNING CONVERSATION

Partner agency leaders/coaches.

In this conversation we will dynamically explore

  • The emerging LBI guidelines in how IMPACT content can meet the needs of neurodiverse children and young people.
  • Local community experiences of the interaction between neurodiversity and trauma.
  • What are the knowledge and skill gaps across education, child protection, disability and community service settings in terms of trauma and neurodiversity.
  • What are the success stories around meeting the needs of children with both neurodiversity and trauma backgrounds.
  • The capacity of disability, child protection and education systems to work in shared intent (through shared language and methods).
  • How IMPACT content and Growth Action Planning has been successfully (or non-successfully) applied with neurodiverse children.
  • Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical, Research and Education Director)
  • David Kelly (LBI Education Lead)
  • Jess Wagner (LBI Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Lead)

Free

Further information and registration is through Eventbrite. 

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