Professional Development
RCH IMHP offers a range of professional development and training activities for all staff within the service. It is the role of the Professional Development Committee to plan, implement, support and evaluate learning opportunities to assist clinicians, support staff and other health and welfare professionals to increase their competencies in providing professional care.
Professional Development
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Seminars - Dept. of Child Psychotherapy
- MHS Research Forums.
- Psychology
- Addressing Family Violence (AFVP) Training and Professional Development
Professional Training
- Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Sciences (Infant and Parent Mental Health), University of Melbourne.
- Master of Health Sciences (Infant and Parent Mental Health), University of Melbourne.
- Psychiatry Registrar Training Program
Addressing Family Violence Programs (AFVP)
Training & Professional Development
The RCH IMHP Addressing Family Violence Programs have produced a calendar of training events for 2010. Download a copy here.
AFVP 2010 Training Calendar (PDF 60KB).
Infant Mental Health and Family Violence Training
The Infant Mental Health and Family Violence 2-day Experiential Training (for mothers and infants affected by family violence) looks at the Peek a Boo Club model, the impact of Family Violence on Infant Mental Health and Infant led Work. It provides participants with an introduction to groupwork with infants and mothers affected by family violence.
Training is held at Level 1, 22 Withers Street, Sunshine, 3020. The cost is $330, fully catered.
All IMH&FV training sessions for 2009 are FULLY BOOKED.
Training sessions for 2010 are as follows:
- Wed/Thurs 14 & 15 April 2010 April 2010 IMH&FV Info & Registration Form (PDF 390 KB)
- Wed/Thurs 14 & 15 July 2010
- Wed/Thurs 6 & 7 October 2010
PARKAS 2-day Experiential Training
The PARKAS (Parents Accepting Responsibility Kids Are Safe) 2-day Experiential Training explores the dynamics of violence, the neurological impact of violence and theoretical perspectives useful in understanding this area of work (for children and parents affected by family violence).
Training is held at Level 1, 22 Withers Street, Sunshine, 3020. The cost is $330, fully catered.
All PARKAS training sessions for 2009 are FULLY BOOKED.
Training sessions for 2010 are as follows:
- Wed/Thurs 21 & 22 April 2010 April 2010 PARKAS Info & Registration Form (PDF 573 KB)
- Wed/Thurs 21 & 22 July 2010
- Wed/Thurs 13 & 14 October 2010
FIST Training
Feeling is Thinking (FisT) 1-day training provides teachers and welfare professionals with strategies and/or groupwork interventions for children who have difficulties in managing strong emotions and challenging situations.
Training is held at Level 1, 22 Withers Street, Sunshine, 3020. The cost is $165, fully catered.
Training sessions for 2010 are as follows:
- Tuesday 4 May 2010 May 2010 FIST Info & Registration Form (PDF 455 KB)
- Tuesday 26 October 2010
PAST EVENTS...
Mind the Baby Forum, 27th July 2009
Mind the Baby: Working with Vulnerable Infants and their Families
This forum was held at the Ella Latham Lecture Theatre, Royal Children's Hospital, and attended by over 200 people. The aim was to share different ways of working with vulnerable infants and their families as well as allow meaningful discussion amongst health and community services providers currently working with this important client group. The keynote speaker was Brigid Jordan, Associate Professor Paediatric Social Work (Infant and Family), RCH.
Contact AFVP:
Further details, see Addressing Family Violence Programs
or contact Wendy Bunston (wendy.bunston@rch.org.au)
or Susannah Duncan (susannah.duncan@rch.org.au) on 03 9312 7204.
