The Child Public Health Professional Development Program is offered as a Masters level subject through the University of Melbourne, but is also open to professionals who are interested in completing the course as part of their continued professional development.

This two-day interactive workshop invites participants to identify and explore the rationale of working in partnership with families and the elements and characteristics of family-centred practice. The workshop encourages participants to identify and explore opportunities and strategies that strengthen the application of family-centred behaviour in their practice and in their service/ organisation.

This year’s PDP focusses on early childhood, especially on preschool-age children, who are often referred to community paediatricians with developmental and behavioural concerns.

The aim of this course is to enable those who have completed the Family Partnership Foundation course to become Family Partnership Foundation course facilitators.

This course explores the evidence-based Family Partnership Model and uses activities to build participants' skills.