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Do you work with children and families experiencing complex challenges? Do you wonder if you or your organisation could work differently to better meet child and family needs?<\/b><\/p>\n
Registrations are now open for three exciting events focused on partnership practice: the process of using respectful, compassionate and authentic engagement to build trusting relationships between practitioners and families seeking or needing support.<\/p>\n
Held in Melbourne in October, these events will feature Dr Crispin Day, Head of the UK\u2019s Centre for Parent and Child Support and co-author of the Family Partnership Model (FPM) and Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) program.<\/p>\n
For details on interstate events with Crispin, please check with your local state FPM organisation.<\/p>\n
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About Dr Crispin Day<\/b><\/p>\n
Crispin is a clinical psychologist who has worked as a clinician, manager and researcher in adult and child mental health. Within the Centre for Parent and Child Support, he leads the research, development and dissemination of FPM, the Helping Families Programme and EPEC.<\/p>\n
He leads a program at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Research Unit to improve the outcomes, quality and efficiency of mental health service for children and families. Crispin has published and lectured widely as well as provided advice to central and local government across the UK, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Family-centred practice\u2019, \u2018engagement\u2019 and \u2018partnership\u2019 are words often used in relation to service delivery \u2013 but what do they really mean in practice? What does it look like to truly work in partnership with families, and what does it take for services to adopt a partnership culture?<\/p>\n
Dr Crispin Day will outline a successful model of partnership practice \u2013 the Family Partnership Model \u2013 and a program underpinned by partnership practice \u2013 the Empowering Parents Empowering Communities parent-led parenting program \u2013 and will explore what is required to support and sustain partnership practices across organisations and within individual practice.<\/p>\n
The Family Partnership Model has been implemented widely across Australian family-centred services and has been shown to be instrumental in helping practitioners change the way they work with families and supporting collaborative outcomes between parents and professionals. The Empowering Parents Empowering Communities program is a parent led, professionally supported parenting intervention which is currently underway in Victoria and Tasmania.<\/p>\n
Participants will also hear from practitioners and service leaders who have implemented the Family Partnership Model to change their culture of service or program delivery; with practical examples of some of the enabling factors that are required, and some of the challenges that were faced.<\/p>\n
Participants will have time to ask questions of our keynote presenter and our panel of on-the-ground experts.<\/p>\n
Date:<\/b>\u00a0Thursday 25\u00a0<\/sup>October<\/p>\n Time:<\/b>\u00a02pm \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n Venue:<\/b>\u00a0The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, Parkville<\/p>\n Cost:<\/b>\u00a0$110 incl GST<\/p>\n