Richard Rose in Cairns presenting Therapeutic Care for Children and Youth
CAIRNS INSTITUTE VISITING SCHOLAR – PUBLIC LECTURE
THERAPEUTIC CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
RICHARD ROSE
Monday March 15th, 5.00 – 7.00 pm
James Cook University, Bruce Highway, Smithfield
Building A21, Rm:002
Light refreshment will be served
Richard Rose is the Clinical Practice Director, Mary Walsh Institute, SACCS Ltd. Mytton Mill, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom.
Therapeutic approaches to child care for traumatised children has been at the forefront of providing recovery for children who have suffered early trauma through abuse in the UK. Over the last 23 years Sexual Abuse Child Consultancy Services (SACCS) has been providing care for extremely damaged young children when they have experienced multi-placement breakdown and shattered internal working models. Since 2004, SACCS has developed a Recovery Programme which includes a unique model which provides key information through observation and assessment; in action this delivers a planned approach to intervention for children leading to their recovery. In 2010, SACCS completed its Recovery Programme and now promotes its approach to therapeutic child care through presentation and opportunities to share practice, inform and influence quality in this vital service. This lecture will explore the SACCS Recovery Programme and the possible application such an approach might offer to services for children and young people in Queensland.
Note: Sexual Abuse Child Consultancy Services (SACCS) is a leading UK Child Care organisation caring for 55 children in residential care and 20 children in specialised foster care, the relevant web sites are www.saccs.co.uk and www.mwisaccs.com
Presented by: The Learning & Development Strategy (Child Safety) – James Cook University
Cost: Free
Contact: For further information, contact Elena Rhind.
Tel: (07) 4042 1887; E-mail: elena.rhind@jcu.edu.au
To RSVP for catering purposes, please contact Elena (above) by Wednesday March 10.
Download flier here: Richard Rose public lecture Cairns
TRAVEL and GUEST SPEAKING
The itchy footed gypsy in me has twinkled her tambourine. She is bored and yearning for new speaking horizons. Husband is not a traveller so he can stay home but I am yearning for London, Paris, Rome, New York and my coveted Seychelles…..or Australia.
I have made a decision – I want to travel again this year, regularly. A decision is just a decision and can be changed, grown, subtracted from, fixed or remain a fantasy. Not much into fantasy or delayed gratification, I like my decisions to happen quickly, so, PNG for social work and social pleasure in July, and….
Who wants a vibrant and energetic guest speaker who can uplift and revision your team/group/conference/audience? I speak on community child protection (including protective behaviours) and turning deficits into surplus positivity, including how the mundane being of life can become the enadnum gnieb fo efil (completely turned around!). Humour is always part of the presentation and laughter is mandatory.
Key Note speaking fees for Megan Bayliss (BSW, Dip SOC, MAASW):
$120.00 p/h, plus GST (Aus dollars), plus travel and accommodation expenses. In some circumstances, I am happy to billet because I love people, culture and home cooked food!
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Sunshine in facebook for change in foster care
February 20, 2010 by Megan · Leave a Comment
An invigorating facebook profile this week stated:
Lisa Dickson believes that, one day, it won’t be about those of us with overflowing email in-boxes having to say: “NO” to overcommitment, because other people throughout the nation will step up and say: “YES.” A movement isn’t based on just a few faithful people – it’s based on the collective voice and endless potential of 12 million foster care alumni and countless allies.
I could not agree more and courage and praise to the amazing woman, Lisa Dickson (aka Sunshine Girl on a Rainy Day), who posted this. An ex kid in care herself, she now tirelessly campaigns for an improved lot for children in, and exiting, care.
Community is too quick to blame, to label and to step away from responsibility. Community child protection is every body’s business. Law changing is up to all of us, not just a single person who burns out from inbox overflow.
I continually hear insults about the behaviour of children in care and suggested methods of discipline and punishment. Instead of re-perpetrating verbal child abuse and adding to social problems I wonder why those prone to shoot off their mouths don’t instead commit to doing something helpful and useful.
What have you done this week to help the appalling situation of child abuse or to help children in care? Words don’t change the situation but collective action does.
Sunshine Girl on a rainy day – you rock. Thank you for all the hard work you put in.
Warning for dog and small children owners
If you are an owner of a dog and you also have a child or a visiting small child please take this as a warning.
Don’t leave your dog with a small child unattended under any circumstances!!!
Only one little moment was enough for the following to happen (see the sensitive and heart stirring photo below):
Would love to give credit here but came to me on email – origin unknown.
World Social Work Day 2010
February 14, 2010 by Megan · 2 Comments
Australian Association of Social Workers
North Queensland Branch
Townsville Social Work Network (in collaboration with James Cook University – Social Work and Community Welfare and Student Association, Queensland Health – Townsville Hospital and Institute of Mental Health Services, Townsville)
presents
Guest speaker: Ross Daniels is the Director of Academic Programs and Coordinator of the Master of Social Work at Social Work and Human Services, Qld University of Technology.
Ross is a dynamic social worker and speaker who will present on the topic of social work and technology (CPE points: TBC).
Where: Robert Douglas Auditorium, Townsville Hospital
When: Monday 15th March 2010
Time: 3.00pm – 4.00pm (presentation) 4.00pm – 5.00pm (workshop)
The presentation will be delivered face-to-face and via video-conference.
Cost: Dinner – cost and venue to be advised
RSVP: Susan – huntsusan58@gmail.com as soon as possible.
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