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Upcoming Events
27 Jan '26, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM GMT+11:00
Responsible AI Uses for Social Workers - AI Scribes and ...
Social Work
Join us in this webinar to help social workers use AI confidently and responsibly.
10 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
An Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) – A Relational Approach (...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
This 3.5-hour workshop introduces Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), a relational approach that helps social workers understand and shift stuck patterns ...
11 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Perinatal Mental Health in Context - Social Work Approaches to ...
Mental Health
This webinar supports social workers in developing trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and relational approaches to perinatal mental health, offering practical tools ...
17 Feb '26 - 23 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - February 2026
Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
09 Mar '26, 10:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+11:00
Keeping Kids Connected – Designing Programs to Build Resilience
Clinical SW, Mental Health, School SW
Why do some children show better than expected outcomes despite significant adversity?
10 Mar '26, 11:00 AM-14:00 PM GMT+11:00
Hearing Voices - Working Holistically with Voices, Psychosis and Psycho-Spiritual ...
Clinical SW, Disability, Mental Health
This training is a unique opportunity to understand voice-hearing and psychosis experiences, and to learn about strategies to help clients ...
17 Mar '26, 14:00 PM-15:30 PM GMT+11:00
From Silence to Strength - Supporting Mental Health in Men ...
Mental Health
This training explores the cultural, systemic, and gendered barriers that prevent CALD men in Australia from accessing mental health support, ...
18 Mar '26, 10:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+11:00
Cultivating Performance Conversations - Building Accountability
Mental Health
Join us in this workshop to build psychosocial safety and care in leaders and their teams.
30 Mar '26, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM GMT+11:00
Use of Self and Authenticity for Family Violence Professionals with ...
Family & Domestic Violence
This webinar shifts the focus to you, helping you strengthen your authentic Use-of-Self to prevent burnout, deepen self-awareness, and create ...
08 Apr '26, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM GMT+10:00
Seeing the Invisible – Social Work Practice within Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinical SW, Disability, Mental Health
Join us in this webinar to learn how to navigate the complexities of ABI in diverse practice settings.
09 Apr '26, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM GMT+10:00
Bookending for Best Practice: Bringing Structure and Creativity Together in ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
A focused 2-hour EMDR webinar to refresh core skills, enhance creativity, and build confidence across diverse clinical presentations. Learn practical “...
14 Apr '26, 14:00 PM-15:30 PM GMT+10:00
When They Hurt The Ones We Love: Animals, Interpersonal Violence ...
Child Protection, Family & Domestic Violence
This webinar explores the link between IPV and harm to pets, showing how animals are used in coercive control. It ...
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