Keeping Kids Connected – Designing Programs to Build Resilience

LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP

Capability Level: Emerging, Evolving

Why do some children show better than expected outcomes despite significant adversity? The concept of resilience is well known yet often misunderstood and misapplied. In this webinar we look at what the research says about resilience and how it can be practically applied to program design.

We’ll explore how CatholicCare Wollongong used over 10 years of school counselling service data and a resilience framework to develop the Keeping Kids Connected Program—an intensive early intervention initiative supporting the well-being of students from Kindergarten to Year 6.

Participants will go away from this training with the steps needed to apply these learnings to their own programs as well as having a resilience focused lens to look at any persistent challenges impacting their communities.

Who should attend?

This training is ideal for social workers and allied health professionals who work with children and young people. It is particularly relevant for those working in schools or school systems however the learning outcomes are not limited to these service settings.

Whether you are an emerging practitioner looking to strengthen your foundational knowledge or an experienced professional seeking to deepen your understanding of resilience-building frameworks, this session will provide practical tools and evidence-informed approaches to enhance your practice.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand resilience and its value as a framework for evaluating, improving or developing interventions

• Apply resilience frameworks to different service settings and communities, with an in depth focus on how to integrate these programs into school settings and involve parents/caregivers.

• Confidently design a program/intervention that has the necessary features to build resilience

• Identify the importance of adapting programs to context and explore strategies for evaluating program impact

Event Structure:

Introduction

Learning Session 1: Understand resilience and its value as a framework for evaluating, improving or developing interventions

Learning Activity 1: Interactive group discussion & Poll

Learning Session 2: Apply resilience frameworks to different service settings and communities

Learning Activity 2: Interactive group discussion & Breakout room

Learning Session 3: Unpack the development of the Keeping Kids Connected Program as an in-depth case study, and see how the resilience framework was applied as well as other important frameworks (NSW PDHPE Curriculum; stakeholder consultation)

Learning Activity 3: Interactive group discussion

Learning Session 4: Identify the importance of adapting programs to context and explore strategies for evaluating program impact

Learning Activity 4: Open discussion and case study

Conclusion and Q&A

AASW Credentials: Mental Health, Clinical SW & Schools

This Workshop is not recorded, however, you will have access to materials and resources on AASW Online Learning for 4 weeks after the completion of the workshop.