Workshops For Survivors of Child Abuse
Creating New Possibilities
ASCA has developed a set of 4 psycho-educational workshops for adult survivors of all forms of child abuse and neglect, male and female, and their supporters and we have called them Creating New Possibilities workshops. These workshops are free to attend with the option of providing a donation at attendance.
These workshops provide information about how the abuse a survivor has suffered may have impacted current or past behaviours, feelings and/or physical and psychological health. Workshops on safety, building effective coping strategies, the importance of support and re-visiting one’s story, as well as the various stages of the healing process are included in this set.
While it is possible to attend workshops individually or a combination of workshops, there is additional benefit from attending the full set. In 2009 we delivered Workshop 1 (Finding the Support You Need) and 2 (Coping with Childhood Abuse) in 18 different sites around Australia. Workshops 3 (Building adaptive coping strategies) and 4 (Understanding Abuse and its impacts) will be scheduled as soon as funding becomes available. ASCA is currently developing its schedule for 2010. We are seeking funding from the Federal government so that it will be able to deliver these all four workshops more widely.
Creating New Possibilities workshops are open to all adult survivors of child abuse and their supporters - including ASCA members AND non-members. These workshops are not, however, designed for health care professionals (for whom educational workshops are delivered - see below). Please register online by clicking links above. All queries by contacting 1300 657 380 or emailing emailing manager1300@asca.org.au
Courses for Health Care Professionals
ASCA has also developed workshops for health care professionals. The training recognises that working with survivors of childhood abuse requires specialised training and that doing such work is challenging for health professionals. Even though knowledge about the understanding of the biological and interpersonal consequences of childhood trauma has exploded over the past two decades, many training and treatment programs have not yet integrated the new information. Our mental health training, in psychiatry, psychology, medicine, social work, counselling, nursing or other human services disciplines may not have prepared us to work effectively with survivors of childhood abuse.
The workshops will cover:
- Understanding abuse and its impact
- Coping strategies and defence mechanisms used by survivors of child abuse
- Common impacts of child abuse
- Pathways through which adult health can be compromised
- Treatment models and best practice guidelines for working with adults surviving child abuse
For further information on, and to register for, the Best Practice 1 day course, click here. These courses cost $175/participant and are held in each capital city. We are currently developing our schedule for 2010. All enquiries and expressions of interest please call 1300 657 380 or email manager1300@asca.org.au.
Course for community (frontline workers)
This 2 day workshop provides valuable training for frontline staff working to support adult survivors of child abuse with complex needs.
The initial course was delivered in Sydney and developed in collaboration with MHCC. For further information about this workshop including how to register click here.
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