Date: Saturday 19 September

Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm (3 hours)

Location: Online (Zoom)

Presented by: Marina Dickson

This session will focus on de-escalation as a first response, as well as strategies and responses that support safety for the carer and the child or young person. It will also include planning regarding how to repair the relationship after rifts stemming from aggression or violence.

By participating in this session, carers will:

• Build strategies to prevent escalating behaviours
• Enhance understanding of the underlying needs of children and young people’s behaviour – including aggressive and potentially violent behaviours
• Explore specific strategies to maintain safety of all in aggressive or violent situations
• Integrate carer wellbeing throughout the session and response – before, during and after escalations
• Contextualise all of the content to practical and current concerns

Marina Dickson has significant experience in developmental trauma and working collaboratively with those who care for and support children and young people.  She works hard to ensure her training programs are both practically focused and include a bit of fun.

Marina holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training, as well as an MBA.  She has also completed a Certificate qualification in Bereavement Counselling.

The session is designed for kinship, foster and permanent carers.