The legal representation of vulnerable children is arguably one of the most critical roles played by lawyers in the family and child protection legal systems.
Child representatives play a vital role in facilitating the participation of the child, gathering evidence and focusing courts and parties on the views of the children who are the subject of these legal proceedings.
For the first time in Canberra, Relationships Australia Canberra & Region welcomes internationally acclaimed narrative therapy specialist, Stephen Madigan. Stephen is leading a two day intimate Masterclass, Working Relationally with Conflicted Couple Relationships, on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November 2015. Continue Reading
We’re pleased to announce that our eLearning system has a fresh new look and feel. The system has been redesigned with simplicity and usability in mind. Continue Reading
By 2018, one in four jobs will be in the community services and health sectors. That’s an estimated 229,400 new jobs to be created in these industries over the next three years. These are some of the latest statistics to come out of the Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council’s 2015 EScan. With such rapid growth set to occur, it is more important than ever for community organisations to ensure they are recruiting and maintaining an effective workforce. Continue Reading
After a 14 year career as a primary school teacher, Rosalie O’Connor felt that her life needed to take a new direction. She returned to university to pursue her PhD, but ultimately felt she needed to be doing something more practical rather than theoretical. Her interest in community services developed after volunteering for a project that worked with families experiencing domestic and family violence issues, and she looked for a way to continue that work professionally. Here’s her story… Continue Reading
On Friday 8 May 2015, the South Australian Family Law Pathways Forum held its annual conference, “Conflict, Trauma and Everything in Between”, at the Hotel Chancellor on Hindley Street to great success once again. Continue Reading
There has never been a better time to update your skills or gain vocational education and training qualifications. For more information about our qualifications, join us for one of our information sessions. Continue Reading
What started off as a training venture has now developed into a full service café. The program was launched last year with a group of young people studying a Certificate II in Community Services Work at the Institute as part of the Relationship and Values Education (RAVE) program run through Relationships Australia SA. The café is run through the Blackwood Church of Christ every Friday, where the students prepare and serve morning tea and lunch to the local community. Continue Reading
Relationships Australia South Australia CEO Judith Cross was featured in the Career One International Women’s Day special feature this past March, where she discussed her experience as a female leader in the social services sector. Continue Reading
Starting in July 2015, the Australian Institute of Social Relations will offer a Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work. Peer work is a vital role within the mental health workforce. It involves the delivery of services by workers who have a lived experience of mental illness as a consumer or carer who are living well and wish to use their lived experience to assist others towards recovery and improve service delivery. Continue Reading
