Short Courses - Australian Institute of Social Relations

Discover our range of short courses, offering both in-person workshops and online training. Gain practical skills in leadership, community services, mental health and more, with flexible options to suit your schedule and your goals.

If your team is ready to upskill, we’re here to help. AISR offers customised training solutions designed to meet the specific needs of your staff in community services, health, and social services. Enhance your workforce’s expertise and performance with our practical, industry-relevant training. Contact us today to discuss how we can support your organisation’s goals and foster professional growth within your team!

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Family Group Conferencing Coordinator Training

Learn to facilitate Family Group Conferencing, empowering families to support child safety and wellbeing. This training combines online pre-learning and three days of face-to-face learning, aligning with national competencies. This training teaches a strengths-based and inclusive approach to support families to keep their children and young people safe and at home.

Supervision: Developing your Reflective Practice

Enhance your skills as a reflective practitioner providing quality practice supervision. This interactive workshop offers human service professionals, counsellors and social workers tools and strategies to help workers manage complex client concerns while maintaining a respectful supervision environment.

Accidental Counsellor

Equip yourself with practical counselling skills for challenging situations. Learn active listening, identifying emotional needs, and maintaining professional boundaries to support people in distress effectively.

Safe Environments for Children and Young People ‘Through Their Eyes’

Focused on child safety and wellbeing, this course covers child protection laws, mandatory reporting, recognising abuse and neglect, and creating safe environments for children. Participants learn trauma-informed approaches and practical strategies to improve organisational policies and responses to disclosures.

Introduction to Working with Diverse Clients

This course enhances cultural awareness and builds skills for working effectively with diverse clients. Reflect on personal experiences, learn actionable strategies, and explore the impact of diversity in practice. Participants are inspired to become change agents in their future roles.

Conversations at the Kitchen Table

Master the art of therapeutic conversations with parents and carers to help children heal and thrive. Explore parenting techniques, emotion regulation, and strategies to enhance connection and improve outcomes for families.

Narrative Approaches to Responding to Families and Young People Affected by Trauma – Refresher

Reflect on and refine your practice of narrative therapy concepts introduced in the introductory course. This session is available to participants who completed the full-day training.

Beyond Theory: Responding to Children and Parents Who Have Experienced Trauma

Put trauma-informed theory into practice using real-life case studies and roleplays. Learn effective strategies for supporting children and parents impacted by trauma. This full day workshop will build participant skills in talking to parents about the effects of trauma and how trauma is reflected in children’s behaviours.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the cultural, spiritual and economic sovereignty of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We understand that the ongoing violation of this sovereignty continues to harm Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s relationships, health, wellbeing and aspirations.

We are committed to strengthening the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.

We recognise that respecting and nurturing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is a benefit for all Australians.

We especially honour the Kaurna Elders of the Adelaide Plains and the Elders of the River Murray and Mallee Region, which includes: Ngaiawang, Ngawait, Nganguruku, Erawirung, Ngintait, Ngaraite, Ngarkat and small parts of Maraura and Daanggali, and Elders of Barngarla Country in the Far North and Boandik Land in Mount Gambier, upon whose country Relationships Australia South Australia offices are located.

As educators we recognise the Ancient Universities and ways of knowing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have existed for millennia, and we respect and honour First Nations expertise.