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Practice paper
Child-focused work with families affected by domestic violence: Skills, values and knowledge requirements for social work students
Priscilla Dunk-West and Sarah Wendt, Flinders UniversityThis paper, written for social work students and their educators and supervisors, outlines the skills, values and knowledge required for social work students to work effectively with children in families affected by family and domestic violence (FDV). -
Research summary
Highlights in child mental health research: May 2019
Prepared by AIFSThis May research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health.Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis that highlights the key messages of the paper. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided. -
Webinar
Sharing information and engaging with parents about child mental health webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar explored how practitioners can support child mental health by sharing information and effectively engaging with parents. -
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Child-focused approaches when working with parents affected by family and domestic violence webinar
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar identified the skills and knowledge that practitioners need in order to have child-focused conversations with adults affected by Family Domestic Violence (FDV). -
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The effects of adverse experiences on children webinar
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar included a panel of interdisciplinary experts discussing the impact of adverse experiences on children. -
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Working with parents who experienced adverse childhood experiences
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar included a panel of interdisciplinary experts discussing the impact of adverse experiences on children from the perspective of a parent. -
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From multiple perspectives: Common practice challenges – The perspective of parents
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)Hear from the panel of interdisciplinary experts for a discussion featuring a panel of parents who discuss practice challenges in working with parents who have experienced family adversity, with a focus on supporting children’s wellbeing. -
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From multiple perspectives: Common practice challenges – The perspective of practitioners
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)Hear from an interdisciplinary panel of experts for a discussion about practice challenges in working with parents who have experienced family adversity, with a focus on supporting children’s wellbeing. -
Fact sheet
Practice positions
Emerging MindsThe National Workforce Centre’s six practice positions help practitioners to apply a child-focused lens to their work. According to people with lived experience of service delivery, children’s visibility is the most important aspect of child-focused practice. These positions can help to keep children visible through every aspect of service delivery, by promoting authentic conversations between practitioners and parents/caregivers about parenting and their children’s wellbeing, and supporting practitioners to feel confident engaging with infants and children. -
Short article
How maternal depressive symptoms prior to conception are related to children’s emotional wellbeing
Dr. Katrina MossThis short article is a summary of the longer paper titled, ‘Testing competing mediators of the association between pre-conception maternal depression and child health-related quality of life.’ -
Webinar
Responding to the mental health needs of school-aged children webinar
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar was presented in conjunction with Emerging Minds and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It features Dr Nick Kowalenko (psychiatrist), Dr Penny Burns (GP), Jane Grace (Child and Family Partner) and faciliator, Dr James Best. The presenters discuss responding to the mental health needs of school-aged children using a case study from Emerging Minds’ e-learning learning courses. The speakers provided practical examples of how GPs can engage with parents and children. -
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Responding to the mental health needs of infants and toddlers webinar
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)This webinar was presented in conjunction with Emerging Minds and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It features Dr Ros Powrie (psychiatrist), Dr Penny Burns (GP), Kham Sirimanotham (Child and Family Partner) and faciliator, Dr James Best. The presenters discuss responding to the mental health needs of infants and children using a case study from Emerging Minds' e-learning learning courses. The speakers provided practical examples of how GPs can engage with parents and children.