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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD)
Ongoing Professional Development (OPD) is the process through which members improve and broaden their skills, knowledge and expertise, and develop the qualities required for professional practice.
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Start Date:
August 17, 2025
End Date:
August 22, 2025
2025 International Childhood Trauma Conference
The 2025 International Childhood Trauma Conference is Australian Childhood Foundation’s fifth conference providing opportunities to share practice, knowledge, and wisdom about how to transform the lives of those who have experienced childhood trauma. The conference’s focus on connection and healing Read More...
Start Date:
August 18, 2025
End Date:
October 20, 2025
Certificate in Therapeutic Writing – Creative Counselling with Adult & Adolescent Clients
COMPONENTS OF THE COURSE Free 1-hour online orientation to the course and course requirements 6 x 3-hour online weekly interactive training modules (17 hours, includes 10-minute break) 12 hours of home study and assignment preparation 1 written assignment (1,500 words) Read More...
Start Date:
August 20, 2025
End Date:
August 21, 2025
The Family Systems Institute Annual Conference: Seeing Patterns in Family Emotional Process
The Family Systems Institute will be hosting its 22nd Annual Conference, on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st August. The topic this year is Seeing Patterns in Family Emotional Process. A relationship system automatically moves to regulate itself to keep the Read More...
Start Date:
August 21, 2025
End Date:
August 22, 2025
Let’s Talk Infidelity – How to work with couples where infidelity has occurred
The disclosure of infidelity and betrayal is among the most devastating and painful experiences that couples face. It is also one of the most challenging and complicated problems encountered in therapy. This Live and Interactive via ZOOM 2 days will Read More...
Start Date:
August 28, 2025
End Date:
September 18, 2025
Working with Differences in Libido and Sexual Expectations
Master the complexities of working with mismatched libidos and sexual expectations – one of the most common challenges bringing clients to therapy. This practical course equips practitioners with evidence-based tools for supporting individuals and couples through desire discrepancy, covering everything Read More...
Start Date:
August 29, 2025
End Date:
August 29, 2025
Prepare/Enrich Training – Zoom
Prepare/Enrich is a relationship education and counselling tool used by counsellors, psychologists, religious leaders, social workers and other professions in their work with couples. It can be used for relationship education, relationship enrichment and as a tool in counselling and Read More...
Start Date:
August 31, 2025
End Date:
February 28, 2026
Certificate in Clay Field Therapy with Children – Online August 2025
This course consists of 60 hours of online tutorials, illustrated with over 300 videoed case histories with children between the age of 2 – 18 as they work at the Clay Field. Released over 12 modules participants have access to Read More...
Start Date:
September 9, 2025
End Date:
September 9, 2025
Transitioning into Leadership
A workshop to support new and emerging leaders in the community services sector to step confidently into leadership roles and inspire others as you make your next career move. In this online workshop, we’ll focus on building effective leadership skills, transitioning smoothly into Read More...
Start Date:
September 17, 2025
End Date:
September 17, 2025
Masterclass: Working with Porn
It’s no secret that pornography is a contentious topic for clients and practitioners alike. Our attitudes and beliefs about porn are shaped by social, cultural, political, religious and moral influences and often involve feelings of shame or embarrassment. The antidote Read More...
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