Celebrating the last month of winter in the Fostering & Permanency Department and looking forward to that warmer weather that is the classic Aussie summer. Particularly now Fostering & Permanency has had
to postpone the highly anticipated Carer Morning Tea due to the increased illness in the community.
Please join us for the first ongoing training in two years!
We have scheduled the first Ongoing Training for 2022. Please save Wednesday 10th August 2022 to attend.
Seher Suhail and Trisha Hanrahan will be presenting Wellbeing Training for Carers. Their goal is to “help our wonderful foster carers feel their best so they are able to continue doing the amazing work they do with our clients.” All strategies that will be discussed are evidence and research based. See the attached flyer for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!
Venue: Ignite Auditorium, Allambi Care
Time: 10am to 1pm
Details: Morning tea and lunch provided.
PLEASE RSVP to FCRT@allambicare.org.au or, let your Case worker know that you will be attending.
Morning tea and lunch provided. See below for the flyer details:
Maitland AROMA Coffee & Chocolate Festival
When it is wet and cold what is the perfect remedy? A free event involving coffee and chocolate of course! Come along, you'll be sure to find many of our friendly staff hanging out and chilling.
Date: Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th August, 2022
Location: Riverside Carpark & The Levee Shared Zone, Central Maitland
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm both Saturday & Sunday
Featuring: Expert chocolatiers, talented baristas and the best of the region’s
winemakers. It is the perfect way to ward off the winter chill.
Details: The warm aroma of freshly ground coffee beans, rich melted chocolate and decadent dishes will descend on Maitland during this snug festival. The events program will feature a variety of demonstrations to suit everyone’s taste buds, some of the region’s most delicious, sweet treats and gourmet food
and artisan market stalls, live music, kid’s activities and more.
Free Entry
Congratulations and Thank you to the following Carer on their First Anniversary of caring.
Congratulation Leisa Wilkins 27/08/2022
My Forever Family Events
Aug 9 – 10am Online: Trauma Informed Parenting
This session will be an exploration of Trauma Informed Parenting approaches that can help us to understand and appreciate the impact of trauma on children and adjust our parenting, discipline, routines and expectation to respond to their needs in a more trauma sensitive way. Just as we are learning new parental approaches, so too are the children learning new relational and regulation approaches. With learning and new skills we need time, patience, compassion and lots of practice.
Aug 10 – 7.30pm Online: Understanding adoption of children & young people in out-of-home care in NSW
This 2-hour training session will give an overview of what's involved in adopting a child or young person from out-of-home care.
Aug 17 – 7.30pm Online: Anxiety in children and carers
In this 1-hour webinar we delve into understanding how anxious feelings are created in our body, the many and varied ways anxiousness is expressed, and practical ways we can reduce anxious feelings in our children and in ourselves. Everyone feels anxious sometimes, but together we can learn ways to work with those feelings towards a calmer household and selves.
Aug 23 - 10am Online: Preparing to leave your care
Our young people are growing and getting ready to leave the system. The transition from adolescent to young adult is a tricky one, especially when our teens have experienced trauma. They find themselves in a developmental period where social interaction and connection to unpaid adults in their lives is so crucial.
Aug 30 – 10am Online: Understanding emotional regulation
The 1-hour online session of emotional regulation will explore the child’s working window of tolerance to understand and describe normal body and brain reactions after experiencing adversity and incorporate activities to help carers work through the stages of regulation with the children in their care.
For more information please contact: http://www.myforeverfamily.org.au/events
AbSec's Carer Support Service
AbSec's Carer Support Service aims to provide information, support, advice and training opportunities for carers of aboriginal children and young people in NSW.
Feel free to contact AbSec's Carer support Line and talk to our Aboriginal Carer Support Officer
AbSec's Carer Support line operates during business hours and provides free support, information, advice and other resources for all carers of Aboriginal children and young people in NSW.
Contact: You can email us to also be included in the Carer Email Network at Suwana.Combo@absec.org.au
Suwana Combo, AbSec's Carer Support Service
Ph: 1800 888 698 / Ph: (02) 9559 5299
www.absec.org.au
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Book Review - Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation
Looking for something new to read?
The contents of Regeneration includes: Oceans, Forests, Wilding, Land, People, The City, Food, Energy, Industry, Action & Connection. Then each chapter is broken down into 2 to 4 pages of information and photos explaining the ecosystem and its importance to us. Paul introduces the reader to things we may have never heard of such as the Azolla Fern, fire ecology, the importance of beavers, degraded land regeneration, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, and geothermal energy. All really interesting topics that can be a launching pad for the enquiring mind that loves to learn.
To end on a positive note, did you know that Melbourne is making itself into a 15-minute city? Imagine being able to access everything you need from health, education, shopping, entertainment, and government services all within a 15-minute walk from your front door. This book is truly for those who dream about an innovative future whether they are heading down the hill towards retirement like me, or still in high school about to be our future leaders. This book is worth it just for the photography and as such, is larger and more expensive than your average book. No matter what your belief about climate change this book is a must for the book shelf.
Review written by Scott Handlin