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- Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary Commemorations - 01 January 2010
- The 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's appointment as Governor of New South Wales will be commemorated in 2010 with a statewide celebration program aimed at enriching our knowledge of the past and inspiring our vision for the future.
State and local government agencies, community organisations, businesses and individuals are encouraged to be part of history by organising a new activity or theming an existing event ‘Macquarie’ and applying for endorsement.
- Inspiring Communities - 12 February 2010
- Family Advocacy are hosting a workshop which will be of interest to anyone who wants to support a person with developmental disability to be part of a welcoming community. It will be highly relevant for families
(including adult brothers, sisters and extended family). There will also be a limited number of places
for those who work with people with disability.
- Motivating Families - 16 February 2010
- Frontline workers confront increasingly complex situations where family dynamics and the home environment are affected by factors both internal and external to the family. One of the many challenges for workers is to have on hand many different approaches. This can assist when having conversations with families and when facing resistance or the feeling that nothing is changing.
- Trade day for Central Coast - 20 February 2010
- Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) is a simple non-profit system that allows you to trade services and goods with other local people - without money!
- Accidental Counsellor - 22 February 2010
- This two-day workshop provides non-counsellors with basic skills to assist people dealing with difficult situations or who may be distressed or angry. It introduces a variety of methods, from non-judgmental listening to referral to appropriate agencies. It also explores issues participants may face when helping others.
- Health, well-being and personal safety of women and elderly - 23 February 2010
- This information session will help combat ageist beliefs as it is important to reduce the risk associated with ageism and other societal beliefs that contribute to abuse of older people.
- FREE training: Workplace Food Safety and Hygiene - 23 February 2010
- Frontline skills for complaint handling workshop - NSW Ombudsman - 24 February 2010
- As well as developing effective skills and appropriate strategies for complaint handling, participants are given a step by step model for dealing with complaints, examining different types of complainant behaviour and overcoming personal and organisational barriers to making and resolving complaints. Recommended for all community services staff.
- Raising Concerns With Families About Their Child's Development - 26 February 2010
- Learning Links is an Australian charity and non-profit organisation formed to help children who have learning disabilities, difficulties and developmental delays and their families.
- Basic Counselling - 27 February 2010
- Child Centred Therapeutic Play Therapy - 03 March 2010
- The training is for anyone who is involved in working with children e.g. child carers, teachers, playgroup workers, case workers, health care workers, etc. The Child Centred Therapeutic approach is broad and offers skills and language that are very helpful for working with children of all ages and backgrounds. The workshop offers a variety of methods to cater for all child based professions.
- FREE training - Volunteer Management essentials - 10 March 2010
- Accidental Counsellor - 15 March 2010
- This two-day workshop provides non-counsellors with basic skills to assist people dealing with difficult situations or who may be distressed or angry. It introduces a variety of methods, from non-judgmental listening to referral to appropriate agencies. It also explores issues participants may face when helping others.
- Community Development:Theory and Practice - 16 March 2010
- Accidental Counsellor - 18 March 2010
- This two-day workshop provides non-counsellors with basic skills to assist people dealing with difficult situations or who may be distressed or angry. It introduces a variety of methods, from non-judgmental listening to referral to appropriate agencies. It also explores issues participants may face when helping others.
- Building A Better Burwood - 20 March 2010
- Building a Better Burwood is a community safety resource project inviting members of the Inner West to participate in a photo shoot that will be used to create a picture based safety booklet.
- Intensive Family Support - 07 April 2010
- The manner in which relationships are developed is pivotal to the successful outcomes of intensive intervention.
- Understanding and Working with Adults who have Experienced a Mental Illness - 26 May 2010
- This one day introductory workshop aims to strengthen the skills and knowledge of employees and volunteers from Government, Non-Government and private organisations to better understand and support people who have experienced a mental illness
- Motivating Families - 07 July 2010
- Frontline workers confront increasingly complex situations where family dynamics and the home environment are affected by factors both internal and external to the family. One of the many challenges for workers is to have on hand many different approaches. This can assist when having conversations with families and when facing resistance or the feeling that nothing is changing.
- National Tree Day - 01 August 2010
- Australia's largest community tree-planting event.
- Understanding and Working with Adults who have Experienced a Mental Illness - 03 September 2010
- This one day introductory workshop aims to strengthen the skills and knowledge of employees and volunteers from Government, Non-Government and private organisations to better understand and support people who have experienced a mental illness
- Understanding and Working with Adults who have Experienced a Mental Illness - 17 November 2010
- This one day introductory workshop aims to strengthen the skills and knowledge of employees and volunteers from Government, Non-Government and private organisations to better understand and support people who have experienced a mental illness
Conferences
- Dare to be Different! NDS NSW Annual State Conference - 15 February 2010
- Over the past 10 years, the highly regarded annual NDS NSW State Conference has become the policy centrepiece for disability service managers and practitioners in NSW.
- Housing economics for non-economists - 08 March 2010
- How do housing and economics intersect? What are the key economic issues shaping our housing?
- Arts-Activated Conference - 25 March 2010
- Registrations are now open for Accessible Arts’ Arts-Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over 25-26 March 2010. A range of national and international speakers from the arts and disability sectors will come together to explore the themes of Arts – Access – Excellence through a series of workshops, panels and performances.
- Towards Social Inclusion Conference - 20 April 2010
- Asocially inclusive Australia is one where all citizens have the opportunities and resources required to learn, gain employment, engage with their communities and have a voice. It is a very different Australia to the one we live in today where approximately five per cent of citizens aged 15 years and over face multiple disadvantages.
- Project Management for Non-Profit Organisations - 17 September 2010
- This one-day workshop is designed to help those involved in managing projects or aspiring to manage projects. The focus of the workshop is on practical strategies and tools to help you bring your project home on time and within budget with minimal stress while enjoying your work.
- "Wander West to Wentworth" 2010 NSW Rural Women's Gathering - 29 October 2010
- A weekend of networking, learning new skills and building relationships with other enthusiastic and vibrant country women who will gather in the rural town of Wentworth, "The Town on Two Rivers".
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