OUR TRAINING
The loss and grief of children and young people in out-of-home care

Introduction

Children and young people in out-of-home-care (OOHC) experience multiple losses throughout the OOHC journey, from losing the physical and social environments with which they are familiar, to losing family ties, kinship and cultural connections, identity and a sense of normality.

Grief is a normal and healthy response to loss. However, children's need to grieve for these losses is not always recognised and adequately understood by those who care for them.

This unmet need may lead to children displaying anger and sense of helplessness, blaming themselves for the loss and enduring long-term behavioural, emotional, and relationship difficulties.

In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Explore different responses children and young people have to loss
  • Identify different types of loss and how this affects the child’s ability to grieve
  • Understand how trauma complicates a child or young person’s grief response.
  • Explore practical strategies that assist children and young people to come to terms with their loss so to promote healing and growth
  • Recognise the importance of self-care
Facilitator:
Noel Macnamara is a kinship carer with over 38 years of experience as a social worker, operational manager, organisational consultant, and child rights advocate. Noel is passionate about understanding the neuroscience of how child abuse impacts developing brains and using it as foundation for healing from trauma and adverse childhood experiences. Noel is the deputy director of the CETC and the executive manager of research and policy at the Australian Childhood Foundation.

Please note: all course and workshop times are displayed in Sydney/Melbourne/Canberra time zones. Please ensure you convert the time to your current time zone. All workshop payments must be made by credit card. Invoicing is only available for group bookings of 5 or more for the same workshop date. Contact us through cetc@childhood.org.au for group bookings.
 

Target Audience

Kinship carers, foster carers, and others who work in caring and support roles with children and young people who have experienced early life trauma.

Virtual workshop

Name Date Time Cost Register
The Loss and Grief of Children and Young People in OOHC 28 November 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM $88.00

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