1. Learning and
Development
Celebrating 2012

2. In 2012 we conducted:
• 37 Training Calendar programs attracting
655 attendees.

3. Feedback:
• “Fantastic interactive training”
• “Engaging”
• “Very useful material. Great lecturer “
• “Excellent presentation - very informative.
facilitators very professional, friendly & helpful”

4. Feedback:
• “I really enjoyed the training - very useful and
practical”
• “The presenter was engaging, humorous and
extremely knowledgeable”
• “The training was extremely
useful in consolidating and
building upon my prior
knowledge”

5. In 2012 we conducted:
• 15 Best Interests Case Practice Professional
Development sessions attracting 1425
attendees.

6. RCLDS Training
Training attendance
Total for 2012: 1201

7. Resi Rocks 2012
• 270 participants attended
• Anh Do – Key Note Speaker

8. In 2012 we conducted:
• 7 Focus Groups were conducted
• 12 Transition Planning for Leaving Care
Practice Forums were delivered attracting
329 attendees.

9. In 2012 we conducted:
• 15 In-House Training Sessions.

10. Outputs so far…
• Over 200 hard copies and 100 soft copies of the
toolkit distributed
• So far 197 child, youth & family service
professionals attended a workshop, training
session, symposium or Knowhow session
• 3 program logics completed on (average
programs have been running for 6 years without
any previous review process)
• 3 on-line learning environments have been
developed

11. Sharing Innovative Practice Program
Funded by William Buckland Foundation
•Since 2010, we have been promoting the use of
program logic
•Embedding an evaluative thinking and capacity
into a practice environment
•It’s an ideal starting point and easy to
understand and use
•Client outcomes driven
Protecting Vulnerable Children's Enquiry (2012)
highlighted the need systematic and rigorous
evaluation.

12. New programs in 2012
 Family Group Conferencing
 Fatherhood
 Post Traumatic Relationship
 Promoting a Positive Organisational Culture
 Working with Parents with an Intellectual Disability
 Unlocking Childhood Trauma
 Shame & Secrecy (Gambling)
 Program Logic – a program evaluation methodology

13. Conference Presentations
• ACWA (RCLDS & Sharing Innovative Practice)
• National Therapeutic Residential Care
Workshop (Transition Planning & RCLDS)
• National Foster Care (Transition Planning)
• FRSA
(Sharing Innovative Practice)

14. Other activities
• 8 Learning Circles which includes Quality and
Looking after Children
• 2 Privacy Information
Sessions
• 2 Round Tables (Professor
Marion Brandon & Jeanne
Kaniuk)

15. Thank you
• A big thank you to all our trainers and
consultants who have worked with us over the
past year. We appreciate your contribution to
our achievements throughout 2012.