Maitland/Dungog

Free Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops – Years 7 & 9

January 31 2019, Sarah Berry

As part of the Bright Minds Program, Community Activities Lake Macquarie (CALM) is offering FREE Mental Health & Wellbeing workshops for Students in Years 7 and 9. This program won Excellence in Service and Program Delivery at the 2018 Mental Health Matters Awards.

Please note Workshops are only available to Lake Macquarie Schools and places are limited. For more info contact brightminds@calm.org.au

Mental Health First Aid Australia Refresher Course

January 30 2019, Rebecca Eveleigh

Getting It Together Scheme (GITS) 2019 Application Pack

January 29 2019, Laura Hanlon

The Getting It Together Scheme is brokerage for young people and their families who have a current or recent history of alcohol and/or drug use.

GITS have updated their Application pack for this brokerage. In this pack you will find:

New Application Form and example application
GITS brochure – please contact me if you would like a printed version for your service
A guide on applying for GITS

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact GITS on gits@samaritans.org.au or call 0428 006 471

2019 NAIDOC Grants Funding Round Now Open

January 24 2019, Rebecca Eveleigh

Applications are now open for the 2019 NAIDOC grants round. NAIDOC grants support communities to celebrate the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during NAIDOC Week.

Activities should be held during NAIDOC Week – 7-14 July 2019.

Applications close Monday 25 February 2019 at 5pm (AEDT).

Follow the link for more details and to apply.

Social Housing Management Transfer Program-Compass Drop-In Sessions

January 24 2019, Rebecca Eveleigh

Lifeline Training Opportunities

January 22 2019, Rebecca Eveleigh

Upcoming Events

Tough Conversations in Child Protection

March 4 2019, Sydney

Comprehensive one-day professional training for family support staff & case workers.
Tough Conversations in Child Protection is a one-day course for child protection professionals and family workers to help them to hold the often-challenging conversations with parents in child protection.

March 4, 2019, 8:30am – 4:30pm, Sydney. To register.

Developing Brain-Translating Neuroscience into Practice

May 22 2019, Newcastle

This is an invaluable workshop for professionals working with children, young people and families looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients’ needs. Full of “aha!” moments, Nathan explores fascinating discoveries in neuroscience, explains them in plain English and provides guidance on how to put this knowledge to practical use in the classroom, therapy room and home, with recommendations backed by evidence from neuroscience for optimum social and emotional well-being.

To Register

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Interagency Meetings

These meetings are open for any interested parties

2017 Maitland Youth Interagency Meetings

See the calendar here, and for information on this meeting click here

2017 Dungog Shire Youth Interagency Meetings

See the calendar here, and for more information on this meeting click here

2017 Maitland Networking Lunches

These Lunches are a partnership between the Maitland Youth Interagency & the Maitland General Interagency, and are open for any youth or community worker, group, volunteer, organisation or community member. See the calendar here.

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Actions Planning & Partnerships

Maitland Youth Partnerships & Planning Session

The Maitland Annual Planning Session is a fun, interactive day held each year. This is a chance to have your say about local young people & youth services and discuss issues of relevance or concern. Partnerships are developed during this day and plans put in place to ensure that young people in Maitland are receiving the best service.

Please SAVE THE DATE: Maitland High School, Friday 3 March 2017, 09:30am-1:30pm

See the flyer here, register for free here

According to participants, last year’s event “Increased collaboration with other services in delivering groups, knowledge of referral pathways” and ” It will help to directly influence the planning for our team around how we work with and support local young people in Maitland”

Dungog Youth Partnerships & Planning Session

The Dungog Shire Annual Planning Session is a fun, interactive day held each year. This is a chance to have your say about local young people & youth services and discuss issues of relevance or concern. Partnerships are developed during this day and plans put in place to ensure that young people in Dungog are receiving the best service.

Please SAVE THE DATE: Paterson School of Arts, Wednesday 22 February 2017, 10:00am-1:30pm

See the flyer here, and register for free here.

According to participants, last year’s event provided “opportunities to collaborate and work together with other services to assist them in service delivery”

Online Youth Sector Survey

To enhance service delivery to young people in Maitland & Dungog, I am committed to regularly consulting with others about what they see in their roles.

I feel that you are in a well-placed position to share knowledge and advice about the local needs and priorities for young people & youth sector workers in Maitland/Dungog.

The results of the survey will be shared with you in a fun infographic, so you can gain an understanding of what’s going on for local young people and youth sector workers. Some of the information will be used to inform future training, meetings and opportunities for you in your role.

All questions are anonymous and optional, feel free to include as much or as little information as you would like.

The deadline for this survey is Friday 17 February 2017. Although this sounds like a little while off, why not just take some time now?

Do you cover the Maitland LGA? Complete the Maitland survey

Do you cover the Dungog Shire? Complete the Dungog survey

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