Our range of services are extensive and are designed to help you.
Our co-founders and consciously selected team members who deliver a high standard of service utilising theory and experience in practice and life. We believe the best service is provided through the matching of practitioner to the need of the referral and have a team with individualistic styles, passions and skills.
Foster & Kinship Carer Assessments
Collective Caring provides the spectrum of services in supporting professionals and carers who support children in out of home care. From the commencement of the caring journey through to up-skilling and support, Collective Caring provides an evidenced based approach whilst utilising the appropriate State or Territory framework for assessments.
Assessments include:
- General Foster Care Initial Assessments
- General Foster Care Renewal of Assessments
- Kinship Care Initial Assessments
- Kinship Care Renewal of Assessments
- Step-by-Step
- Suitability Assessments
Guardianship Assessments
At Collective Caring, we are committed to promoting permanency and long-term stability for children in care. Our team of specialised assessors and practitioners brings deep expertise in evaluating placements through a Guardianship lens. We understand the vital roles and responsibilities of Foster and Kinship Carers considering the transition to guardianship. With this insight, we conduct comprehensive assessments that take into account the unique needs of each placement and the individual circumstances of the child or children involved.
Our approach ensures that every guardianship recommendation supports the best possible outcomes for the child’s safety, well-being, and future stability.
Training
Quality Care Training
This training is delivered by an experienced and passionate facilitator who utilises adult learning pedagogies to create an engaging and interactive training session.
This training can be delivered virtually which allows for carers from across the State to be able to attend without having to organise child minding or time off work to attend. The virtual mode of delivery also allows for our rural and remote families to be able to attend.
Collective Caring can also provide the Quality Care Training face to face – either within potential carer homes or onsite.
Standard Training
This training assists carers through a reflective practice and upskilling process in their first year as carers. The Standard training can be provided virtually or face to face and is delivered by expert facilitators who weave their experience and stories throughout the session to be sure to engage carers with the content and encourage their reflection and upskilling.
Additional Learning & Development
Supporting the healing for children and families can be a challenging role. In knowing that the best healing support comes through the relationships we form, it is essential that support is provided for carers and staff walking alongside the children and families they serve. Collective Caring believe in the Collective responsibility of the care team in understanding the unique experiences and presenting needs of both the child in placement the carer family unit and those that support them. With this in mind, Collective Caring have developed further learning that focuses on the First year of caring and ongoing learning and skillset development that is required in this specialised role as Carer.
Further training can be created for your organisation or carer network with topics including but not limited to:
- Understanding prenatal trauma that occurs with Domestic and Family Violence
- Understanding the nature of Domestic and Family Violence in relationships
- Creating Resilient Workplaces
Working Collectively- how the team can thrive - Understanding the impacts of Trauma and Attachment for children and young people
These sessions can be provided face to face, within the carers home or virtually through an online platform. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance as well as suitable resources to embed the learning.
Supervision & Support
We acknowledge the important role that carers and professionals within the out of home care system play in creating change for children and young people. Collective Caring is able to provide the following services to aid professionals and carers:
- One-on-one supervision, reflective practice and challenge exploration
- Peer supervision, complex case facilitation and reflection
- Professional Supervision and Social Work practice
- Residential Service support, guidance and peer reflection
- Critical Incident debriefing
- Placement Transition Consultancy
- Carer mediation
- Consultation of placement support and decision making
Collective Caring recognises the importance of having a parallel focus of providing support to carers as well as the resources necessary to provide trauma informed support.
Courses
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