Professional development
Trauma-informed practice in OSHC (designed by NOSHSA)
Professional development for OSHC professionals
Learn the key principles of trauma-informed practice and how you can apply them with this professional development designed specifically for outside school hours care educators. This will support your educator team to understand the impact of trauma on children’s brains, learn strategies to help children build trust and feel more secure in the OSHC setting, and respond to challenging behaviours in ways that are sensitive to a child’s potential trauma history. Educators will also explore self-care practices that support their own wellbeing while working with children with trauma.
Pakage 1: Virtual
3 hours of PD – online workshop
Package starts from $1199 + GST for your team or service
Educator numbers may affect the quote.
- Learn why considering trauma is essential to best practice
- Explore the impact of trauma on the developing brain
- Discover the fundamentals of trauma-informed practice and how to support yourself when doing this work
- Learn how to ensure a consistent, trauma-sensitive approach across settings when working with children, families, and other educators
- Get strategies for empowering children to express their needs and feelings in a way that feels safe for them
- Build skills in conflict resolution and responding to challenging behaviours in a trauma-sensitive way
Package 2: Face-to-face
3 hours of PD – workshop
Package starts from $1319 + GST for your team or service
Educator numbers may affect the quote. Any travel or accommodation costs for It Takes A Village consultants are additional.
- Learn why considering trauma is essential to best practice
- Explore the impact of trauma on the developing brain
- Discover the fundamentals of trauma-informed practice and how to support yourself when doing this work
- Learn how to ensure a consistent, trauma-sensitive approach across settings when working with children, families, and other educators
- Get strategies for empowering children to express their needs and feelings in a way that feels safe for them
- Build skills in conflict resolution and responding to challenging behaviours in a trauma-sensitive way
This PD aligns with QA2, 5, 6 and 7. It contributes towards the 20 hours of required PD for VIT renewal of registration.
Why choose It Takes A Village for your professional development?
- We will come to your service – whether you’re in metro Melbourne or regional Victoria – or we can deliver your PD virtually
- Fully customisable PD to match your quality improvement goals, your team’s development areas and your budget
- Our expert consultants have 150+ years’ lived experience in the field, which means you get practical, relatable PD that you can immediately apply in your service
- It Takes A Village members get a 25% discount on professional development
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