Course for Applicants and Approved Carers of Aboriginal Children and Young People

Aboriginal Cultural Competency Training is delivered in two parts. Foster care applicants participate in both to complete the training.

Part 1: Indigenous Cultural Awareness Foundations Course (online delivery)

The online module is conducted through My Mob. The content is designed to assist individuals in learning the foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture.

A link for accessing the online training will be sent to you.

Part 2: Tirkanthi (in-person delivery)

The second part is facilitated face-to-face with the Lutheran Care Aboriginal Cultural Worker.

Tirkanthi is delivered with three key focuses. It explores history and its truth-telling, it explores why cultural connection is important and it explores how we can facilitate community and cultural connection so it’s meaningful for children and young people in care. 

Tirkanthi is Kaurna for “learning”.

Upcoming dates for Part 2: Tirkanthi

Thursday 24 November 2022, 6.00 – 9.00pm (Kent Town)

Tirkanthi – Register Here

Online Courses for Approved Carers

These courses are available for approved foster carers in 2022 – 2023.

AC Education provide a variety of material for continued learning and professional development.

Please contact and discuss with your Lutheran Care Foster Care Case Worker before registering.

Courses available:

– Healing Environments

– Men in Children’s Services

-Attachment & Loss

– Autism 

– Bereavement

– Bullying

– Children & Domestic Abuse

– Children & Parental Mental Health Issues

– Children & Parental Substance Misuse

– Children’s Rights

– Communicating with Children & Young People

– Equality and Diversity

– Impulsive Behaviour

– Making Sense of Adolescence 

-Online Safety & the Impact of Social Media

– Physical & Learning Disabilities 

– Promoting Health & Development

-Promoting Positive Contact

-Record Keeping in Foster Care

-Reflective Practice

-Resilience and Recovery

– Safer Foster Care

-Secondary Trauma and Workplace Stress

-Self-Harming Behaviours

– Sexual Development & Sexual Abuse 

-Sexualised Behaviour

-Supporting the Education of Traumatised Children

-The impact of Trauma on Sensory Processing

-The impact of Parental Mental Health 

-The impact of Trauma on Sensory Processing

-Transitions & Vulnerability

– Understanding Child Development

– Working as Part of a Team

– Working with Disabled Children and Young People

AC Education – Register Here 

Course for Approved Foster Carers 

Safety, security and trust are the key to healthy relationships.

COS-P can help you feel more connected to the children you care for, and learn more about a child’s needs being communicated through behaviours.

COS-P focuses on attachment and relationship based parenting to help a child in your care feel safe, secure and connected.

You can learn about your own needs and parenting style, to support the attachment you develop with a child you care for.

This training will be held over four sessions and facilitated online.

Training Dates 2023

The next round will be held in May 2023. Please express interest using the registration form below.

Circle of Security Parenting – Express Interest Here

E-Safety Courses for Approved Carers

Visit the E-safety website for upcoming workshops.

If you do participate in an E-Safety workshops, let your Lutheran Care Foster Care Case Worker know so it can be included on your annual training record.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

Provide First Aide (HLTAID011 NB: new code) is mandatory for foster carers and required staff.

Course for Applicants and Approved Carers

Visit the St Johns website to find a course date and location that suits you. https://www.stjohnsa.com.au/courses/pfa

When you’ve selected a date, note the details and come back here to book in.  Foster Care Applicants are not required to pay for the cost of First Aid training as it comprises part of your formal assessment. Submit the details of the course you would like to attend via the below form. 

First Aid – Register Here

Staff only:

Contact FIRST AID PRO to book.

Select your date, book and confirm your course. Submit your receipt to your line manager for reimbursement.

Course for Applicants and Approved Carers of Children and Young People under two years of age.

Infant Safety Training is a requirement for all Lutheran Care Foster Carers, Applicants and Foster Care Staff working with children aged 0 – 2 years.

The learning outcomes from the Kidsafe SA Training include:

-A clear understanding of the range and incidence of preventable childhood injuries

-Strategies to reduce preventable childhood injuries

-Strategies to increase the safety of children’s environments

A supporting resource kit and certificate of attendance is provided to those who complete the Kidsafe SA Infant Safety Training.

Visit the Kidsafe SA website to see upcoming dates. Kidsafe SA offer both face to face or online delivery.

When you have chosen your preferred date register via the below form.

Kidsafe Infant Safety – Register Here

In collaboration with Lutheran Care, LBI Foundation are offering a number of public Care IMPACT Specialist Workshop Modules. 

These engaging and interactive workshops are facilitated live by Dr Ivan Raymond (Clinical Psychologist) and Kylie Agnew (Registered Teacher and Psychologist). Sessions are held live and not recorded to honour the participants’ privacy and confidentiality while engaging in the session. 

Optional: Participants completing the workshop will be invited to complete an online accreditation process and have a certificate linked to their LBI learning record.

Upcoming courses in 2022 include: 

Developmental Stages and Intentional Caregiving and Teaching

Responding to Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation

Visit the LBI Calendar of Events page to see upcoming courses, dates and further details about key content covered in each course.

How to Register

These workshops are open to all Lutheran Care approved Foster Carers and staff. You can register online to attend workshops via the LBI website. Select the “Member” option to register without payment required. Type “Lutheran Care” where it asks for confirmation of agency affiliation. 

Course for Approved Foster Carers 

Upcoming Training Dates 2022

No dates are currently scheduled for Mental Health First Aid. If you are interested in this training and would like to hear about dates as they become available, please submit a expression of interest in the below form. 

Mental Health First Aid – Expression of Interest

Course for Approved Carers

Sexual Predator Awareness training. This course received great reviews and is well worth attending.

Presenter: Carl Collins from Child Protection Solutions

This 3 hour session for carers, covers:

-Sexual abuse (overview)

-Why children don’t report

-Understanding and responding to disclosures

-How to stay within your framework

-Different types of offenders: how they think, target, groom and infiltrate

-Grooming process

-Ways to keep your family safe

Upcoming Training Dates 2022

Please use the form below to register your interest. 

Sexual Predator Awareness – Register Here

Course for Foster Care Applicants

Shared Lives is an introduction course for people who are interested in foster care. The course will assist participants to make an informed choice about whether caring is an appropriate role for them. It provides necessary information in relation to the Child Protection system, the assessment process and is a relaxed way to get know the agency.

Course topics cover; what fostering is about, the difference that good foster care can make, the importance of safety and connection for children, how fostering might affect you and your family, what skills and knowledge foster carers need, are you a good match for us? The course complements the assessment process and will inform on an introductory level.

Each course is facilitated over two days and it is necessary to participate on both days.

Upcoming Training Dates 2022 & 2023

Sat 4 & 11 Feb, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Fri 10 & 17 Mar, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Sat 6 & 13 May, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Fri 16 & 23 June, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Shared Lives – Register Here

Safe Environments for Children and Young People (SECYP)

This Course is mandatory for Foster Care Applicants and Approved Carers.

This 7 hour initial course presented by highly experienced facilitators is designed to protect young people from all forms of abuse. It assists participants in understanding the issues, their obligations and the correct response if abuse is suspected.

Includes work book and certificate on completion.

The course covers:

-The various forms of abuse

-How to recognize indicators of abuse

-The values of early intervention

-How and when to notify the authorities

-Dealing with concerns about reporting abuse

-Common values and why abuse is sometimes over looked

Upcoming Training Dates 2022 & 2023

Sat 3 Dec, 9.30am – 4.30pm, Gawler 

Fri 10 Feb, 9:30am – 4:30pm Kent Town

Sat 25 Mar, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Fri 12 May, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Sat 24 June, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

SECYP Initial – Register Here

Course for Eligible Applicants and Approved Carers (SECYP Refresher)

This course is mandatory for Foster Carers to complete every 3 years.

Safe Environments for Children and Young People refresher course is recommended every 3 years and covers the topics in the initial Child Safe Environments training plus any changes to mandatory reporting responsibilities.

A certificate is issued on completion. 

Upcoming Training Dates 

Wed 7 Dec 2022, 9:30am – 12:30pm Online

Wed 1 Feb 2023, 6pm – 9pm Online

Tues 28 Mar 2023, 9:30am – 12:30pm Online

Wed 3 May 2023, 6pm – 9pm Online

Tues 27 June 2023, 9:30am – 12:30pm (33 Rundle St, Kent Town)

SECYP Refresher – Register Here

Specialist Care Applicants and Approved Foster Carers 

Developed by Dr Howard Bath and Diana Boswell, both with extensive backgrounds as practitioners and researchers in out of home care, this course is based on research evidence, current clinical perspectives and years of direct experience with children and young people with complex needs and challenging behaviours and provided in Australia, Europe, Canada and the USA. This course is designed for those who live or work with children and young people who have been exposed to various forms of severe adversity including chronic stress and trauma. This includes all caring adults who are not necessarily engaged in formal therapy but aim to understand, support, nurture, mentor and provide limits for children and young people whose needs and behaviours can be baffling and challenging.

Three Pillars is offered in two modes of delivery. Shorter sessions over three days, or over two longer days.

Upcoming Training Dates

Sat 27 May & Sat 3 June 2023, 9:30am – 4:30pm, Kent Town

Three Pillars – Register Here

Advanced Training for Foster Carers

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCIF) 

All children become upset, frustrated, angry and experience loss or hurt to various degrees. One of the most critical skills for carers is to teach their children how to manage and express these feelings in more socially and developmentally appropriate ways.

The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCIF) program gives carers the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to help their children in times of emotional distress through crisis prevention and de-escalation. Managing these emotions teaches children how to avoid losing control now and in future times of emotional crisis and to express their feelings in developmentally appropriate ways.

The course is held across multiple days and attendance to all days is necessary to complete the course.

Upcoming Training Dates

Saturdays 18, 25 February, and 4 March 2023, 9:30am – 4:30pm Kent Town

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families – Register Here