Courses Archive - Emerging Minds

Supporting children in general practice using focused psychological strategies

Catherine Hoffman — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:21:23 +0000

This course aims to introduce GPs to knowledge and skills related to utilising focused psychological strategies (FPS) to support children aged 5–12 years where mental health concerns are present.

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Practice strategies for supporting autistic and ADHDer children’s mental health

Catherine Hoffman — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:06:38 +0000

This course introduces five practice strategies to support your work with autistic and ADHDer children and their families.

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Understanding autistic and ADHDer children’s mental health

Catherine Hoffman — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:47:19 +0000

This course offers a neurodivergent-affirming approach for practitioners working to support the mental health of autistic and ADHDer children.

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Understanding and responding to childhood suicidal ideation

Amelia Payne — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:27:32 +0000

This course supports practitioners who are working with children experiencing distress and despair, and who may think and talk about suicide.

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Supporting children’s mental health in out-of-home care

Renee Naylon — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:41:14 +0000

This course develops practitioners' understanding of how children's mental health and wellbeing are impacted by the experience of removal and placement in out-of-home care.

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Walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care

Jennifer Ly — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:25:19 +0000

This course provides non-Aboriginal practitioners with tangible examples of how the domains of social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) can be applied to equip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care.

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The Family Partnerships Practice Model: A guide for primary school educators

Amelia Payne — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:21:31 +0000

This course introduces the Family Partnerships Practice Model for primary school educators, a four-step model which provides strategies and guidance on setting up, implementing and maintaining effective family partnerships.

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The Family Partnerships Practice Model: A guide for early learning service educators

Amelia Payne — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:21:33 +0000

This course introduces the Family Partnerships Practice Model for early learning services educators, a four-step model which provides strategies and guidance on setting up, implementing and maintaining effective family partnerships.

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Practice strategies for implementation: Infants and toddlers

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:51:30 +0000

In this course, you will consider skills that enable you to collaborate with parents to implement changes that enhance young children’s relational and developmental needs.

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Focused psychological strategies for children (5-12 years)

Amelia Payne — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:29:22 +0000

This course is designed to develop GPs’ skills in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for a variety of mental health presentations. This course is specifically focused on working with children aged 5-12 years and their families where mental health concerns are present.

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Child-focused practice with separating parents

Jennifer Ly — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:53:54 +0000

This course focuses on four practice skills that will help you ensure children’s mental health and wellbeing is a central aspect of the conversations you have with parents who are going through separation or divorce.

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Culturally responsive practice strategies for children’s mental health

Jacquie Lee — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:27:26 +0000

In this course, you'll explore five key skills and fundamental practice approaches for working with families from diverse (or CALD) backgrounds.

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Our Woven Ways: Connecting practitioners with the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

Amelia Payne — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:43:43 +0000

In this course you'll be introduced to practice strategies to support you in building the genuine connections and trust required to have culturally safe, connecting conversations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents about their worries, strengths and hopes for their children.

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Practice strategies for formulation: Infants and toddlers

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:12:51 +0000

This course aims to support you to extend your standard formulation practices by integrating the ally, advocate and awareness of relationship framework. It will also support you to bring your professional expertise together with the family’s know-how, to develop a shared understanding of the infants’ and toddlers’ experience.

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An introduction to family partnerships for educators

Amelia Payne — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:50:23 +0000

Developed for educators, this course introduces the concept of family partnerships as a practice for supporting children’s mental health, development and overall wellbeing. Learn about what family partnerships are; how they can be used to support children’s wellbeing; and what authentic family partnerships look like in practice.

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Replanting the Birthing Trees: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children in the first 2,000 days

Jocelyn Marsland — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:47:54 +0000

This course honours the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting practices that have endured for over 60,000 years, and invites practitioners to be curious, notice this ancient knowledge and consider how it can be applied in contemporary practices.

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Supervision for children’s wellbeing

Amelia Payne — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 03:13:36 +0000

This course is suitable for anyone supervising practitioners who engage children, adults or families in case management, case work or therapy.

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Understanding brain development

Amelia Payne — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:31:39 +0000

This course will provide you with an increased awareness, knowledge, and understanding of foundational concepts about developmental neuroscience (brain development).

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Supporting children’s mental health when working with separating parents

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:20:02 +0000

Improve the experience of children and families when parents are going through separation or divorce by making children's wellbeing a central aspect of the conversations that you have together, and explore the four key aspects of practice that support children's mental health.

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Understanding children’s mental health in culturally diverse (or ‘CALD’) communities

Jacquie Lee — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:48:53 +0000

Explore practice considerations that support culturally responsive and inclusive work with families, and four key domains that support children's mental health when working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families.

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Practice strategies for assessment: Infants and toddlers

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:53:52 +0000

This course builds on the foundational knowledge by expanding on the ally, advocate and awareness of relationship framework that promotes the mental health of children aged 0–5 years.

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Practice strategies for childhood bullying

Amelia Payne — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:14:32 +0000

This course focuses on skills that will help you to support the mental health of children aged 4 to 12 years who have been experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour.

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Engaging children: Creative conclusions

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:21:43 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop practice skills in creating opportunities for children to contribute to other families facing similar circumstances, as well as finishing their work with children and families.

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Engaging children: Ideas that stick

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:22:34 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills for exploring and expanding on children’s skills, know-how, values, creativity and interests to respond to the problem the child is facing.

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Engaging children: Paving the way with parents

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:25:27 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills for working with parents who have concerns about their child’s mental health and wellbeing.

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Supporting the mental health of children with higher weight

Jocelyn Marsland — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 01:41:43 +0000

This course and supporting resources will help you develop an understanding of the links between higher weight and mental health in childhood and build collaborative relationships with children and families.

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Rebuilding our shields: Sharing the stories of deadly dads

Renee Naylon — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:22:15 +0000

This course is designed to break down dominant stereotypes and help you understand the critical role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fathers have in supporting children to grow up healthy, strong and thriving.

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Understanding childhood bullying and mental health

Amelia Payne — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:40:10 +0000

Learn how you can support the mental health and wellbeing of children experiencing bullying.

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Honouring Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander voices in healing family violence

Jacquie Lee — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:02:55 +0000

Family violence interventions must be strengths-based and led, developed and driven by Community if they are to succeed. This course will help non-Indigenous practitioners to develop trusting relationships with First Nations families experiencing violence, empowering them to take the lead in their healing journeys.

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Keeping the infant and toddler in mind

Jennifer Ly — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:29:56 +0000

This free online course will provide you with an introduction to a relationship-based framework that promotes the mental health of children aged 0-5 years.

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Supporting children who disclose trauma

Jennifer Ly — Tue, 31 May 2022 01:14:37 +0000

This free online course examines practice strategies for supporting children who have disclosed trauma or abuse.

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Child-centred and communication-focused practice with children with disability

Jacquie Lee — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:31:12 +0000

This free short online course introduces communication-focused practice strategies to support the mental health and wellbeing of children with disability.

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Child-centred and family-focused practice with children with disability

Jacquie Lee — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:31:07 +0000

This free short online course introduces family-centred practice strategies to support the wellbeing of children with disability and their families.

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Practice strategies for implementation

Jacquie Lee — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:39:57 +0000

Learn why children's participation in implementing child mental health interventions is important, and strategies you can use to support it.

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Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Jacquie Lee — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:58:10 +0000

Develop strategies and skills to identify and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma.

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Understanding child mental health and chronic physical conditions

Amelia Payne — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:26:11 +0000

Learn how you can support the mental health and wellbeing of children experiencing chronic physical conditions.

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Practice strategies for formulation

Jacquie Lee — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:28:02 +0000

Learn how you can improve child behavioural health by incorporating children's participation into your case formulation practices.

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Practice strategies for assessment and engagement

Jacquie Lee — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:26:31 +0000

This course is part of a suite of products, designed to support collaborative engagements with children (aged 5-12) and their families. It focuses on practice skills and strategies to help manage mental health issues in kids and families you work with.

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A GP framework for infant and early childhood mental health assessment (0-5 years)

Jacquie Lee — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:03:44 +0000

This infant and child mental health assessment and management course focuses on the identification, assessment, care planning and support required for children aged 0-5 at risk of or experiencing mental health difficulties.

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Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Amelia Payne — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:50:45 +0000

This course, produced in partnership with The Healing Foundation, will use a positive, strengths-based, ‘hope-inspired’ focus to support your work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. It also uses a social-political-historical lens to build an understanding of disadvantage, loss of culture, and trauma in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families.

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Parental mental illness and child-aware practice

Jacquie Lee — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:27:12 +0000

This course acknowledges the resilience and values of parents with mental illness, while recognising that mental illness can place great stress on the family. Practitioners who can sensitively and respectfully ask parents how their mental health might affect their parenting, and their children’s social and emotional wellbeing, are critical in early identification and prevention responses to children’s mental health.

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Healing through voice, culture and Country

Will Mortlock — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:47:31 +0000

This foundation course focuses on stories from Community addressing family violence, a documentary that tells the living story of FDV.

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Supporting children in early learning following a disaster or community trauma

Jacquie Lee — Fri, 14 May 2021 04:54:25 +0000

This course provides early learning educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting children following a natural disaster or community trauma.

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Supporting primary students following a disaster or community trauma

Jacquie Lee — Fri, 14 May 2021 05:23:07 +0000

This course provides primary school educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting children following a natural disaster or community trauma.

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Supporting secondary students following a disaster or community trauma

Jacquie Lee — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:02:21 +0000

This course provides secondary school educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting young people following a natural disaster or community trauma.

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Engaging children: Good beginnings

Jennifer Ly — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:29:47 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills to draw on at the beginning of working with children in relation to their mental health and social and emotional wellbeing.

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Engaging children: Rich pictures

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:50:53 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills for beginning to explore children’s strengths, skills, know-how, and values that can provide a foundation for reducing the impact of problems on their mental health and social and emotional wellbeing.

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Engaging children: Shrinking problems

Jennifer Ly — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:30:58 +0000

This course will assist practitioners to develop a range of practice skills for working with children to understand the child’s perspective on the problems they are contending with, and begin to reduce their impact on the child’s mental health and wellbeing.

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Using Aboriginal cultural knowledge systems to strengthen families’ resilience

Amelia Payne — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 23:44:20 +0000

Build your understanding of key historical considerations, cultural protective factors and the importance of relationships when engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

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Intergenerational mental health

Amelia Payne — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:32:23 +0000

This course supports practitioners to apply three elements of an 'intergenerational lens' to your work, to positively influence the parent–child relationship and children’s mental health.

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Supporting children who have experienced trauma

Amelia Payne — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:14:24 +0000

This course explores perspective shifts that practitioners can use to demonstrate curious and collaborative practices with children and their families.

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Understanding child mental health and disability

Amelia Payne — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:57:04 +0000

This foundation course explores mental health for children aged 0-12 years who are living with disability.

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Promoting infant and toddler mental health with parents

Amelia Payne — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:07:35 +0000

This course explores the ways practitioners can support parents by providing reassurance, guidance, information or resources to promote positive mental health in their infant or toddler.

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Parental chronic physical illness and child-aware practice

Amelia Payne — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:22:51 +0000

This four hour course asks you to consider how the parent’s illness may impact their physical and mental health, parenting and family functioning and what effect these impacts may have on their children’s wellbeing.

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A GP framework for child mental health assessment (5-12 years)

Amelia Payne — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:11:14 +0000

This course is for general practitioners who wish to increase their skills in assessing, managing, and supporting children (5-12 years) with mental health difficulties, and supporting their families.

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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children: A framework for understanding

Amelia Payne — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:18:01 +0000

This course will assist you, as a non-Aboriginal practitioner, to develop the skills and understanding to build genuine partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities.

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Supporting parents to promote children’s social and emotional wellbeing

Amelia Payne — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:06:55 +0000

This course explores entry points and opportunities for conversations between practitioners and parents which support children’s social and emotional wellbeing.

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Building blocks for children’s social and emotional wellbeing

Jocelyn Marsland — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 02:00:02 +0000

This course explores important concepts and ideas related to child mental health and development, and investigates the child’s social and emotional wellbeing within the context of their family, community, and networks.

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Supporting children and families in general practice after a natural disaster or community trauma

Amelia Payne — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:46:20 +0000

This course was developed in response to the growing number of Australian families who are impacted by natural disasters or community trauma.

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The impact of trauma on the child

Amelia Payne — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 23:19:25 +0000

This course will introduce learners to key understandings about trauma and adversity, and their impact on children.

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