Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District will be one of many organisations taking part in this month's Youth Health Forum.
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The forum, focusing on complex trauma and the impact of early life, repeated trauma and loss involving trusted relationships will be held online on July 21 from 9am to 12.30pm. It will be live streamed, allowing Shoalhaven residents to attend from wherever they're located.
Questions can also be directed to specific speakers. To direct questions to forum speakers during the live stream text questions to 0452 378 112 stating location and question.
For example: [Ulladulla], my question to Speaker A is..." This number is for posing questions to speakers only.
This forum will be chaired by Ms Sue Foley, Director, NSW Children's Court Clinic, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN)
Sue is currently the Director of the (NSW, Australia) Children's Court Clinic, and is a senior Clinical Social Worker.
She has worked in Health, Community Services, NGOs and private practice since graduating in social work in 1975.
She has a combination of post graduate qualifications, including social work, adult education and childhood and social policy and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and enhancing the capacity and safe care of children by parents and other carers, using prevention, trauma informed interventions, appropriate assessment and intervention strategies that are developmentally, culturally, and therapeutically respectful.
Sue's special interest is in education, films, prevention of injuries and harm to children, children's voices, factitious disorder, strength based casework and therapy.
Program: Complex trauma - the impact of early life, repeated trauma and loss often involving trusted relationships.
9am - 9.10am: Welcome and introduction Mrs Sue Foley, Director, NSW Children's Court Clinic, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN)
9.10 - 9.40am: Impact of complex trauma Ms Stephanie Helfer, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Complex Cases Consultant, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, SCHN
9.40 - 10.10am: Integrated Trauma-Informed Care - mitigating the impacts of trauma, preventing retraumatisation and promoting healing for children and young people Ms Katherine Barnes, Acting Manager, Child Protection and Wellbeing Team, Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect Unit (PARVAN), NSW Ministry of Health; and Ms Helen Freeland, Managing Director, ACER Associates.
10.10am - 10.25am: 15 minute break.
10.25am - 10.55am: Trauma, cognitive development, and social and emotional wellbeing Dr Paul Gray, Associate Professor, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney.
10.55 - 11.10am: Intensive Support Services for out of home care children and young people Mr Andrew Schacht, Principal Project Officer, Intensive Support Services, Department of Communities and Justice.
11.10 - 11.20am: 10 minute break.
11.20 - 11.50pm: Trauma responsive practice for our youth - the Australian Childhood Foundation approach Ms Karyn Robinson, Senior Advisor, Professional Education Services, Australian Childhood Foundation.
11.50 - 12pm: Voice of youth Ms Emily Backhouse and Ms Sienna Acquara, CREATE young consultants, CREATE Foundation.
12pm - 12.30pm: Panel discussion - joined by all program speakers.
Live Stream details (including technical difficulty issues)
To watch the live event go to: https://www.thestreamingguys.com.au/production/youth-health-forum-unpacking-complex-trauma-210721/
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