Live Webinar | The potential impacts of separation on children

Supporting them through change, loss and transition

LIVE WEBINAR: Tuesday 26th November, 1-3pm NZDT

Register here: https://book.griefcentre.org.nz/children24

Who should attend this webinar?

Anyone who works in a professional care role or supports people of any age through life change and challenges. Our content is applicable to a wide variety of professions including counsellors, social workers, teachers, emergency response teams, medical, corrections, mental health, hospice, volunteers, caregivers and more

Overview

In this webinar we will explore the ways that parental separation can affect young family members. We will consider how as health practitioners, support workers, therapists, teachers, and trusted adults, we can identify the issues and support children through the transition of family change.

Key learning points

  • The potential impacts of parental separation on children; immediate and long term
  • What does grieving/loss look like for children experiencing parental separation
  • Complex family dynamics and separation (mental health issues, domestic violence)
  • Children’s support needs during parental separation
  • Children as the ‘sense-makers’ of their experience of parental separation
  • Children’s resilience and competence in the face of family/whānau transition and how to ‘grow’ this
  • Some signs that a young person might be struggling/not coping
  • Areas to explore therapeutically with children to build resilience
  • Involving parents/whānau in discussion about a young person’s understandings/needs
  • Resources
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Webinar registration details

When you register you will get:

  • Access to the live two-hour webinar
  • Access to the webinar recording 
  • Access to a downloadable PDF handout
  • Certificate of accomplishment issued on completion of a short quiz
  • Access to CPD points

Certificate of accomplishment

We can provide a certificate of accomplishment for all our training courses. The requirement for receiving a certificate to confirm professional development is as follows:

  • You must view a minimum of 80% of a live-presented webinar workshop or
  • You must view a minimum of 80% of a recorded webinar workshop
  • You must complete a short quiz on the webinar content

CPD points/credits

We are accredited to provide points/credits to the following Organisations, Educational Institutes, and Associations:

New Zealand
FDANZ
NZEA
NZFIH

Australia
AROH

Our training is endorsed or recommended by the following Organisations, Educational Institutes, and Associations:

New Zealand

NZAC
CANZ

DAPAANZ
NZSDRT
The CPD Group

Australia
ACWA
ACA (Australian Counselling Association)

To receive your CPD points/credits, you will need to receive a certificate of accomplishment which you can then provide to your relevant institution.

FAQs

Q Ticket prices

NZD$85 plus GST for two hour live webinar, access to the recording, notes and a quiz to receive a certificate of accomplishment for CPD/OPD points.

Q Presenter: Dr Fiona Pienaar

Dr Fiona Pienaar has an extensive background in education, research and mental health; both clinical and operational. A highly qualified and proficient director, consultant, practitioner, presenter, trainer and academic, she holds a Master of Education in Counselling and a PhD in Behavioural Science (New Zealand children’s experiences of stress and coping).

With a fascinating life journey spanning South Africa, New Zealand and the UK, Fiona is concurrently a Clinical Lead at Whakarongorau Aotearoa New Zealand Telehealth Services and Senior Clinical Advisor at Mental Health Innovations in the UK.

Fiona also maintains a busy online and in-person speaking schedule for education, corporate, charitable and clinical organisations and we are delighted and grateful for her long-standing connection to the Grief Centre and our mission.

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