ST LUKE’S SPRING SCHOOL 2010
Workshop Information
Facilitator: Di O’Neil - 9.30am to 4.30pm, 8 & 9 November 2010
BRIT City Campus, Multi Purpose Room 1, Mundy St, Bendigo, Victoria
Pre-requisites: none
The Strengths Approach explores the principles, processes and skills of the strengths approach which underpins St Luke's practice philosophy. It explores conditions for change and ways to remove constraints to change. It defines and explores client-directed, solution-focused practice and narrative ideas. It enables reflection on and exploration of the implications of the strengths approach for service delivery, the use of practice tools, case-planning, recording.
Reference: Wayne McCashen. The Strengths Approach. 2005. St Luke’s Innovative Resources
Di O’Neil has over 40 years experience in child and family work. She has significantly contributed to the development of the Strengths Approach in Australia and New Zealand. Di has sat on many state wide advisory bodies; she has trained practitioners, managers and policy makers across Australia and overseas. In 2006 she was awarded an OAM for her contribution to Social Work particularly in the Child and Family field. In 2001 she was awarded the Lingren Strengthening Families Award from the University of Nebraska, USA, for her contribution to strengths based practices with families. Di is the co-author of three books and written several journal articles.
Strengths-based Supervision and Practice Reflection
Facilitator: Eloise Neylon - 9.30am to 4.30pm, 10 & 11 November 2010
BRIT City Campus, Multi Purpose Room 1, Mundy St, Bendigo, Victoria
Pre-requisites: experience in strengths-based practice and a thorough understanding of solution-focused practice.
One of the central challenges of strengths-based work is how to be consistent with the principles of empowerment, self-determination and the strengths approach in our organisations. This workshop explores the implications of strengths-based principles, processes and skills for supervision and service coordination. It emphasises transparency and shared responsibility for the oversight service delivery and practice. It provides frameworks for implementing the strengths approach to service coordination and supervision. The workshop also explores the use of feedback as a key communication and development tool and focuses on the development of skills in both giving and receiving feedback in a supervision context.
Eloise Neylon currently works as the Manager of External Training and Service Development at St Luke’s in Bendigo Victoria. Eloise studied clinical psychology before training as a Narrative Therapist at Waikato University in New Zealand. She has worked in the human services field for 18 years as a Family Therapist and as a Supervisor, Trainer and Manager. Most of that time has been spent in the child and family welfare field. She has a strong commitment to strengths based practices and a passion for ensuring that the voices of the marginalised are heard in social work practice.
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