Nurturing Futures: Ensuring Child Wellbeing and Safety
On-demand recorded 28 Nov 2024
As a General Practitioner, you play a critical role in shaping the future of children's health and development. This engaging webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to foster holistic child wellbeing, ensuring every child in your care has the chance to thrive.
What You’ll Learn:
- Key components of child wellbeing—from physical and emotional health to social development.
- How to identify early signs of distress and developmental concerns in children.
- The essential role of GPs in creating safe, supportive environments for children.
- Effective communication strategies to better connect with children and their families.
- A comprehensive introduction to the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS), empowering you to securely share and request information that protects child safety and promotes wellbeing.
Why This Webinar Matters: Child wellbeing isn't just about treating illness—it's about cultivating a healthy, balanced life. By understanding the full spectrum of child wellbeing, you can enhance your ability to provide comprehensive care, identify early signs of concern, and work collaboratively with families and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for children.
Join us for this impactful webinar and contribute to the movement to safeguard and nurture the next generation.
Join Us for the Entire Webinar Series!
We invite you to not only attend this first session but to participate in the entire Child Wellbeing in Focus webinar series. Each session builds on the last, offering deeper insights and practical tools to enhance your role as a General Practitioner in promoting child wellbeing.
Webinar |
Date |
Time |
Registration |
Proactive Care: Early Intervention for Child Wellbeing |
Tuesday 11 February 2024 |
7PM-8PM |
Register HERE |
Connecting the Dots: Inter-Agency Coordination – Child Information Sharing Scheme |
Tuesday 25 February 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
Register HERE |
Guiding Principles: Legislation and Child Information Sharing |
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
Register HERE |
Data Diligence: Privacy and Child Information Sharing Schemes |
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
|
7PM-8PM |
Register HERE |
Responsibility in Focus: Legal and Ethical Child Information Sharing |
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
Register HERE |
Learning outcomes
- Define the core components of child wellbeing, including physical, mental, emotional, and social development, and explain how to recognise signs of wellbeing and distress in children at different developmental stages.
- Demonstrate the role of General Practitioners in promoting safe and supportive environments for children and apply practical strategies to enhance communication with children and their families.
- Analyze the key elements of the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and evaluate how to effectively share and request information that promotes child safety and wellbeing in your practice.
Facilitator
A/Prof Jennifer Neil
GP and Educator with The University of Melbourne and Monash University
A/Prof Jennifer Neil is a clinician, educator and researcher in primary care and family violence. Jennifer graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2003 and achieved her Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
She is the Curriculum and Assessment Lead for General Practice at Monash University and has led the development of a trauma-informed medical education approach.
Jennifer has trained hundreds of health professionals across Australia in family violence, authored multiple curricula and has co-authored two chapters and a supplementary chapter in the Royal Australian College of General Practice ‘White Book’ Guideline on abuse and violence. She has also contributed to the RACGP ‘Red Book’ guideline on preventive health.
She is the deputy chair of the RACGP specific interest group on abuse and violence in families and the secretary for WONCA (World Family Doctor Organization) Special Interest Group on Family Violence Steering Committee.