Learning and Development Calendar
Carer Kafe offers free online and in person sessions for Victorian kinship, permanent and accredited foster carers.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Are you caring for a child who is, or you suspect is, affected by FASD? Children with FASD have complex needs and require FASD-informed support in order to learn, communicate and thrive. This workshop will support carers’ knowledge to support their needs.
Online Zoom
Sat 18 Jan
Nikara’s Journey 29 and 30 Jan 2025
Presented by: VACCA. Follow the story of Nikara and her non-Aboriginal foster parents as they learn how to provide the right support, respect her identity, and keep her safe and connected to her family, culture, and community.
Online Zoom
29 & 30 Jan
Youth Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid
This course has been developed with extensive First Nation consultation and research by Mental Health First Aid Australia and will be facilitated by the award-winning AJ Williams-Tchen (Wiradjuri) Mental Health Social Worker, Nurse and Youth Worker.
In Person
Sat 1 & 8 Feb
Carer Resources
On demand information, podcasts and webinars on a variety of topics that you can engage with when suits you.
Webinar
Dr. Justin Coulson, Happy Families Webinars and Resources
Carer Kafe are giving you the opportunity to subscribe to the Happy Families Membership. You’ll find answers to the parade of new problems that pop up every week.
Webinar
Supporting Education Success of Young People in Care – Navigating School Challenges
Watch the pre-recorded webinar with Megan Corcoran, Director of the Wagtail Institute as she empowers carers on how to support young people to achieve educational success and advocate for their rights in the education system.
Online Course
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training
To celebrate our nation’s true history Carer Kafe is excited to launch, in partnership with YOUR MOB LEARNING, a suite of online resources for carers to enhance their cultural awareness.
Webinar
Maggie Dent Webinar – From the Sandpit to Adulthood
Join Maggie Dent, parenting author, educator former teacher and counsellor, for one of her most popular webinars, which is packed full of common sense and inspiration for parents and communities raising children throughout their childhoods and adolescence.
About Carer Kafe
Carer Kafe is a place to gather with like-minded people and to get practical knowledge and support so you can manage the challenges with a fresh perspective.
It’s a welcoming place for home-based carers of children and young people in Victoria to come together, share, yarn and grow their confidence in caring for future generations. Carer Kafe provides free learning and development opportunities for Victorian kinship, permanent and accredited foster carers. Online and in person sessions are delivered by specialists across a broad range of topics to support carers in their critical role.
Carer Kafe is hosted by three agencies working in partnership: The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Kinship Carers Victoria and Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency and funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to the land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
We appreciate and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We believe diversity of all kinds makes our teams, services and organisation stronger and more effective.
Walking together, learning together, sharing together Artwork by Cassie Leatham
Carer Kafe Governance Group
Carer Kafe acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.
