Building Bridges: Caring for Neurodivergent and Traumatised Children

Online Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Date: Thursday 22 May Time: 10.00am -1.00pm Location: Zoom online As a result of participating in this webinar, you will feel more confident in identifying the behavioural, relational, and learning needs of neurodivergent and truamatised children in your care, as well as building relationships and environments that support trust, safety, and growth for them. This […]

Nikara’s Journey 23 and 24 May 2025

Online Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Due to high demand for this training, if you can no longer attend, please let us know.

We ask that all attendees join the session by 9:30 am. Those who arrive after this time may face entry restrictions and miss out on valuable training content. Your punctuality is greatly appreciated.

We strongly encourage you to keep your cameras on and actively participate. Your engagement throughout the session is essential for a successful training experience and to ensure you receive your well-deserved certificate

The Nikara’s Journey Learning Guide will be sent to you via email. It would be great if you could familiarise yourself with it before attending the training.

Location: Online Zoom
Meeting Link: https://vacca.zoom.us/j/69763304209
Meeting ID: 697 6330 4209
Passcode: NJ2022

RSVP Now Free 25 spots left

Yarn Bark – Healing our Healers 3 June 2025

Cranbourne Botanical Gardens, Cranbourne 1000 Ballarto Road, Botanic Drive (Function room adjacent to the Boon Wurrung Café), Cranbourne, VIC, Australia

Time: 10.00am to 2.00pm Date: 3 June Location: Cranbourne Botanical Gardens, Cranbourne Presented by: VACCA Workshop Experience for Carers of Aboriginal Children & Young People Yarn Bark and VACCA are working together to run Healing our Healers workshops for carers of Aboriginal children and young people. These culturally grounded sessions offer carers a chance to […]

Understanding the NDIS – for carers

Online Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

This workshop will help you to better understand the NDIS and maximise your success in securing and managing funding for the child/ren in your care.

One of the highlights of this workshop is gaining inside information about how decisions are made in the NDIS. You'll gain insights into how disability is defined, understand the evidence that influences decisions, and learn the best language to use for optimal outcomes. We'll even provide you with templates and tools to gather information and effectively communicate the needs of your child/ren to NDIS decision makers.

These workshops have been presented to over 2,500 people since 2018. They have all been co-delivered by Mark Ryan from the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, together with a member of the education team at the Association for Children with a Disability. The presenters bring many years of lived experience as carers of young people with disability, and as advocates in the disability arena

The session is designed for kinship, foster and permanent carers.

Yarn Bark – Healing our Healers 10 June 2025

Wunggurtrwil Dhurrung Centre, Wyndham Vale 19 Communal Road, Wyndham Vale, VIC, Australia

Time: 10.00am to 2.00pm Date: 10 June Location: Wunggurtrwil Dhurrung Centre, Wyndham Vale Presented by: VACCA Workshop Experience for Carers of Aboriginal Children & Young People Yarn Bark and VACCA are working together to run Healing our Healers workshops for carers of Aboriginal children and young people. These culturally grounded sessions offer carers a chance […]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Melbourne, 3000 Level 5/50 Market Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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. The National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (NOFASD) Australia is the oldest established FASD organisation in Australia. Founded and led by parents […]

Creative Art and Self-Care Workshops

Times: 11.00am-2.30pm Dates/Locations: Preston, 12 June Bendigo, 19 June Geelong, 26 June Join us for an enriching creative art and self-care experience designed for foster, kinship, and permanent carers. We invite you to: Express your unconscious thoughts, worries, and grief. Take a moment to pause and care for yourself Honour the incredible contributions you make […]

Supporting the child in care with their grief and loss

Online Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Date: Thursday 19 June Time: 10.00am – 11.30am Location: Zoom online The goal of this webinar is to equip kinship, foster and permanent carers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to support children and young people in their care who navigate complex feelings of grief and loss. This includes understanding the child or young person’s […]

Creative Art and Self-Care Workshops

Times: 11.00am-2.30pm Dates/Locations: Preston, 12 June Bendigo, 19 June Geelong, 26 June Join us for an enriching creative art and self-care experience designed for foster, kinship, and permanent carers. We invite you to: Express your unconscious thoughts, worries, and grief. Take a moment to pause and care for yourself Honour the incredible contributions you make […]

Strengthening Cultural Connections (Replacing Nikara’s Journey) 20 and 21 June 2025

Online Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Due to high demand for this training, if you can no longer attend, please let us know.

We ask that all attendees join the session by 9:30 am. Those who arrive after this time may face entry restrictions and miss out on valuable training content. Your punctuality is greatly appreciated.

We strongly encourage you to keep your cameras on and actively participate. Your engagement throughout the session is essential for a successful training experience and to ensure you receive your well-deserved certificate

The Nikara’s Journey Learning Guide will be sent to you via email. It would be great if you could familiarise yourself with it before attending the training.

Location: Online Zoom
Meeting Link: https://vacca.zoom.us/j/69763304209
Meeting ID: 697 6330 4209
Passcode: NJ2022

RSVP Now Free 28 spots left