Solving the Jigsaw’s training team provides nationally accredited:

1. Professional development training modules for professionals who work with children, including principals, teachers, school nurses, primary welfare officers, well being coordinators, family support and community health workers
2. Facilitator training courses.

1. Professional development training modules

The modules provide a practical whole school, or cluster, approach to wellbeing, violence and bullying, and offer an excellent training opportunity for implementation of the National Safe Schools Framework.

The six modules are:

• Whole-school approach to violence and bullying
• Facilitating respect, valuing diversity, encouraging discussion
  and maintaining confidentiality
• Awkward conversations with kids
• Creating a caring and nurturing classroom and school
• Conflict within the school community
• Exploring feelings and emotions in the classroom.

For additional information on the modules, including dates, venue, program outline and cost, and registration form, please click on a link below.

PD dates 2010

Intensive PD - Melbourne North - Woodend 2010:  29 - 30 June, 1 July, 5 - 7 July,

Central Victoria - Echuca 2010:  5 - 6 May, 16 - 17 June, 11 - 12 August

Melbourne West - Footscray 2010:  17 March, 21 April, 19 May, 21 July, 18 August, 6 October

Melbourne East - Glen Waverley 2010:  13 - 14 April, 25 - 26 May, 27 - 28 July

Program overview

2. Facilitator training courses

Jigsaw’s 15-day facilitator training course takes place over two years. It trains participants in the program's ways of working with children and young people, and leads to national accreditation as a Solving the Jigsaw facilitator.

The first year of the course includes study of the six professional development training modules (each module takes seven hours), for more information please refer to the above information on professional development training modules.

The second year includes:

• six days of course work (60 hours)
• school-based practical course work (60 hours)
• assessment tasks (90 hours).

Course work dates 2010

Melbourne North - Woodend 2010:  3 - 4 March, 28 - 29 April, 2 - 3 June, 4 - 5 August

For information on the second year, please click here.

National accreditation

Training at Solving the Jigsaw is linked to national accreditation from the Community Services Training Package.

• Facilitate Cooperative Behaviour (CHCCS401A)
• Facilitate the Counselling Relationship (CHCCSL602A)
• Work with users of Violence to Effect Change (CHCDF9B)
• Plan and Conduct Group Activities (CHCGROUP3C)
• Support Young People in Crisis (CHCYTH4C)
• Provide Appropriate Services to Young People (CHCYTH6C)
• Manage Service Responses to Young People in Crisis (CHCYTH8B)
• Manage own Professional Development in Responding to Domestic and Family Violence (CHCDFV2B)

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