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 |
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| Connecting the Dots: Inter-Agency Coordination – Child Information Sharing Scheme |
Tuesday 25 February 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
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| Guiding Principles: Legislation and Child Information Sharing |
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
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| Data Diligence: Privacy and Child Information Sharing Schemes |
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
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7PM-8PM |
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| Responsibility in Focus: Legal and Ethical Child Information Sharing |
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 |
7PM-8PM |
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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 an academic GP with extensive experience in medical education. She is the Curriculum and Assessment Lead of General Practice at Monash University and will shortly be taking on the role of Head of Curriculum for the Monash Medical School. She holds a Masters in Clinical ±«ÓãÊÓƵ. She is also a family violence educator and researcher having trained hundreds of health professionals across Australia. She is secretary for the WONCA (World family doctor organisation) Special Interest Group on Family Violence and deputy chair of the RACGP Specific Interest Group on Abuse and Violence in Families.
Jenny continues to work clinically as a GP with interests in mental health, chronic disease management and supporting survivors of family violence.