Family & Relationship Services Australia

Post conference blues? No worries FRSA is proud to present our sixth peer reviewed e-Journal! Features 7 papers – 3 Articles and 4 Practice Insights papers – covering diverse topics that speak to particular cohorts at different stages through the lifecourse from the #FRSA2024 Conference. Read it here: frsa.org.au/2024-ejournal Centacare New England North West Interrelate Emerging Minds Australia YFS Ltd Penguin Parent Education Network Centacare North Queensland (NQ) Better Place Australia #ejournal #peerreviewedpapers #conference

The first webinar in our First Nations focus on Family and Relationship services series will be presented by sarah Decrea from Relationships Australia SA. Her presentation, "Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership is best practice in Child Protection" will be on Wednesday, 14 August 2024 at 12:30PM-1:15PM (AEST). This presentation will focus on the transformative power of Aboriginal leadership in child protection reform. By embracing Indigenous expertise in using Restorative Practice to embed the practice of “high challenge high support” in both our work with families and between each other as sector professionals, we are seeing an innovative way forward that offers hope for sustained change. Find out more and register at: https://lnkd.in/gQJmXSmD #webinar #firstnations #familyandrelationshipservices

FRSA is excited to revisit presentations from the FRSA National Conference 2024 via this lunchtime webinar series from August to November. The presentations we’re showcasing are delivered by or in partnership with First Nations peoples, in this webinar series, which will be delivered over the next few months. The six presentations are from the Children at the Centre, Across the lifecourse and Schooling years streams. And are from organisations such as Relationships Australia SA, Centrecare, Interrelate, AnglicareSA and The Smith Family. Find out more and register at: https://lnkd.in/gaQxijmG #webinar #firstnations #familyandrelationshipservices #frs

Meet the FRS Sector! This week’s we spoke to Brian McDowell, Director of Services at Family Life in Victoria. We’re highlighting the amazing work that the Family and Relationship Services (FRS) Sector do in our latest video series. We’ve chatted to people working in FRS organisations from around the country to find out what it’s like working in a range of different areas in the FRS Sector.

FRSA is pleased to announce that we will be continuing to deliver Communities of Practice (CoP) discussions in 2024-25 and are opening up more spaces for participants! We invite program managers and senior practitioners from providers of the five programs below, which are funded under the Department’s ‘Families and Children’ Activity, to express their interest in joining our online Community of Practice (CoP) discussions: - Family & Relationship Services (FaRS) - Specialised Family Violence Services (SFVS) - Family Mental Health Support Services (FMHSS) - Child & Parenting Services (CaPS)/Budget Based Funded (BBF) - Communities for Children Facilitating Partners (CfC FP) Complete this form to express your interest in participating in a CoP: https://lnkd.in/gwbZbyFJ If you have any questions about the CoPs please contact the CoPs Project Officer, Lisa Curtis on 02 6162 1811 or projects@frsa.org.au Expressions of interest close COB Friday 2 August 2024. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gtsdRvvW #communitiesofpractice #expressionofinterest

Congratulations to FRSA Executive Director Jackie Brady on 10 years with FRSA this month! Jackie joined the FRSA National Office on 1 July 2014. FRSA Board Chair. Teresa Jayet said that "Jackie has continued to lead the FRSA team with expertise and dedication to, and passion for, the family and relationship services sector. She has cemented FRSA’s place as the national peak for family and relationship services, building strong relationships and successfully securing funding over the years." Read more: https://lnkd.in/g34mqUJC

Meet the FRS Sector! Over the next few months we'll be highlighting the amazing work of the Family and Relationship Services (FRS) Sector in our latest video series. We’ve chatted to people working in FRS organisations from around the country to find out what it’s like working in a range of different areas in the FRS Sector. In this first video we spoke to Angela Pesavento, Family Relationship Services Service Manager at Upper Murray Family Care in Victoria. Stay tuned we'll be releasing a new video in each edition of the eBulletin.

The FRSA team are at the Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference in Melbourne this week! Come down to booth no. 4 and say hi 👋 #AIFS2024

We were asked by Drummond Street Services Inc to co-present at their LGBTIQA+ Family Practice workshop during the Family & Relationship Services Australia National Conference. Lora and Shari presented on the journey as a mainstream organisation having a LGBTIQA+ specific program, from implementation through to where we are today. They discussed the regional context from an intersectional framework and how this framework can broaden understanding of an individual and family experience as well as the work we do. Through this process a case study example was provided showcasing the great work and the outcomes that Qspace can achieve with families particularly when working alongside our other UMFC programs and surrounding community agencies. #umfc #uppermurrayfamilycare #Pride #Pridemonth2024 #drummonstreetservices #qspace #umfcqspace

How has it already been 3 weeks since the FRSA National Conference 2024?! Find yourself at the Conference and check out the photos on the FRSA website: https://bit.ly/4c9AEYU If you would like a high resolution copy of any of the Conference photos, please contact the FRSA team at communications@frsa.org.au. Stay tuned for the videos of the plenary sessions, which will be posted online in the coming weeks #FRSA2024 #conference #conferencephotos