PSCWA - November PD 2009

PSCWA are reminding services of the upcoming November Professional Development in your area.



If you would like to attend any of this training please complete the training registration form attached, or call the helpline on 1800 783 768.


TO ENSURE YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS ARE ACCEPTED, FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED WORKSHOP DATE WITH PAYMENT.


To view the complete Metro training calendar please look at PSCWA Website


Please place this reminder in your staff room to remind your staff of our upcoming workshops or discuss them at your next staff meeting.


Upcoming Professional Development
November
2nd Creating Musical Instruments

6.30-8.30 George Burnett Leisure Centre
Descriptor: Creating Musical Instruments
Facilitator: RTQ consultants, Ralph Southall
Accreditation Links:
Level: 1&2

Do you have a professional tool Kit? For Childcare workers they come in all shapes and sizes and are filled
with wondrous things. Including homemade Musical instruments.

This is a fun creative workshop were you will have the opportunity to make a variety of percussion (musical)
instruments to use back in your centre with the children. E.g. Drums, Tapping Sticks, Shakers, etc.


10th Financial Administration
6.30-8.30 YMCA

The learning outcomes for this course include identifying your daily financial responsibilities, maintaining true and accurate records and financial reporting requirements of your service. You will also work through
strategies in monitoring expenditure and income against the budget, and achieve a cash flow projection.
11th Reducing the Paperwork in Programming
6.30-8.30 Armadale Arena
Descriptor: Facilitator: RTQ, consultants, Ralph Southall
Accreditation Links: QIAS: 3 OSHC: 4 FDC: 3
Level: 2&3

During this workshop participants will participate in a discussion forum on how to reduce programming paper
work. Participants are all encouraged to bring samples of their current programming formats and observational records for advice on how to streamline your processes.


16th Out and About for OSHC
10-12pm Koorling Arts Centre
Descriptor: Facilitator: YMCA
Accreditation Links: OSHC 5.2
Level:1&2

This workshop will give participants plenty of opportunity to learn about ways of promoting interest, variety and challenge in the great outdoors with school aged children. You will come away with a wide range of ideas for setting up and maximising spaces within the outdoor environment.
18th QA – Are you Ready?
6.30-8.30 YMCA
Descriptor: Facilitator: YMCA
Accreditation Links: QIAS: 7.2, OSHC: FDC: 6.3
Level:1,2&3

Organisation and preparation are the two key factors essential to any continuous improvement plan.

This session covers:
• The NCAC CCQA Systems
• The steps involved in the Accreditation process
• Ways an organisational self evaluation and continuous improvement process can be facilitated and documented
• How to ensure spot checks and validation visits run smoothly. Participants are recommended to bring a copy of their services NCAC Quality Practices Guide.
23rd Cross Cultural Communication in Early Childhood
6.30-8.30 YMCA
Descriptor: Facilitator: Goodrun Solutions
Accreditation Links: QIAS; 2.1, 4.3 OSHC: 2.2, 3.3 FDC: 1.1, 3.6
Level:1&2

The workshop will help you discover how much fun it is to use a variety of means to communicate with each other and the children!

30th Programming and Planning for FDC
6.30-9pm YMCA
Descriptor: Facilitator: YMCA
Accreditation Links: FDC 3
Level:1&2

Do you find yourself asking the question “What is the need for all this programming?” This session will give Family Day Carers an opportunity to learn about purposeful documentation and how to use it to provide an
environment that is in tune with each child’s current interests, abilities and needs, whilst being flexible and adaptable to the home environment.

Australia's First Early Years Framework

By early childhood educators for early childhood educators.
Introduction to Early Years Learning Framework

A Vision for Children's Learning - and you are part of it!
Read all about early childhood pedagogy, elements of the framework and the learning outcomes.

These information will help you significantly when you are planning to write/update your centre's SSP.

Keep yourself updated.

Welcome to Child Care in 14 translated language and dialects

These FREE pdf downloads provide childcare services and families from a variety of cultural backgrounds a practical way to communicate about child care. Each handbook contains about 16 pages of translations.

Good resources for Bicultural Support - by Inclusive Directions SA

All Inclusion Forms are on Communicare Inc Website - including our Referral Forms!

Dear Child Care Staff,

We are pleased to inform you that our forms has been uploaded onto our Organisation's website.

Special thanks to our Media Manager for making it possible.

Every form you need to get Inclusion Support

Free Training in Armadale

Communicare Inc is hosting free workshops, for professionals who work with vulnerable families to learn more on the following topics:


1. Domestic Violence in the family – 21st October


2. Parenting and Mental Illness – 11th November


These workshops will enable teachers, playgroup leaders, staff in community service and government agencies, financial counsellors, Emergency Relief staff and volunteers to learn more in the above areas. These workshops will enable you to make informed referrals for families and thus families may access appropriate help earlier before problems escalate.


Topic: 'Working with vulnerable families: Domestic Violence' workshop
Cost: FREE
Venue: City of Armadale function room, 7 Orchard Ave, Armadale
Date: 21st October


Time: 9am -12 noon
Food: Morning tea provided


If you would like to attend please contact Charmaine at cporter@communicare.org.au or by phone on 9497 8521.

Did Albert Einstein have Asperger's?

Who is Temple Gradin?
Have you heard about the Feingold Diet?


A website that provides access to around 170 fact sheets relating to Autism Spectrum Disorders

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Message from the website:

"The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is DEDICATED to the PREVENTION of childhood diseases and disability. Headed by 2003 Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Stanley, the Institute's success stems from its INNOVATIVE approach in bringing together researchers from different fields of science to tackle major issues in child health and wellbeing."

Browse website(s) -
http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/
Asthma, allergies and Respiratory Diseases - http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/research/highlights/respiratory
Early Years Learning - http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/research/highlights/early
Understanding Disability - http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/research/highlights/disability
Indigenous Child Health - http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/research/highlights/aboriginal

General enquiries

Phone: (08) 9489 7777
Fax: (08) 9489 7700
email: enquire@ichr.uwa.edu.au