Northern Suburbs Professional Development Events

17-19 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury South Australia

@ Twelve25 Salisbury Youth Enterprise Centre

8th May 2013 Northern Suburbs Youth Drug and Alcohol Current Trends

3pm-4.45pm Sergeant Chris Gill

Drug Action Team Coordinator, Elizabeth LSA

• Local prevalence of youth alcohol issues

• Emerging drug issues (new drugs to our region)

• Anabolic steroids

• Party drug issues – what is being used – what does it look like

• Role of DAT Sargent

Register at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/SYSNdrugforum (FREE Event)

22nd May 2013 Working on the right side of the Law

3pm-4.45pm Ms Ella Pak Poy

Legal Education Officer, Legal Services Commission

Working with youth and keeping on the right side of the law and helping

your clients protecting their rights. Includes some case examples:-

• Youth Workers legal obligation if they become aware that their

client has committed an offence.

• Youth Workers legal obligation if they are aware that a young

person is in possession of stolen property

• No money, no support …. How can you help a young person getting

representation - what offences can they get help for?

• How can you help a young person if they are going to be unrepresented – what can a youth worker / case manager do?

Register at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/SYSN2014legal (FREE Event)

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Youth Network events (listed on Page 1) have the following format

3.00 pm Welcome and Arrive - coffee and nibbles on arrival

3.15pm Introductions

3.25pm Guest speakers and questions

4.00pm Soapbox - 2 minute chance to plug your new activity / event / call

for partners or introduce a new staff member.

4.25pm Informal networking

4.30pm Free business card draw

4.45pm Event Close

Network events are open to any professions / workers who are directly working with

youth across the City of Salisbury. Network events are free but RSVP is essential.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Friday 11th April 2014 Northern Youth Housing and Homelessness

10.30am – 12 noon Regionalisation – Service Networking Morning

Do you want to improve your communication with the agencies that help overcome

youth homelessness? This event is designed to produce additional linkages and

knowledge of the agencies and programs that are able to respond to individual clients.

Great way to improve your youth housing problem solving contact list ☺☺☺☺

Youth workers, case managers, school counsellors, program managers should attend

Venue : Training prospects, 29 Enterprise Road, Elizabeth West, SA, 5112

RSVP for catering purposes to Katie.Lawson@aus.salvationarmy.org (FREE event)

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This national program is rapidly become an ‘essential component’ of the practicing youth worker, school counsellor, case manager or program deliverer.

Feedback from past participants has been very positive.

Registrations essential, Places are limited!

Register at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/may2014mentalhealthfirstaid

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Understanding Aboriginal Culture in the Workplace

Presented by Mr Basil Coleman of Tjukonaru Consulting , a 2.5 hour interactive workshop exploring the strategies to work together and work successfully with the aboriginal community and develop a joint pathway forward.

This aboriginal led workshop had fantastic feedback last time.

Details : 7th July 2014. 1.45pm – 4.45pm. Cost $10.00

Venue : Twelve25 Salisbury Youth Enterprise Centre, 17 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury

Places limited

Artwork banner acknowledgement : Aboriginal painting by artist Peter Mulcahy

Register at http://tinyurl.com/owaya5a

The Salisbury Youth Services Network is a City of Salisbury initiative to provide a FREE open professional development network for front line workers working with youth across the broader Salisbury community.

SYSN Contact : Rick Henke Phone 82539928 Email rhenke@salisbury.sa.gov.au

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