Training and Events
Our training provides professionals with the knowledge and resources to facilitate a MacKillop Seasons program so they can support children, young people and adults experiencing change, loss and grief. We provide a calendar of scheduled training workshops and we endeavour to support schools and communities with requests to deliver tailored group events.
Children & Young People Companion Training
OnlineTrain ONLINE to become a certified Seasons for Growth Companion in the Children and Young People's Program. This professional development training is delivered over two consecutive days by an authorised Trainer and enables educators and professionals to facilitate the Seasons for Growth small group program in their schools or communities.
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), online delivery via Zoom, GST.
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), online delivery via Zoom, GST.
Children & Young People Companion Training
Face to FaceTrain FACE TO FACE to become a certified Seasons for Growth Companion in the Children and Young People's Program. This professional development training is delivered over two consecutive days by an authorised Trainer and enables educators and professionals to facilitate the Seasons for Growth small group program in their schools or communities.
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), catering, GST
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), catering, GST
Children & Young People - Secondary Focus
OnlineTrain ONLINE to become a certified Seasons for Growth Companion in the Children and Young People's Program. This professional development training is delivered over two consecutive days by an authorised Trainer and enables educators and professionals to facilitate the Seasons for Growth small group program in their schools or communities.
This is a specialised training with a focus on the needs of secondary school students - the training program covers the same content as our core Children & Younge People Companion Program but focuses on example activities from Level 4 (ages 13-18 years).
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), online delivery via Zoom, GST
Stormbirds
OnlineTrain ONLINE to become a certified Stormbirds Companion. We are aware and acknowledge that you may have directly experienced a natural disaster in your community, and we encourage you to identify a trusted colleague or leader to engage for debriefing. This professional development training is delivered over one day by an authorised Trainer and enables educators and professionals to facilitate the Stormbirds small group program in a school or community organisation.
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), catering, GST
Stormbirds
Face to FaceTrain FACE TO FACE to become a certified Stormbirds Companion. We are aware and acknowledge that you may have directly experienced a natural disaster in your community, and we encourage you to identify a trusted colleague or leader to engage for debriefing. This professional development training is delivered over one day by an authorised Trainer and enables educators and professionals to facilitate the Stormbirds small group program in a school or community organisation.
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), catering, GST
Included: Companion manual and program journal(s), catering, GST
Seasons for Life - Supplementary Session
OnlineThis 2-hour (suicide focused) ONLINE workshop FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS ONLY has been designed to build the knowledge and capacity of trained Companions when running Seasons for Growth groups with young people who have experienced a loss by suicide. This workshop is offered under the Seasons for Life initiative funded under the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Support Program by the Dept of Health and Aged Care. Additional implementation support will be provided by the Seasons for Life State Coordinator.
Please note: This session is part of the Seasons for Life initiative and as such participants are invited to participate in an external evaluation and Principal endorsment is required. If you have not done so already, please contact your Seasons for Life Coordinator to discuss.
Hannah Richards Seasons for Life Coordinator QLD
Renae Pettit Seasons for Life Coordinator NSW/ACT
Klara Jaeger Seasons for Life Coordinator WA/NT
Heidi Yelland Seasons for Life Coordinator SA
Hannah Jamieson Seasons for Life Coordinator VIC/TAS
Renae Pettit Seasons for Life Coordinator NSW/ACT
Klara Jaeger Seasons for Life Coordinator WA/NT
Heidi Yelland Seasons for Life Coordinator SA
Hannah Jamieson Seasons for Life Coordinator VIC/TAS
You need to be trained in the Seasons for Growth Children and Young People's program to participate.
Included: Online delivery via Zoom.
Included: Online delivery via Zoom.