Getting Better at Supporting Children who Disclose Sexual Abuse
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Price: $80.00
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Clear and informative. Excellent reminder to keep yourself open to disclosures at anytime.
Thankyou. I feel more competent and confident to navigate this delicate landscape.
Bonnie is well versed in the topic and her insights into supporting children who disclosed sexual assault was helpful.
Webinar Description
90-minute webinar
Gain practical information about supporting children in this LIVE 90 minute webinar.
Child sexual abuse is something most people in society find difficult to acknowledge and talk about, despite it being a global public health problem. Within the helping professions, beyond reporting requirement, this topic is not covered in-depth in our training. This workshop will provide a focused reflective space to work with our responses as therapists to disclosures of child sexual abuse beyond a mandatory reporting and safeguarding role. We will engage in discussion and activities to building capacity and skills to establish strong therapeutic relationships with children, from ages 3- 17 who disclose sexual abuse. A range of experiential learning opportunities will allow you to explore your own responses and take forward a renewed sense of self-confidence in working with all children.
Please note, this is a LIVE and INTERACTIVE training event. We don't record this.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the webinar you will be able to:
- Understand the range of disclosures of sexual abuse children can display to others.
- Experience art-based and embodied ways to build self-awareness in moment-to-moment interactions when being with another.
- Reflect on the nuances of responding to disclosures of sexual abuse.
- Consider optimal ways to build and maintain safe therapeutic spaces for children.
- Review strategies for self reflection and self care.
Training methods will include:
- Interactive presentations
- Large group discussions
- Practical arts-based and embodied activities in pairs
- Focused reflection time
Who should attend?
Psychologists, social workers, counsellors, art therapists, play therapists, case workers or other allied health professionals and students who are currently working or intend to work with children aged 3-17 in therapeutic settings.
Date and Time
This live webinar will be run on
Thursday 19th June 2025, 7pm - 8:30pm AEST
or
Tuesday 21st October 2025, 7pm - 8:30pm AEDT
Attending from interstate or internationally?
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Presenter - Bonita Mitting (AThR) Art Therapist and Counsellor |
 | | Bonita is a therapist who whole-heartedly believes in the power of creative arts and play therapies. In her 10 years of therapeutic and clinical practice, she has witnessed the power of expressive therapies to allow children and young people to meaningfully share the unbearable, work through difficult experiences, and transform these to enhance their sense of self and life. Bonita has worked in a range of roles and settings, including specialist family violence, Out of Home Care, and inclusive and trauma-responsive education. Bonita currently works as a counsellor, part of an Australian based charity, directly delivering services with an integrated trauma-focused recovery team for children and young people aged 0-17 and caregivers who have experienced trauma, abuse and/or neglect, |
Cost
$80 AUD
Participant Preparation
You will require a private space and some basic drawing materials (i.e., A4 paper, coloured pencils and/ or textas and/ or crayons and/ or oil pastels). No art-making experience is required.
