Learn what self care is, why self care is important and, the benefits of accepting respite for a child placed with you.

Many of our children in Out of Home Care have experienced trauma, abuse and neglect. You may need to think about what therapeutic interventions may be the right fit for them. Here are the four most common evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children with developmental trauma.

Learn about the rights of a child, as per the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990).

Learn about what Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is, including some impacts of exposure to substances in utero, as well as what you can do to support a child in your care that has been diagnosed with NAS.

Learn about what Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is, including some common behavioural presentations of FASD, as well as what you can do to support a child in your care that has been diagnosed with FASD.

Learn about what Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is, including some common behavioural presentations of ADHD, as well as what you can do to support a child in your care that has been diagnosed with ADHD.

Learn about what Autism is, including the levels of Autism and some common behavioural presentations of Autism, as well as what you can do to support a child in your care that has been diagnosed with Autism.

Learn how young people feel when they are leaving care, what you can do to prepare a young person for leaving care and, the supports that are available for a young person once they have left your care.

Learn what a Family Group Conference is, why it is important and, the stages of a Family Group Conference.

The use of Technology for Foster, Relative and, Kinship Carers. Topics include: Setting rules, online gaming, unwanted contact and grooming, how to support children using technology, Social Media, pornography, cyber bullying, nude photographs and sexting and, how to have conversations with your child about these topics.

Learn what food hoarding is, how it develops and, strategies for assisting a child who hoards food.

Learn about how children who have been exposed to domestic violence are impacted, including impacts on attachment and the ‘Fight, Flight, Freeze’ response, as well as what you can do to support children exposed to domestic violence.

Learn how to recognise grooming, the impacts that grooming has on the child and, what you can do to support a child who has been groomed.

Learn about why family visits are important for children in out of home care and what you can do to prepare yourself and your child for a family visit

Learn about what reportable conduct is, who is involved and, the steps in the reportable conduct process in NSW.

Answers to frequently asked questions about responding to a disclosure of abuse or neglect.

Learn what a restricted practice is in NSW, what behaviour support plans are and, how you can support a child in your care that demonstrates challenging behaviours.

Therapeutic parenting describes the type of high-nurture, intentional parenting that encourages feelings of safety and connectedness. This then allows traumatised children to start to heal.

Learn about emotional regulation, why it is important and, some activities that you can do to support a child who becomes dysregulated.

Trauma can have a profound impact on a person's memory and traumatic memory can affect not only the brain, but also the body and nervous system as well.