courses for your developement

Our registered training organisation

Adding qualifications to your skillset

If you are looking to increase your capacity or qualifications, we have a number of learning opportunities available.

As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO Number: 22094), we currently offer three nationally recognised training courses for professionals to access in the community. These are the CHC40313 Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention, 10462NAT the Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma and CHC40513 Certificate IV in Youth Justice.

We also have other courses that are run in partnership with Dan Hughes from USA (Developmental Dyadic Psychotherapy) and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (USA).

Studying with the Foundation gives you opportunities to extend your professional skill set, meet others working in your field, reflect on your models of interventions and make informed decisions about practice. We look forward to meeting and learning with you.

Featured Courses

This course is expiring on 30 June 2019. Please contact ACF for course accreditation updates.

10462NAT Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma

A course designed for professionals, by professionals in the child trauma field. Learn about the impacts of trauma on development, models of intervention, assessment and systems for support. This course is offered both through our training calendar and can also be tailored to workplace teams. If you are interested in working with us to tailor this course to your workplace needs, please let us know!

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Offered in partnership - tailored to unique workplace settings.

CHC40313 Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention

An accredited qualification that seeks to build knowledge and skills to professionally support children and young people in out of home care. We can offer the whole qualification or a number of units of competency from within it. We will tailor the program to support your team’s growth and professional development and contextualise the course content to your organisation’s services. This course is only offered to organisational specific groups. If you are looking for a qualification to be completed by your team please contact us and we will discuss your needs with you. If you are working in the sector and interested in this qualification, please discuss your needs with your manager to see if we can customise a program for your organisation.

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Offered in partnership - tailored to unique workplace settings.

CHC40513 Certificate IV Youth Justice

An accredited qualification that seeks to build knowledge and skills to professionally support children and young people in the youth justice system – both in community and custodial contexts. We can offer the whole qualification or a number of units of competency from within it. We will tailor the program to support your team’s growth and professional development and contextualise the course content to your organisation’s services. This course is only offered to organisational specific groups. If you are looking for a qualification to be completed by your team please contact us and we will discuss your needs with you. If you are working in the sector and interested in this qualification, please discuss your needs with your manager to see if we can customise a program for your organisation.

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Therapeutic Modalities

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® Courses

The Australian Childhood Foundation has partnered with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® Institute of the USA to offer courses for welfare, education and health professionals interested in enhancing their practice beyond talk-based interventions.

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Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Courses

The Australian Childhood Foundation has partnered with Dan Hughes to offer courses for welfare, education and health professionals interested in supporting children and young people in out of home care, as well as resourcing carers to understand their role in shaping the relational environment that supports children's recovery from trauma.

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Student Handbook

Inside the handbook you will find additional information you may need to help clarify your decision to study with us. Including our processes for support services, rights and responsibilities, our equal opportunity, privacy, withdrawal, refund and recognition of prior learning policies as well as other general policies and procedures.

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Information for prospective and current students

Policies and Forms

This diagram outlines our relationally focused student experience framework. This focus includes being clear and available, meaning a range of policies and documents are available for you to review as required by clicking on the relevant link.

Privacy – RTO PP025
Unique Student Identifier (USI) Fact Sheet
Student Support Services List – RTO PP006-01
RTO Complaints and Appeals Policy – RTO PP020
RTO Complaint Lodgement Form – RTO PP020-01
RTO Decision Appeal Lodgement Form – RTO PP020-02
Credit Transfer and RPL Application Form – RTO PP012- 01
Fees & Charges Policy RTO PP019
Schedule of Fees Form – RTO PP019-01
Media Consent Form – RTO PP018-03
Special Consideration for Assessment task Extension Form – RTO PP003-06
Progression and intervention Policy- RTO PP008
Change in Enrolment Form – RTO PP008-02
Withdrawals Deferment CanceIations or Suspensions Refunds – RTO PP022
Student Records Access Form – RTO PP025-02
Feedback Form – RTO PP016 02

Additional forms for currently enrolled students are available in the resources section of the student portal.

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