Permanent Care and Adoptive Families in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Permanent Care and Adoptive Families

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9020 1833

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23.01.2022 We hope you are travelling well at this time, awaiting news as a Victorian about our next permitted movements! While we wait, we want to support you by reminding you that supports for vulnerable children and other financial supports are available at this time including: 1. Extended supports are available for electricity, gas and water bills, and many other items. ttps://www.energy.gov.au/covid-19-information/support-australian-households 2. Vulnerable children and students o...f authorised workers can be supervised at schools (children in out of home care, including kinship care or children whose families are receiving child and family support are eligible), however this will be dependent on your school's capacity to support your child. Some organisations, like The Association for Children with a Disability have clarified this information for their members https://www.acd.org.au/covid-19-latest-information/ #PCAFamilies #Kinship #Adoption #Adopt #PermanentCare #Support #Financial #Covid19 #Electricity #Gas #Water #Vulnerable #Disability #Wellbeing #Mentalhealth

23.01.2022 Don't forget to join us tomorrow at the new time of 12.00pm for Click and Connect where we will discuss: BOOKS and HELPFUL RESOURCES When: Wednesday 18 November, 12.00 1.00pm.... Where: Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZErdO-vrDgrEtLIzcvyGNEBzEbT_4qwW After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Liz and Siobhan will be hosting and we look forward to you joining us tomorrow.

20.01.2022 PCA Families Click and Connect Social Group, Wednesday 25 November at 12.00pm! (new time) TOPIC: School transitions... Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcod-qtrjotG9Q8V1dNhN4NXAsrFI0m3 The group will be a supportive social space that allows natural conversations to flow to ensure you are honoured as experts of your families and lives. Vicki and Liz will be hosting. We look forward to you joining us on Wednesday at 12pm.

17.01.2022 'Click and Connect' social group is a supportive social space that allows natural conversations to flow to ensure you are honoured as experts of your families and lives. Liz and Ann will be hosting. Topic: Teenagers and family contact Who: Anyone who identifies as a Permanent Care & Adoptive Family member! ... When: Wednesday 11 November, 11am 12pm. Where: Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0udu2tpjgvH9MhrD7wkxja_ZpicD7VA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to you joining us on Wednesday at 11am.

16.01.2022 **REMINDER** 'Click and Connect' social group on tomorrow (Wednesday at 11.00am hosted by Liz and Ann. Topic: Teenagers and family contact... Who: Anyone who identifies as a Permanent Care & Adoptive Family member! When: Wednesday 11 November October, 11am 12pm. Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0udu2tpjgvH9MhrD7wkxja_ZpicD7VA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

15.01.2022 Liz Powell, PCA Families Advisor, joins Sonia Wagner, Project Manager at PCA Families, to discuss developmental trauma. Liz began working with babies in the early days of kangaroo care, or skin to skin contact, so she has a deep sense of the impact of developmental trauma. Understanding what developmental trauma is, where it comes from, why it is so challenging to preempt and what we need to do to help our children experiencing developmental trauma can be challenging but is... so important. Children experiencing developmental trauma can often be labelled as over controlling, naughty, a problem child or even autistic or diagnosed with ADHD. Yet these responses can hold the child back. Understanding their behaviour from a trauma informed perspective can help. Early trauma impacts the child by leaving them stuck operating in survival mode, leaving little room for higher executive functioning, even when they make it to a safe environment. The good news is that developmental trauma can repair within relationships with the right interventions at the right time over a long period of time. Liz Powell, PCA Advisor, shares some tips and ideas on how you can repair developmental trauma for your children. Please comment if you have other suggestions on how to help with developmental trauma! https://youtu.be/yOKBLHF-z70 www.pcafamilies.org.au #adoption #adoptionawareness #adoptionislove #adoptionjourney #adoptionrocks #adoptionsaveslives #adoptionstory #childhoodtrauma #community #carers #developmentaltrauma #family #foreverfamily #fosterparent #fosterparents #kinship #permanentcare #parenting #raisingexpectations #support #therapeuticparenting #training #parentingtips #trauma #traumainformed #training #education #teaching #schools #blowups #triggers #anger #anxiety #hoarding #lying #overeating #disassociation #ADHD #chaos #calm

14.01.2022 This week we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with a powerful message - 'Always Was, Always Will Be'. NAIDOC Week 2020

13.01.2022 At PCA Families journal club next week, Thursday 5 November, we will be discussing Life Story Work and how it enables children and young people who have experienced trauma to reflect on their past, develop self-compassion and move forward to achieve their full potential. A video will be shared along with some resources to introduce Life Story Work and how it can assist your child and family. We hope you can join us on:... Thursday November 5 from 8.00 - 9.30pm Pre-registration is required https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcrdOmoqDsqGNYJJqrXSs1_tfXpfnpxL After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

13.01.2022 This week we feature a borrowed podcast! Brene Brown and Oprah Winfrey discussing how trauma has real consequences: regulation, safety, security and how informed understanding can transform lives and other people. Dr Perry's work, from Melbourne Australia, is highlighted, together with important questions. https://brenebrown.com//brene-with-oprah-winfrey-and-dr-b/... #adoption #adoptionawareness #adoptionislove #adoptionjourney #adoptionrocks #adoptionsaveslives #adoptionstory #childhoodtrauma #community #carers #developmentaltrauma #family #foreverfamily #fosterparent #fosterparents #kinship #permanentcare #parenting #raisingexpectations #support #therapeuticparenting #training #parentingtips #trauma #traumainformed #training #education #teaching #schools #blowups #triggers #anger #anxiety #hoarding #lying #overeating #disassociation #ADHD #chaos #calm #healing

12.01.2022 Journal Club June 3 at 8.00pm via zoom TOPIC: "TANTRUMS" Join us on Thursday night and be introduced to PCA Families' interim CEO, Amanda Bresnan. We will still discuss our topic Tantrums but it will also be an opportunity to meet Amanda.... Know that there is not a one-size-fits-all way to parent your child. And remember that the real expert of your child is you even though it can be hard to trust your parenting gut when your toddler is having a tantrum in the middle of the grocery store. To read more please visit this https://www.empoweringparents.com//4-things-not-to-do-wh/ Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcpdOmvqD8uH9RPvf0KNdQn2aDjQMiBD After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. #selfregulation #emotionaldistant #pcafamilies #permanentcare #adoption #trauma #adolescent #tantrums

11.01.2022 Join us tomorrow night (Thursday 5 November) at Journal Club when we discuss Life Story Work and how it enables children and young people who have experienced trauma to reflect on their past, develop self-compassion and move forward to achieve their full potential. A video will be shared along with some resources to introduce Life Story Work and how it can assist your child and family. We hope you can join us on:... Thursday November 5 from 8.00 - 9.30pm Pre-registration is required https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcrdOmoqDsqGNYJJqrXSs1_tfXpfnpxL After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

04.01.2022 Join us for Click and Connect to discuss Supporting and identifying my child's anxiety When: Wednesday 4 November October, 11am 12pm. ... Where: Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUtf--orT4uHtbRe_EWIsmLvBnD0zcgM After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to you joining us on Wednesday at 11am.

02.01.2022 Join us for Click and Connect tomorrow (Wednesday 4/11) to discuss: Supporting and identifying my child's anxiety When: Wednesday 4 November October, 11am 12pm. ... Where: Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUtf--orT4uHtbRe_EWIsmLvBnD0zcgM After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to you joining us tomorrow at 11am.

01.01.2022 Click and Connect supportive social space that allows natural conversations to flow to ensure you are honoured as experts of your families and lives. Topic: Books and helpful resources Who: Anyone who identifies as a permanent care & adoptive family member!... When: Wednesday 18 November, 12.00 1.00pm. Where: Please register in advance via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us//tZErdO-vrDgrEtLIzcvyGNEBzEbT_4qwW After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Liz and Siobhan will be hosting. We look forward to you joining us on Wednesday.

01.01.2022 Have you seen any silly walking signs popping up in your area, or a resurgence of the spoonsville covid movement (decorated spoons) in your neighbourhood? Here is one seen yesterday. Maybe you or your young person can find some or create your own to enhance the mood in your neighbourhood! #PCAFamilies #Kinship #PermanentCare #Adoption #Adopt #Covid19 #Mentalhealth #Wellbeing