In our next episode of Pods of Wisdom, Anglicare Victoria’s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo, chats with SafeCare Practice Lead, Leanne Waite.  Leanne shares information on what is the SafeCare program as well as providing information on what practitioners should be thinking and noticing when they visit families with infants and younger children.

In our next episode of Pods of Wisdom, Anglicare Victoria&rsquo;s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo, chats with SafeCare Practice Lead, Leanne Waite.&nbsp; Leanne shares information on what is the SafeCare program as well as providing information on what practitioners should be thinking and noticing when they visit families with infants and younger children.

Pods of Wisdom is podcast series presented by Anglicare Victoria’s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo. Karen chats with expert practitioners on a broad range of topics including family violence, harmful sexual behaviours, shame and Online Child Sexual Exploitation.  Pods of Wisdom are for all practitioners who are working with vulnerable families, adults, child and young people.

Pods of Wisdom is podcast series presented by Anglicare Victoria&rsquo;s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo. Karen chats with expert practitioners on a broad range of topics including family violence, harmful sexual behaviours, shame and Online Child Sexual Exploitation. &nbsp;Pods of Wisdom are for all practitioners who are working with vulnerable families, adults, child and young people.

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Pods of Wisdom are a series of podcasts presented by Anglicare Victoria’s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo. Karen chats with expert practitioners on a broad range of topics including family violence, harmful sexual behaviours, shame and Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Pods of Wisdom are for all practitioners who are working with vulnerable families, adults, child and young people.

Pods of Wisdom are a series of podcasts presented by Anglicare Victoria&rsquo;s Lead Internal Trainer, Karen Piscopo. Karen chats with expert practitioners on a broad range of topics including family violence, harmful sexual behaviours, shame and Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Pods of Wisdom are for all practitioners who are working with vulnerable families, adults, child and young people.

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Episode 7 - Safe Care Program

Men’s Therapeutic Practitioner, Caroline Knell works within the “A Better Way” program in the Anglicare Victoria Southern regions.  In this Pods of Wisdom, Caroline chats with Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal Trainer, about working with fathers that use family violence.  Listen to Caroline explore the following topics:
Can a female practitioner work with men that use violence?
Does talking to men about their violence make them more violent?
How is working with fathers that use violence different to working with adult survivors?
How do you handle collusion?
Do father’s that use violence have the capacity to change?
Caroline’s takeaways for practitioners who may not have the confidence to work with fathers who use violence

Men&rsquo;s Therapeutic Practitioner, Caroline Knell works within the &ldquo;A Better Way&rdquo; program in the Anglicare Victoria Southern regions.&nbsp; In this Pods of Wisdom, Caroline chats with Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal Trainer, about working with fathers that use family violence.&nbsp; Listen to Caroline explore the following topics:
<ul>
<li>Can a female practitioner work with men that use violence?</li>
<li>Does talking to men about their violence make them more violent?</li>
<li>How is working with fathers that use violence different to working with adult survivors?</li>
<li>How do you handle collusion?</li>
<li>Do father&rsquo;s that use violence have the capacity to change?</li>
<li>Caroline&rsquo;s takeaways for practitioners who may not have the confidence to work with fathers who use violence</li>
</ul>

Episode 6 -Working with fathers who use violence

Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal trainer at AV interviews Michael Derby, AV's Therapeutic Specialist on the topic of working with shame without shaming the person.

In this session they explore:
What is shame ? and what is the difference between shame and guilt?
What does shame look like?
How do we work with shame?
What about when someone has caused significant harm – how do we work with shame then?
How can people move beyond shame?

Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal trainer at AV interviews Michael Derby, AV's Therapeutic Specialist on the topic of working with shame without shaming the person.
In this session they explore:
<ul>
<li>What is shame ? and what is the difference between shame and guilt?</li>
<li>What does shame look like?</li>
<li>How do we work with shame?</li>
<li>What about when someone has caused significant harm &ndash; how do we work with shame then?</li>
<li>How can people move beyond shame?</li>
</ul>

Episode 5 - Working with shame without shaming the person

Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal trainer at AV interviews Michael Derby, AV's Therapeutic Specialist on the topic of Harmful Sexual Behaviours.

In this session they explore:
What is meant by Harmful Sexual Behaviour and why does it occur?
What is the Reoffending rate into adulthood ?
What is the legal context in Victoria for young people who do harmful sexual behaviours?
What aids recovery?

Karen Piscopo, Lead Internal trainer at AV interviews Michael Derby, AV's Therapeutic Specialist on the topic of Harmful Sexual Behaviours.
In this session they explore:
<ul>
<li>What is meant by Harmful Sexual Behaviour and why does it occur?</li>
<li>What is the Reoffending rate into adulthood ?</li>
<li>What is the legal context in Victoria for young people who do harmful sexual behaviours?</li>
<li>What aids recovery?</li>
</ul>

Episode 7 - Safe Care Program

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