Strengths approach training and tools workshops
The strengths approach can be used to enhance organisational culture and professional practice across all areas of the workplace, from direct service delivery through to administration and management structures.
We all know how important ongoing professional development is but sometimes it can be challenging to find the time to attend. That’s why we offer a range of training options—face-to-face, online, eLearning or blended. Please use the search function below to explore our current training opportunities. All our workshops (content workplace and format) can be customised to meet the unique needs of your team or organisation. Whether the participants work in education, counselling, child and family services, mental health or youth programs, you can be sure the training will reflect your organisation’s learning priorities.
Contact us to discuss the training needs of your organisation.
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eLearning
Anywhere, anytime – self paced learning
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Online workshops
Highly interactive video conference workshops
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Co-designed workshops
Delivered to your organisation or team – face-to-face or online
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Blended delivery
A combination of eLearning with online or face-to-face workshops
Find the right training for you
Find the perfect course for you through our wide range of learning options at Innovative Resources. If there isn't one scheduled near you or you would like to arrange a tailored course for your group, please contact us and we'll see what we can do.
Found 21 workshops matching your search.
eLearning
PREMIUM Strengths approach to practice – course bundle
Team co-designed workshops - bookings available
Learning how to create meaningful change – a bundle of three courses.
Online Workshops
Creating moments of self-care at work
SEPT 2024: Wednesday 4, 1.30 to 2.30pm AEST
Explore self-care activities that can be easily incorporated into anyone’s workday.
Webinar
Card hacks for… Signposts
AUG 2024: Thursday 29, 3.30 - 4.00pm AEST
A FREE 30-minute online session where we explore how to have rich conversations about meaning, purpose and the big questions, using Signposts.
Online Workshops, Team co-designed workshops - bookings available
Tools to foster social and emotional literacy: working with parents and carers
AUG 2024: Tuesday 27, 1.30 - 3.30PM AEST
Explore ways for practitioners to encourage parents and carers to learn about, model and support their child’s social and emotional development.
Webinar
Card hacks for… Storycatching
July 2024: Monday 22, 3.30-4.00pm AEST
A FREE 30-minute online session where we will explore the power of stories to help us face challenges, make sense of the world, and understand others better.
Webinar
Card hacks for… Reflexions
SEPT 2024: Tuesday 3, 3.30-4.00pm AEST
A FREE 30-minute online session where we explore how Reflexions can be used to help young people navigate difficult feelings, identify their strengths, create positive change and set hopeful goals.
Online Workshops
Strengths-based supervision: reflecting on practice
AUG 2024: Thurs 22, 1.00-4.00 pm AEST
Designed to re-energise your approach to supervision. In this workshop, we create a space to explore supervision that values collaboration, mutual respect, careful reflection and constructive challenge.
eLearning
Power-with: a core element of the strengths approach
This entree course will help you refresh or develop skills and knowledge on the concept of power-with versus power-over.
eLearning
Five column tool – a strengths-based conversation recording tool.
This course showcases a practical tool to be able to immediately apply to your work as a strengths-based practitioner.
eLearning
Short introduction to the strengths approach
This course provides a concise summary of the fundamentals of the strengths approach.
eLearning
Strengths approach to client-centred recording
Team co-designed workshops - bookings available
In this course, we explore various ways we can include the people accessing services in the recording process.
Team co-designed workshops - bookings available
Tools for building social & emotional literacy in the early years
Team co-designed workshops - bookings available
In this highly-interactive workshop we will explore a diverse range of original tools developed especially for building social and emotional literacy in early childhood.
Benefits of training with Innovative Resources
- Flexible modes of training delivery
- Training is codesigned with you to meet your needs
- Focusses on strengths and solutions rather than problems
- Builds confidence in using tools to have meaningful conversations about culture and practice
- Encourages critical reflection, which can lead to better outcomes for people accessing services
- Building organisational culture
- Invigorates teams
What people say about our training
‘Everything and everyone has been abuzz in our district since your workshop!!! You have made a significant impact already.’
‘Well-organised, welcoming environment, great resources.’
‘Useful exercises for learning and practice; made me smile and laugh a lot!’
‘I will take away many strategies to help me in my work and life journey.’
‘I am intrigued by the idea of asking better questions in my work with clients.’
‘Supportive and comfortable environment, made me confident to speak and get involved.’
‘I will take away knowledge of strengths, reframing, externalising, normalising and the five-column approach.’
‘Great tools to use with clients (adults and children) and for team building.’
‘Loved the practical use of the cards, the active learning, and the interactions with peers.’
‘I found the stories and examples very useful; they made sense of ideas, concepts and tools.’
What is the foundation of St Luke’s Strengths Approach?
View this short video of Wayne McCashen, author of The Strengths Approach. Wayne very succinctly puts forward the reasons why Strengths Approach is such a powerful way of working with people. (His legacy will live on.)
Innovative Resources wishes to recognise and honour Wayne McCashen’s (decd. 2018) significant contributions to social work and the broader helping professions, particularly his extensive advocacy for strengths-based approaches to working with individuals, families, and communities.
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