Innovative Resources is the publishing arm of Anglicare Victoria. We create and publish high quality, strength-based resources for social workers, counsellors, educators, mentors, wellbeing staff and parents. Over the past 30 years, we’ve published more than 60 card sets designed to enrich conversations about feelings, strengths, relationships, values and goals. Trusted by over 50,000 professionals worldwide, our resources are known for their originality, practice wisdom and striking visual styles. We also offer strengths approach training and ‘tools’ workshops, both online and in-person. All our profits go back into programs and initiatives run by Anglicare Victoria.
Welcome Anglicare Victoria Staff!
spark new thinking and unlock strengths with Innovative Resources’ conversation-starting tools
accessing our digital resources
As an Anglicare Victoria staff member, you have access to a range of colourful, engaging conversation-starting tools to support the work you do with children, young people, families and individuals.
In these Toolboxes, you’ll find a variety of strength-based digital cards on different topics, including feelings and body signals, mental health, respectful relationships, self-care and professional practice. The Toolboxes also include digital booklets with lots of ideas for using the cards, card hack videos, blogs, interviews with authors, and a range of other support materials.
You can register to access all of our digital toolboxes in one of two ways, by following the instructions on the AV Learning Management System (LMS) or by filling in the form below.
Once we have approved your registration, we will contact you with your login information.
When you receive your login details you need to log in here before proceeding. Please note, your username is your Anglicare Vic email address.
When logged in, you will be able to access all of your digital resources here
registration for access to digital resources
Registration form for AV staff to access digital resources
Login and access to the digital toolboxes
using our digital resources in your work
Digital communication tools are not new. For many years, people working in human services have been using digital tools to facilitate conversations.
Given that lots of people accessing services are ‘digital natives’, and they often feel more comfortable using tech-based tools and resources to communicate, being able to use digital communication tools has become a fundamental part of the work we do. Read more
our range of products
We don’t just have digital resources here at Innovative Resources. We also have our digital card sets available to purchase as hard copy sets, as well as books and stickers.
To guide you in choosing the right resources for you and/or your team, check our full range of products here.
how to purchase our resources
Purchasing for work
All purchases on behalf of your program are now made via internal transfer. Please follow the directions below to place your order.
Ordering Process
- Staff are to talk to their manager about what they would like/need.
- Manager is to then email info@innovativeresources.org with the following –
- That they approve the purchase
- Person’s name, email address and mobile phone number (for Australia Post tracking purposes)
- Site and shipping addresses
- Cost Centre
- What they would like to order
Purchasing as an individual 
You are more than welcome to purchase for yourself. If you would like a 10% discount on all purchases (excluding bundles) register to become a member here. Once we have processed your membership, we will contact you with your new login details. (You can only use your membership on orders made through our website)
training and workshops
We offer a 10% discount to staff on registrations to all of our online workshops.
Our highly interactive workshops demonstrate tools and resources in action!
In these highly engaging workshops participants will experiment with a myriad of invigorating ideas, activities, and strengths-based skills they can incorporate immediately into their work, using the tools and resources published by Innovative Resources.
To lodge your interest in a workshop or elearning course, please fill in one of the forms below with your choice and we will contact you with further instructions.
You can view our full range of elearning courses and workshops on our training page
av staff online workshop registration
av staff elearning registration
free online workshops
As well as our paid training and workshops, we also offer free card hack workshops. These 30 minute mini workshops focus solely on an individual card set and how they can be incorporated into your work. Perfectly packaged to save you time and assist you in utilising and maximising the cards strengths.
To lodge your interest in a card hack workshop, please fill in the form below with your choice and we will contact you with further instructions.
You can view our full range of card hacks on our training page