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The Common Approach
About The Common Approach
The Common Approach® is a prevention-focused and flexible way of working to help those working with children, young people, and families to work consistently in partnership with them, focus on strengths, place the child at the centre, and consider all aspects of wellbeing.
These aspects fall into six wellbeing areas that align with The Nest: Healthy; Valued, Loved and Safe; Material Basics; Learning; Participating; and Positive Sense of Identity and Culture.
Background
The Common Approach training was first developed by ARACY in 2010 in response to the need for more proactive, preventative approaches in the children and youth sector, established in the 2009 ARACY report, Inverting the Pyramid: Enhancing Systems for Protecting Children
Initially funded by the Australian Government as part of Protecting Children is Everyone’s Business: National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Its development was part of an effort by all levels of government to improve the wellbeing of children, young people, and families through strengthening the capacity of the service system to intervene early in order to keep children safe and well.
The Common Approach is a highly evidenced, best practice approach to child and youth wellbeing. The Evidence for The Common Approach outlines in detail the evidence used in its development along with information on the evaluation and the impact it can have.
How it's currently used
The current training focuses on supporting professionals to prepare for conversations with a child or family, provides a framework for families to develop action plans and check progress, and gives a way to record discussions to develop better continuity between interactions.
The Common Approach is currently being implemented across education, health, allied health, community, and social service organisations throughout Australia, in both government and non-government settings.
Training elements
- a series of online modules (3.5hours study time)
- a facilitated 1.5 hour workshop
- and a comprehensive resource kit.
Key outcomes
Make earlier identification of the strengths and needs of children and their families
Discover the causes of behaviour quicker
Work in a more preventative way
More quickly identify a wider range of useful services and empowering next steps
Improve relationships between families and services in ways that benefit children and families
Course costs and Registration
The course fee is $395 per person with discounts available for larger groups and when combined with an implementation package.
Please contact the team on commonapproach@aracy.org.au for more information.
Support and updates
Implementation Support and Training Updates
ARACY continues to improve The Common Approach, ensuring it is responsive to new evidence and user feedback through regular updates.
Throughout 2024-25 we will be expanding the range of training – sign up to our newsletter to be notified about new courses and opportunities.
Further Training: Embedding the Common Approach
Following initial training, we work with a range of organisations to embed The Common Approach across their programs and practices.
Areas covered include:
- The Common Approach to Child and Family Engagement
- The Common Approach to Policies and Practice
- The Common Approach to Program Design and Evaluation
- The Common Approach to Collaboration
- The Common Approach to Advocacy & Communications
Resources
Elements of The Common Approach resource kits are also available for purchase if you or your team would like more, once you’ve completed the training.
Please contact the team for more information about implementation support or to purchase further resources.
Get the Conversations with Children and Families Training
Training includes:
- A series of online modules (3.5 hours study time)
- A facilitated 1.5 hour workshop
- Comprehensive resource kit
Wanting to register a group of over 20 participants? Please contact the support team at commonapproach@aracy.org.au for customised support.
Training Dates:
Start anytime
Cost:
$395.00
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