o 39 staff attended Residential Care Orientation, which for the first time
included a one-day introduction to Effective Conflict Management
o 33 staff attended Fire Safety training
o 28 staff attended Youth Mental Health First Aid training
o 11 staff attended the RCLDS Resi Rocks Forum with a focus on the
theme of therapeutic residential care
o 8 staff attended YSAS Chroming training
o We also continued to support staff to obtain their Certificate IV in
Community Services (Protective Care)
The diversity of other professional development opportunities is summarised in
Appendix 2.
4.9.4
Study Leave
4.9.5
Placement Unit
4.9.6
Training Room
We continue to encourage Study Leave (up to 5 hours a week), both to reinforce
our culture of continuous learning and to enable staff to upgrade their
qualifications and skills.
Twenty (20) staff were granted study leave in 2009. This number is down
from pervious years (34 in 2008, 37 in 2007 & 83 in 2006). Courses included:
Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development; Publ