Explore our comprehensive practice resources
BSL and DFFH are committed to equipping Better Futures practitioners across Victoria with the tools and knowledge they need to excel in their work with young people leaving care.
Better Futures Advantaged Thinking Practice Resources
The suite of Advantaged Thinking practice resources is designed to support practitioners’ continuous growth, helping them refine and enhance their practice to better work alongside young people transitioning from care.
DFFH Practice Advice
To facilitate the implementation and operations of Better Futures and Home Stretch, practice advice have been developed:
Resource library
Dive into our extensive resource library to find detailed guides, practical tools, and insightful materials across a range of topics. Use categories, tags, and keywords to streamline your search and find exactly what you’re looking for.
| Title | Summary | hf:doc_categories | hf:doc_tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Role of Inspiration Microlearning | A podcast microlearning from the February 2024 CoP that speaks to the importance of inspiration and the role it can play in a young person’s high belief in themself. | community-of-practice | coaching |
| Youth Justice Microlearning | A video microlearning that captures the key points from the November 2023 CoP on Youth Justice. | community-of-practice | coaching connections health-and-wellbeing youth-justice |
| Better Futures Advantaged Thinking Practice Framework (revised 2024) | This Framework was updated in 2024. It has been developed to support practitioners, mentors, educators, employers and others working with young people who are dependent upon care services, including government and non-government agencies. It is intended to support the delivery of Better Futures alongside the DFFH Better Futures Practice Advice, which sets out policies, procedures and requirements for providers. | advantaged-thinking practice-resources | coaching connections education employment flexible-funding health-and-wellbeing home-stretch housing-and-living-skills levels-of-support my-voice-planning-resources |
| Better Futures Disability Practice Guide | The Disability Practice Guide is designed to equip Better Futures practitioners with the skills and knowledge to work in an Advantaged Thinking way with young people with disability, as well as to understand the resources, services and support available to young people. | practice-resources | connections disability education employment health-and-wellbeing housing-and-living-skills |
| Better Futures Housing and Living Skills Offer Practice Guide | The Better Futures Housing and Living Skills Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of housing and living skills-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood. | practice-resources | coaching housing-and-living-skills |
| Better Futures Health and Wellbeing Offer Practice Guide | The Better Futures Health and Wellbeing Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of health and wellbeing-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood. | practice-resources | coaching health-and-wellbeing young-parents |
| Better Futures Connections Offer Practice Guide | The Better Futures Connections Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of connections-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood. | practice-resources | coaching connections |
| Better Futures Employment Offer Practice Guide | The Better Futures Employment Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of employment-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood. | practice-resources | coaching education employment youth-justice |
| Better Futures Education Offer Practice Guide | The Better Futures Education Offer Practice Guide provides guidance to support the delivery of education-specific opportunities for young people as part of their transition to adulthood. | practice-resources | coaching education young-parents |
| Young Parents Microlearning | This resource captures the insights gathered during the August 2023 CoP on Young Parents. Each page steps through key considerations, expert perspectives, and practice ideas to enhance your practice when working with young parents. | community-of-practice practice-resources | coaching connections health-and-wellbeing workshop-cop young-parents |
| Better Futures Training Sessions overview | The Brotherhood of St Laurence has developed a suite of training sessions to provide Better Futures staff with information about the Better Futures program and Advantaged Thinking practice. Training sessions are delivered online and face-to-face multiple times across the year. | advantaged-thinking training-and-development | coaching community-connections managers-team-leaders |
| Better Futures eModules overview | The Brotherhood of St Laurence has developed eModules to provide Better Futures staff with information about the program and Advantaged Thinking practice. | advantaged-thinking training-and-development | coaching community-connections managers-team-leaders |
| My Voice Planning Resources overview | This document outlines the Better Futures My Voice planning resources that support the Advantaged Thinking approach. My Voice resources capture those key elements from coaching conversations that provide an alternative way to typical case management practices. | advantaged-thinking practice-resources | coaching my-voice-planning-resources |
| Coaching in Action Guide | The Coaching in Action Guide provides a practical guide to having coaching conversations with the young people you work with. In this document you will find tools, techniques and step-by-step guides to support your coaching practice. | advantaged-thinking practice-resources | coaching |
| Advantaged Thinking Language Guide | This guide is a tool to be more mindful of language—personally, professionally, and organisationally. Throughout the guide you will find the reflections of young people themselves, checklists that help us return to an Advantaged Thinking mindset, and a glossary of terms and conversation starters to add to our Advantaged Thinking repertoire. | advantaged-thinking operational-guidelines | coaching community-connections managers-team-leaders |
| 7 Tests of Advantaged Thinking | The 7 tests are built around creating change in individuals and communities to improve outcomes for the people we work with. We can use the 7 tests to guide our practice, provide opportunities for reflection and discussion, to instigate change and new ways of working with people. | advantaged-thinking practice-resources | coaching community-connections managers-team-leaders |
